sfdx force:org:display to get the scratch org information Salesforce

When working with Scratch Orgs, it is important to be able to retrieve information about the org, such as its username, expiration date, and edition. This article will show you how to retrieve this information using the SFDX CLI and the force:org:display command.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding, make sure that you have the following:

• Salesforce CLI installed on your local machine
• A Salesforce DX project connected to your Dev Hub org
• At least one Scratch Org created and authorized for the project

Retrieving Scratch Org Information

To retrieve information about a Scratch Org, open a terminal or command prompt and navigate to the root directory of your Salesforce DX project. Then, run the following command:

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sfdx force:org:display --json

This will output a JSON object containing information about the Scratch Org and the output looks something like this:

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{
  id: '00DDa000000TZDFGCCG',
  accessToken: '00DDa000000TZng!ASDFC1sdfa3.1oAwna2JkTGFazCfxa9sJc6xWh5m37KpAcvdxxdaU0I2u5PdfEDfBBOKyJJj',
  instanceUrl: 'https://rookie-force-9991-dev-ed.scratch.my.salesforce.com',
  username: 'test-winkddbear@example.com',
  clientId: 'PremiumCLI',
  connectedStatus: 'Connected',
  alias: 'my-org-alias'
}

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