Sentry CLI

Sentry CLI Usage Guide

Help users interact with Sentry from the command line using the sentry CLI.

Prerequisites

The CLI must be installed and authenticated before use.

Installation

curl https://cli.sentry.dev/install -fsS | bash

# Or install via npm/pnpm/bun
npm install -g sentry

Authentication

sentry auth login
sentry auth login --token YOUR_SENTRY_API_TOKEN
sentry auth status
sentry auth logout

Available Commands

Auth

Authenticate with Sentry

sentry auth login

Authenticate with Sentry

Flags:

• --token <value> - Authenticate using an API token instead of OAuth
• --timeout <value> - Timeout for OAuth flow in seconds (default: 900) - (default: "900")

Examples:

# OAuth device flow (recommended)
sentry auth login

# Using an API token
sentry auth login --token YOUR_TOKEN

sentry auth logout

Log out of Sentry

Examples:

sentry auth logout

sentry auth refresh

Refresh your authentication token

Flags:

• --json - Output result as JSON
• --force - Force refresh even if token is still valid

Examples:

sentry auth refresh

sentry auth status

View authentication status

Flags:

• --showToken - Show the stored token (masked by default)

Examples:

sentry auth status

sentry auth token

Print the stored authentication token

Org

Work with Sentry organizations

sentry org list

List organizations

Flags:

• --limit <value> - Maximum number of organizations to list - (default: "30")
• --json - Output JSON

Examples:

sentry org list

sentry org list --json

sentry org view <org>

View details of an organization

Flags:

• --json - Output as JSON
• -w, --web - Open in browser

Examples:

sentry org view <org-slug>

sentry org view my-org

sentry org view my-org -w

Project

Work with Sentry projects

sentry project list <org>

List projects

Flags:

• -n, --limit <value> - Maximum number of projects to list - (default: "30")
• --json - Output JSON
• -p, --platform <value> - Filter by platform (e.g., javascript, python)

Examples:

# List all projects
sentry project list

# List projects in a specific organization
sentry project list <org-slug>

# Filter by platform
sentry project list --platform javascript

sentry project view <project>

View details of a project

Flags:

• --org <value> - Organization slug
• --json - Output as JSON
• -w, --web - Open in browser

Examples:

sentry project view <project-slug>

sentry project view frontend --org my-org

sentry project view frontend -w

Issue

Manage Sentry issues

sentry issue list <target>

List issues in a project

Flags:

• -q, --query <value> - Search query (Sentry search syntax)
• -n, --limit <value> - Maximum number of issues to return - (default: "10")
• -s, --sort <value> - Sort by: date, new, freq, user - (default: "date")
• --json - Output as JSON

Examples:

# Explicit org and project
sentry issue list <org>/<project>

# All projects in an organization
sentry issue list <org>/

# Search for project across all accessible orgs
sentry issue list <project>

# Auto-detect from DSN or config
sentry issue list

# List issues in a specific project
sentry issue list my-org/frontend

sentry issue list my-org/

sentry issue list frontend

sentry issue list my-org/frontend --query "TypeError"

sentry issue list my-org/frontend --sort freq --limit 20

# Show only unresolved issues
sentry issue list my-org/frontend --query "is:unresolved"

# Show resolved issues
sentry issue list my-org/frontend --query "is:resolved"

# Combine with other search terms
sentry issue list my-org/frontend --query "is:unresolved TypeError"

sentry issue explain <issue>

Analyze an issue's root cause using Seer AI

Flags:

• --json - Output as JSON
• --force - Force new analysis even if one exists

Examples:

sentry issue explain <issue-id>

# By numeric issue ID
sentry issue explain 123456789

# By short ID with org prefix
sentry issue explain my-org/MYPROJECT-ABC

# By project-suffix format
sentry issue explain myproject-G

# Force a fresh analysis
sentry issue explain 123456789 --force

sentry issue plan <issue>

Generate a solution plan using Seer AI

Flags:

• --cause <value> - Root cause ID to plan (required if multiple causes exist)
• --json - Output as JSON
• --force - Force new plan even if one exists

Examples:

sentry issue plan <issue-id>

# After running explain, create a plan
sentry issue plan 123456789

# Specify which root cause to plan for (if multiple were found)
sentry issue plan 123456789 --cause 0

# By short ID with org prefix
sentry issue plan my-org/MYPROJECT-ABC --cause 1

# By project-suffix format
sentry issue plan myproject-G --cause 0

sentry issue view <issue>

View details of a specific issue

Flags:

• --json - Output as JSON
• -w, --web - Open in browser
• --spans <value> - Span tree depth limit (number, "all" for unlimited, "no" to disable) - (default: "3")

Examples:

# By issue ID
sentry issue view <issue-id>

# By short ID
sentry issue view <short-id>

sentry issue view FRONT-ABC

sentry issue view FRONT-ABC -w

Event

View Sentry events

sentry event view <args...>

View details of a specific event

Flags:

• --json - Output as JSON
• -w, --web - Open in browser
• --spans <value> - Span tree depth limit (number, "all" for unlimited, "no" to disable) - (default: "3")

Examples:

sentry event view <event-id>

sentry event view abc123def456

sentry event view abc123def456 -w

Api

Make an authenticated API request

sentry api <endpoint>

Make an authenticated API request

Flags:

• -X, --method <value> - The HTTP method for the request - (default: "GET")
• -F, --field <value>... - Add a typed parameter (key=value, key[sub]=value, key[]=value)
• -f, --raw-field <value>... - Add a string parameter without JSON parsing
• -H, --header <value>... - Add a HTTP request header in key:value format
• --input <value> - The file to use as body for the HTTP request (use "-" to read from standard input)
• -i, --include - Include HTTP response status line and headers in the output
• --silent - Do not print the response body
• --verbose - Include full HTTP request and response in the output

Examples:

sentry api <endpoint> [options]

# List organizations
sentry api /organizations/

# Get a specific organization
sentry api /organizations/my-org/

# Get project details
sentry api /projects/my-org/my-project/

# Create a new project
sentry api /teams/my-org/my-team/projects/ \
  --method POST \
  --field name="New Project" \
  --field platform=javascript

# Update an issue status
sentry api /issues/123456789/ \
  --method PUT \
  --field status=resolved

# Assign an issue
sentry api /issues/123456789/ \
  --method PUT \
  --field assignedTo="user@example.com"

# Delete a project
sentry api /projects/my-org/my-project/ \
  --method DELETE

sentry api /organizations/ \
  --header "X-Custom-Header:value"

sentry api /organizations/ --include

# Get all issues (automatically follows pagination)
sentry api /projects/my-org/my-project/issues/ --paginate

Cli

CLI-related commands

sentry cli feedback <message...>

Send feedback about the CLI

sentry cli fix

Diagnose and repair CLI database issues

Flags:

• --dry-run - Show what would be fixed without making changes

sentry cli upgrade <version>

Update the Sentry CLI to the latest version

Flags:

• --check - Check for updates without installing
• --method <value> - Installation method to use (curl, npm, pnpm, bun, yarn)

Log

View Sentry logs

sentry log list <target>

List logs from a project

Flags:

• -n, --limit <value> - Number of log entries (1-1000) - (default: "100")
• -q, --query <value> - Filter query (Sentry search syntax)
• -f, --follow <value> - Stream logs (optionally specify poll interval in seconds)
• --json - Output as JSON

Output Formats

JSON Output

Most list and view commands support --json flag for JSON output, making it easy to integrate with other tools:

sentry org list --json | jq '.[] | .slug'

Opening in Browser

View commands support -w or --web flag to open the resource in your browser:

sentry issue view PROJ-123 -w