Retrieving package install URL via sfdx

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I'm upgrading our build system to use sfdx, and I'm trying to automate all packaging operations for our managed package.

Once a new package version has been created via sfdx, I would like to retrieve the package installation URL so that I can document it somewhere. I tried using sfdx force:package1:version:display, but I was surprised to see that it only returns things I already know and supplied at build time (package name, version and ID). There is no sign of the package install URL.

Is there a way to programmatically retrieve the install URL from a package that I just created with sfdx?

Edit: apparently the install URL can be created like this:

https://login.salesforce.com/packaging/installPackage.apexp?p0=<package version ID>

Would this work?

Edit: I'm using 1st generation packaging (1GP). I'm not planning to use 2GP.

Samir Awuapara · Answer

You can add the --verbose flag to  sfdx force:package:version:list and it will give you the Installation URLs
sfdx force:package:version:list --verbose

mkorman · Answer

This is the solution I used in the end. I build the install URL by concatenating a well-known string with the package ID, as follows:

https://login.salesforce.com/packaging/installPackage.apexp?p0=<package version ID>

This is working well so far for us, although it feels like a workaround

vorno · Answer

You can use this command

sfdx force:package:installed:list

Once you've got your 1GP package Id, you can use DX to install the package to your org, eg:

sfdx force:package:install -p 04tf2000002Fg1SAAS

user70329 · Answer

package:version:create:report

Retrieves details about a package version creation request in the Dev Hub org.

sfdx force:package:version:create:list  -v DevHub1

sfdx force:package:version:create:report -i 08c2v000000KzJsAAK -v DevHub1

*=== Package Version Create Request
NAME                           VALUE
─────────────────────────────  ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
ID                             08c2v000000KzJsAAK
Status                         Success
Package Id                     0Ho2v000000bleCCAQ
Package Version Id             05i2v000000TNQ5AAO
Subscriber Package Version Id  04t2v************G
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Created Date                   2019-12-05 18:43
Installation URL               https://login.salesforce.com/packaging/installPackage.apexp?p0=04t2v************G*

Retrieving package install URL via sfdx

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