proton pass aliases

Every command under proton pass aliases, with the arguments and flags it takes. For these commands in use, see the pass guide.

Holds contacts, create, disable, enable and list.

contacts

Addresses an alias can write to.

Holds allow, block, create, delete and list.

contacts allow

Let a contact’s mail reach you again.

proton pass aliases contacts allow REF ALIAS_CONTACT_REF...

proton pass aliases contacts allow shopping seller@example.com

contacts block

Stop a contact’s mail reaching you.

proton pass aliases contacts block REF ALIAS_CONTACT_REF...

proton pass aliases contacts block shopping seller@example.com

contacts create

Make an address that writes to somebody as the alias.

Proton answers with a second address standing for that one person. Mail you send there reaches them as though the alias had written it, so your real address is never shown.

proton pass aliases contacts create REF EMAIL

proton pass aliases contacts create shopping seller@example.com
proton pass aliases contacts create shopping seller@example.com --name "The seller"

Flag	Description
--name string	A name for them

contacts delete

Remove an address an alias can write to.

proton pass aliases contacts delete REF ALIAS_CONTACT_REF...

proton pass aliases contacts delete shopping seller@example.com

contacts list

List the addresses an alias can write to.

proton pass aliases contacts list REF

proton pass aliases contacts list shopping

Flag	Description
--desc	Reverse the order
--limit int	How many contacts per page; 0 for all of them
--page int	Which page of results, counting from zero
--sort string	Order by: email (default email)

create

Create an alias.

The address is a prefix you choose plus a suffix Proton offers. Mail sent to it arrives in the mailboxes you name. settings domains list has the suffixes and settings mailboxes list the mailboxes.

proton pass aliases create

proton pass aliases create --prefix shop --mailbox me@proton.me
proton pass aliases create --prefix news --mailbox me@proton.me --vault Work --name 'Newsletter alias'
proton pass aliases create --prefix shop --note 'Bike shop'

Flag	Description
--mailbox stringArray	Where mail to the alias should arrive (repeatable)
--name string	Name for the alias item
--note string	Note for the alias item
--prefix string	The part before the @
--suffix string	The part from the @ onwards (default: the first Proton offers)
--vault string	Which vault to keep it in, by name or ID

disable

Stop receiving mail sent to an alias.

proton pass aliases disable REF

proton pass aliases disable shop

enable

Start receiving mail sent to an alias.

proton pass aliases enable REF

proton pass aliases enable shop

list

List your aliases.

proton pass aliases list

proton pass aliases list
proton pass aliases list --vault Work

Flag	Description
--desc	Reverse the order
--limit int	How many aliases per page; 0 for all of them
--page int	Which page of results, counting from zero
--sort string	Order by: address, name (default address)
--vault string	Show only this vault, by name or ID

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Every command also takes the flags that work everywhere.