The Free plan is a 300 credit limit and every production deploy, GB of bandwidth and GB-hour of compute uses credits, so frequent deploys can exhaust it. [2]
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Netlify project and personal access token
Create a Netlify account and project (site), link it to a repo or local folder with the Netlify CLI, and create a personal access token for CI.
Researched · not yet run liveLast researched 25 October 2026 · Netlify · provider site
Researched, not yet run live. Built from the provider’s official pages (linked below). A person hasn’t walked this flow end to end yet, so check each step against the source.
Who owns what
A Netlify user belongs to a team; projects (sites) live under the team.
- Netlify user personal owned by the person
- Project (site) project
Steps
Steps marked “human step” are ones only you can do: verapli never signs in, submits, pays or accepts terms for you.
Create or sign in to a Netlify account
The person signs up or signs in at app.netlify.com. verapli never creates the account.
Where: https://app.netlify.com/signup
Create and link the project
Install Netlify CLI, run netlify login (opens a browser to authorise the CLI), then netlify init to connect a repo for continuous deployment (netlify init --manual for GitLab, Bitbucket or Azure DevOps), or netlify link for an existing project. netlify deploy --prod publishes to production.
Create a personal access token
In User settings, Applications, Personal access tokens, choose New access token, give it a name and an expiration, and generate it. It is shown once; verapli captures it into NETLIFY_AUTH_TOKEN.
verapli captures
NETLIFY_AUTH_TOKENhere by plain code: encrypted in your browser, never shown to AI.Where: https://app.netlify.com/user/applications#personal-access-tokens
Copy the Project ID
In Project configuration, General, Project details, copy the Project ID (the same value as the API site_id) into NETLIFY_SITE_ID.
Terms and gotchas
Plain-English summary, not legal advice. Each card links its source.
What you end up with
| Env var | Secret | Format | What it is |
|---|---|---|---|
NETLIFY_AUTH_TOKEN | secret | Personal access token the Netlify CLI uses in CI. | |
NETLIFY_SITE_ID | not secret | Project ID (API site_id) that links the CLI to the project without a state file. |
Pricing
- Free tier: Free plan, $0, 300 credit limit.
- Credits are spent per production deploy (15), compute GB-hour (10), bandwidth GB (20) and 10k web requests (2).
Source [2]
For agents
The same entry as JSON: /api/v1/entries/netlify/project · requirements /api/v1/requirements/netlify/project · terms /api/v1/terms/netlify/project.
Remote MCP (read-only, no auth)
claude mcp add --transport http verapli https://verapli.com/mcp
> "What do I need for Netlify project and personal access token, and how long will it take?"
→ tools/call requirements { "provider_id": "netlify/project" }Sources
- Get started with Netlify CLI netlify login (browser), NETLIFY_AUTH_TOKEN and NETLIFY_SITE_ID for non-interactive use, personal access token steps (name, expiration, shown once), Project ID location, netlify init / link / deploy --prod. · accessed 25 October 2026 · official
- Netlify pricing Free plan $0 with a 300 credit limit; credit costs per production deploy (15), compute GB-hour (10), bandwidth GB (20), 10k web requests (2). · accessed 25 October 2026 · official
- Stripe Projects provider catalogue Netlify is listed in the Stripe Projects catalogue as netlify/project (Hosting). · accessed 25 October 2026 · official
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