---
title: "Poll CLI Authentication Status"
description: "Check the status of a CLI authentication session using the polling code."
api: "POST /api/v1/auth/cli/poll"
---

## Request

<ParamField header="x-stack-secret-server-key" type="string" required>
  The secret server key for authentication.
</ParamField>

<ParamField header="x-stack-admin-access-token" type="string">
  The admin access token.
</ParamField>

<ParamField header="x-stack-project-id" type="string" required>
  The project ID.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="polling_code" type="string" required>
  The polling code returned from the CLI authentication initiation endpoint.
</ParamField>

## Response

The endpoint returns one of two status codes:

- **200**: The authentication session has been completed. The response includes the refresh token.
- **201**: The authentication session is still pending. Continue polling.

<ResponseField name="status" type="string">
  The current status of the CLI authentication session (e.g., `pending`, `completed`).
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="refresh_token" type="string">
  The refresh token for the authenticated session. Only present when the status is `completed`.
</ResponseField>

<CodeGroup>
```bash cURL
curl -X POST 'https://api.stack-auth.com/api/v1/auth/cli/poll' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'x-stack-secret-server-key: YOUR_SECRET_SERVER_KEY' \
  -H 'x-stack-project-id: YOUR_PROJECT_ID' \
  -d '{
    "polling_code": "poll_abc123def456"
  }'
```

```json 200 Response (Completed)
{
  "status": "completed",
  "refresh_token": "rt_abc123def456..."
}
```

```json 201 Response (Pending)
{
  "status": "pending"
}
```
</CodeGroup>