--- title: How to Manage Dataverse Authentication Profiles Using... description: Power Platform CLI lets developers manage multiple Dataverse authentication profiles instead of logging in every time they switch environments. The 'pac auth'... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-manage-dataverse-authentication-profiles-using-microsoft-power-platform-cli-ovqnt3trq twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: How to Manage Dataverse Authentication Profiles Using Microsoft Power Platform CLI | daily.dev og:description: Power Platform CLI lets developers manage multiple Dataverse authentication profiles instead of logging in every time they switch environments. The 'pac auth'... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-manage-dataverse-authentication-profiles-using-microsoft-power-platform-cli-ovqnt3trq og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/oVQNt3TRQ.png og:image:alt: How to Manage Dataverse Authentication Profiles Using Microsoft Power Platform CLI og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # How to Manage Dataverse Authentication Profiles Using Microsoft Power Platform CLI **[C\# Corner](https://daily.dev/sources/csharpcorner)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Power Platform CLI lets developers manage multiple Dataverse authentication profiles instead of logging in every time they switch environments. The 'pac auth' command group covers list, select, who, name, delete, and clear. Use 'pac auth list' to see all profiles and which one is active, then 'pac auth select --index 3' to switch to a different profile. Profiles can be renamed with 'pac auth name --index 3 --name "Development"', removed individually with 'pac auth delete --index 5', or wiped entirely with 'pac auth clear'. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How do I switch between multiple Dataverse environments using Power Platform CLI? Use the pac auth command group to manage multiple authentication profiles. Run 'pac auth list' to see all profiles and find the index of the one you want, then run 'pac auth select --index 3' to make that profile active. Confirm the switch by running 'pac auth list' again to check which profile is marked active. _daily.dev surfaces practical CLI workflows for developers juggling multiple Dataverse environments._ ### How do I delete a Power Platform CLI authentication profile I no longer need? Run 'pac auth delete --index 5', substituting the index number of the profile shown in 'pac auth list'. To remove every authentication profile from the machine at once instead, use 'pac auth clear', then verify the result with 'pac auth list'. _Developers managing multiple Dataverse environments can keep CLI workflow tips like this handy on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [How to Connect to Microsoft Dataverse Using Power Platform CLI](https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-connect-to-microsoft-dataverse-using-power-platform-cli-gmtgehj54) · C\# Corner · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Auth0 CLI: Leveling Up Your Developer Workflow with Powerful Enhancements](https://daily.dev/posts/auth0-cli-leveling-up-your-developer-workflow-with-powerful-enhancements-nge1bgelj) · Auth0 · 3 upvotes · 0 comments - [How to use multiple Claude Code Accounts for work and personal projects : fireup.pro](https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-use-multiple-claude-code-accounts-for-work-and-personal-projects-fireup-pro-oixxzaeu4) · FireUp · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Dataverse Plugin Is Now on the Claude Marketplace](https://daily.dev/posts/dataverse-plugin-is-now-on-the-claude-marketplace-sanrx5d5m) · DevBlogs · 7 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#microsoft](https://daily.dev/tags/microsoft), [#authentication](https://daily.dev/tags/authentication), [#dataverse](https://daily.dev/tags/dataverse) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-manage-dataverse-authentication-profiles-using-microsoft-power-platform-cli-ovqnt3trq) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"How to Manage Dataverse Authentication Profiles Using Microsoft Power Platform CLI","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-manage-dataverse-authentication-profiles-using-microsoft-power-platform-cli-ovqnt3trq","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-manage-dataverse-authentication-profiles-using-microsoft-power-platform-cli-ovqnt3trq"},"datePublished":"2026-10-29T04:22:06.312Z","dateModified":"2026-10-29T04:22:27.479Z","description":"Power Platform CLI lets developers manage multiple Dataverse authentication profiles instead of logging in every time they switch environments. 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