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# astro deployment connection copy

<Info>
  This command is only available on Astro.
</Info>

<Warning>This command copies **all** connections from one instance to another, but does not copy encrypted data, like passwords, or some `extras`, such as when they contain private keys.</Warning>

Copy Airflow connections from one Astro Deployment to another. Airflow connections are stored in the target Deployment's metadata database and appear in the Airflow UI.

## Usage

```sh wrap theme={null}
astro deployment connection copy
```

This command only copies Airflow connections that were configured through the Airflow UI or otherwise stored in the Airflow metadata database.

<Tip>
  This command is recommended for automated workflows. To run this command in an automated process such as a [CI/CD pipeline](/docs/astro/set-up-ci-cd), you can generate an API token, then specify the `ASTRO_API_TOKEN` environment variable in the system running the Astro CLI:

  ```bash wrap theme={null}
  export ASTRO_API_TOKEN=<your-token>
  ```

  See [Organization](/docs/astro/organization-api-tokens), [Workspace](/docs/astro/workspace-api-tokens), and [Deployment](/docs/astro/deployment-api-tokens) API token documentation for more details about ways to use API tokens.
</Tip>

## Options

| Option                | Description                                                                                                                                     | Possible Values           |
| --------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------- |
| `-s`,`--source-id`    | The ID of the Deployment to copy Airflow connections from.                                                                                      | Any valid Deployment ID   |
| `-n`, `--source-name` | The name of the Deployment from which to copy Airflow connections. Use as an alternative to `<source-id>`.                                      | Any valid Deployment name |
| `-t`, `--target-id`   | The ID of the Deployment to receive the copied Airflow connections                                                                              |                           |
| `--target-name`       | The name of the Deployment to receive the copied Airflow connections. Use as an alternative to `<target-id>`.                                   | Any valid Deployment name |
| `-w`,`--workspace-id` | Specify to copy Airflow connections to a Deployment that is not in your current Workspace. If not specified, your current Workspace is assumed. | Any valid Workspace ID    |

## Examples

```bash wrap theme={null}
# copy connections stored in the Deployment with an ID of cl03oiq7d80402nwn7fsl3dmv to a deployment with an ID of cl03oiq7d80402nwn7fsl3dcd
astro deployment connection copy --source-id cl03oiq7d80402nwn7fsl3dmv --target cl03oiq7d80402nwn7fsl3dcd

# copy connections stored in the Deployment "My Deployment" to another Deployment "My Other Deployment"
astro deployment connection copy --source-name="My Deployment" --target-name="My Other Deployment"
```

## Related commands

* [`astro deployment connection create`](/docs/cli/v1.43/astro-deployment-connection-create)
* [`astro deployment connection update`](/docs/cli/v1.43/astro-deployment-connection-update)