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# API profile

In the MAAS CLI, an **API profile** represents a stored set of credentials and connection details for a specific MAAS server. Profiles enable users to manage multiple MAAS environments efficiently by maintaining separate authentication contexts.

## [Managing API profiles:](https://canonical-com-2934.demos.haus/maas/docs/profile?format=md#p-23225-managing-api-profiles)

* **Login** – Authenticate and create a profile using the `login` command.
* **List** – Display all stored profiles with the `list` command.
* **Switch** – Execute commands under a specific profile by prefixing the profile name to a command invocation.
* **Refresh** – Update the CLI’s cached information about the MAAS server’s API with the `refresh` command.
* **Logout** – Remove a profile and its credentials using the `logout` command.

Interact seamlessly with multiple MAAS environments by defining and managing profiles carefully.

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