Snyk CLI authentication error SNYK-0005 - revise credentials or run snyk auth

TL;DR

Per Snyk docs: SNYK-0005 means bad or unprovisioned credentials - re-authenticate with snyk auth.

The error

Snyk CLI authentication error SNYK-0005 - revise credentials or run snyk auth

Fix

1. Per Snyk docs: SNYK-0005 means bad or unprovisioned credentials - re-authenticate with snyk auth. Expected: you can confirm this matches your situation.

2. Re-run the original operation and confirm the error is gone. Expected: no error, normal output.

When to use

• You hit this exact error.
• The symptom matches: Snyk CLI authentication error SNYK-0005 - revise credentials or run snyk auth.

When NOT to use

• A different error message; the cause here is specific to this error.
• Unrelated issues with a different cause.
• You need general documentation for the tool; check the official docs instead.

Compatibility

Reported per the linked source.

Variant phrasings

Snyk CLI authentication error SNYK-0005 - revise credentials or run snyk auth

Why it happens

Problem: Running snyk test prints "ERROR Authentication error (SNYK-0005)" with Status 401 Unauthorized. The credentials are not recognized, or user access is not provisioned. Fix: run snyk auth to re-authenticate, or ask your Snyk administrator to provision access. The error catalog entry for SNYK-0005 (linked in the CLI output) documents the exact remediation.

Edge cases

• If your error message differs even slightly, this is probably a different issue; search the exact text.
• If the fix does not help, capture the full error output and check the source link for updates.

Problem: Running snyk test prints "ERROR Authentication error (SNYK-0005)" with Status 401 Unauthorized. The credentials are not recognized, or user access is not provisioned. Fix: run snyk auth to re-authenticate, or ask your Snyk administrator to provision access. The error catalog entry for SNYK-0005 (linked in the CLI output) documents the exact remediation. Resolved: Per Snyk docs: SNYK-0005 means bad or unprovisioned credentials - re-authenticate with snyk auth. Source: https://github.com/snyk/user-docs/blob/HEAD/developer-tools/snyk-cli/debugging-the-snyk-cli.md