Node Version

22.18.0

NPM/Yarn/PNPM Version

10.9.3

Strapi Version

5.13.1

Operating System

MacOS

Database

SQLite

Javascript or Typescript

Typescript

Reproduction URL

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Bug Description

I’m trying to transfer data from my local Strapi instance to Strapi Cloud using the strapi transfer command, but I consistently get an Authentication Error even though I’m using the correct TRANSFER_TOKEN_SALT.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Set up a local Strapi project.
2. Create a Strapi Cloud instance.
3. Copy the TRANSFER_TOKEN_SALT from Strapi Dashboard and paste it into the local .env and in the config/admin.ts
4. Run npm run strapi transfer -- --to https://.strapiapp.com/admin
5. Enter the transfer token when prompted.

Expected Behavior

The transfer should succeed, pushing content and media from local → Strapi Cloud, as it is shown in this video by the strapi team
How To Deploy Local Data To Strapi Cloud

Logs

[2025-08-22 01:03:49.361] error: [FATAL] Failed to initialize the connection: Authentication Error

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Media

Additional information

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