# Site commands: publish

URL: /code/cli/site/verbs · Id: `page:code/cli/site/verbs`

> The Site Verbs publish as CLI commands, with inputs, result, refusals and an example.

Reference for [Site](/business/nouns/site), one group of [Site commands](/code/cli/site).

### Site.publish
Publish puts a Site’s current Pages live on its Domains, under its Brand. [Verb page](/business/nouns/site/publish?interface=cli).

```text
npx startup-builder do Site.publish --json '<input>' [--try | --send | --do]
```

Emits [`Site.published`](/business/events/Site.published).

**Inputs**

| Input | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `site` | [Site](/business/nouns/site) | Yes | The Site to publish. |

**Returns**

| Output | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `site` | [Site](/business/nouns/site) | Yes | The Site, now live. |

**Refuses when**

| Check | Error | Fix | Then call |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| The key is valid, but its scopes do not allow this operation. | [`forbidden`](/code/api/errors/forbidden) | Use a key whose scopes cover the operation, or ask an owner of the namespace to grant them. | None. |
| The record is not in a state that allows this Verb, so the call is refused. | [`refused`](/code/api/errors/refused) | Read the record, run the Verb that moves it to an allowed state, then retry. | None. |

**Example**

```bash
npx startup-builder do Site.publish --json '{"site":"site_kqt1HxwFab"}'
```