📖 Guide

Vercel CLI — Complete Reference

Complete Vercel CLI cheat sheet covering deployment, domains, environment variables, configuration, and edge functions.

64 commands across 9 categories

Deployment Project Management Environment Variables Domains Secrets Logs Configuration (vercel.json)Edge Functions Common Patterns

Deployment

Command	Description
`vercel`	Deploy the current directory to Vercel (preview deployment by default)
`vercel --prod`	Deploy directly to production
`vercel --prebuilt`	Deploy using pre-built output (skip build step on Vercel)
`vercel build`	Build the project locally using Vercel's build pipeline
`vercel dev` e.g. vercel dev --listen 3000	Start local development server that mimics Vercel's environment
`vercel inspect <deployment-url>`	Show detailed information about a deployment
`vercel redeploy <deployment-url>`	Redeploy an existing deployment with the same configuration
`vercel rollback <deployment-url>`	Roll back production to a previous deployment

Project Management

Command	Description
`vercel link`	Link the current directory to a Vercel project
`vercel link --yes`	Auto-confirm linking with defaults
`vercel project ls`	List all projects in your Vercel account/team
`vercel project add <name>`	Create a new project
`vercel project rm <name>`	Remove a project (destructive — removes all deployments)
`vercel ls`	List recent deployments for the current project
`vercel rm <deployment-url>`	Remove a specific deployment
`vercel whoami`	Show the currently authenticated user

Environment Variables

Command	Description
`vercel env ls`	List all environment variables for the current project
`vercel env add <name>`	Add an environment variable (interactive — prompts for value and environments)
`vercel env add <name> production`	Add a variable only for production environment
`vercel env rm <name>`	Remove an environment variable
`vercel env pull .env.local` e.g. vercel env pull .env.local --environment=preview	Download environment variables to a local .env file
`vercel env pull --environment=production`	Pull production-specific environment variables

Domains

Command	Description
`vercel domains ls`	List all domains across your projects
`vercel domains add <domain>`	Add a domain to the current project
`vercel domains rm <domain>`	Remove a domain from your account
`vercel domains inspect <domain>`	Show DNS and configuration details for a domain
`vercel domains verify <domain>`	Verify domain ownership via DNS records
`vercel dns ls <domain>`	List DNS records for a domain
`vercel dns add <domain> <type> <value>` e.g. vercel dns add example.com A 1.2.3.4	Add a DNS record
`vercel certs ls`	List SSL certificates

Secrets

Command	Description
`vercel secrets add <name> <value>`	Add a secret (deprecated — use env vars instead)
`vercel secrets ls`	List all secrets
`vercel secrets rm <name>`	Remove a secret
`vercel secrets rename <old> <new>`	Rename a secret
`Note: Secrets are legacy`	Vercel recommends using Environment Variables instead of Secrets for new projects

Logs

Command	Description
`vercel logs <deployment-url>`	View runtime logs for a deployment
`vercel logs <url> --follow`	Stream logs in real-time (tail -f style)
`vercel logs <url> --since 1h` e.g. vercel logs myapp.vercel.app --since 30m	Show logs from the last hour
`vercel logs <url> --output json`	Output logs in JSON format for parsing
`vercel logs <url> --limit 100`	Limit the number of log entries returned

Configuration (vercel.json)

Command	Description
`"buildCommand": "npm run build"`	Override the default build command
`"outputDirectory": "dist"`	Set custom build output directory (default: .next, out, public)
`"framework": "nextjs"`	Explicitly set the framework (auto-detected by default)
`"rewrites": [{"source": "/api/:path*", "destination": "..."}]` e.g. { "source": "/blog/:slug", "destination": "/api/posts?slug=:slug" }	URL rewrites — proxy requests without changing the URL
`"redirects": [{"source": "/old", "destination": "/new", "permanent": true}]`	URL redirects with 301 (permanent) or 307 (temporary)
`"headers": [{"source": "/(.*)", "headers": [...]}]` e.g. { "key": "X-Frame-Options", "value": "DENY" }	Add custom response headers
`"functions": {"api/**": {"memory": 1024, "maxDuration": 30}}`	Configure serverless function memory (MB) and timeout (seconds)
`"crons": [{"path": "/api/cron", "schedule": "0 * * * *"}]`	Define cron jobs that hit your API routes on a schedule

Edge Functions

Command	Description
`export const runtime = 'edge'`	Set a Next.js API route or page to run on the Edge Runtime
`export const config = { runtime: 'edge' }`	Alternative edge runtime config for API routes
`Edge middleware` e.g. export function middleware(request: NextRequest) { ... }	Create middleware.ts at project root for edge middleware
`matcher config` e.g. export const config = { matcher: ['/api/:path', '/dashboard/:path'] }	Limit which routes middleware applies to
`NextResponse.rewrite()` e.g. NextResponse.rewrite(new URL('/api/proxy', request.url))	Rewrite the request URL at the edge
`NextResponse.redirect()`	Redirect at the edge before hitting the origin
`geolocation & ip`	Access request.geo and request.ip in edge functions for geo-routing
`waitUntil(promise)`	Extend function execution after response is sent (background work)

Common Patterns

Command	Description
`vercel login`	Authenticate with Vercel (opens browser for OAuth)
`vercel logout`	Log out of the current session
`vercel switch`	Switch between teams/accounts
`vercel --token <TOKEN>` e.g. VERCEL_TOKEN=xxx vercel --prod --yes	Use a specific auth token (for CI/CD)
`vercel pull`	Pull project settings and env vars from Vercel
`CI/CD deployment` e.g. vercel --prod --yes --token=TOKEN	Use --yes flag to skip confirmation prompts in CI
`Monorepo root dir`	Set root directory in project settings or vercel.json for monorepos
`vercel bisect`	Binary search through deployments to find when a regression was introduced

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