🔖 linkding-cli: A CLI to interact with a linkding instance

linkding-cli is a CLI to interact with a linkding instance.

• Installation
• Python Versions
• Usage
  • Main Help
  • Configuration
    • Example: CLI Options
    • Example: Environment Variables
    • Example: Configuration File
    • Merging Configuration Options
  • Bookmarks
    • The bookmarks all command
    • The bookmarks archive command
    • The bookmarks create command
    • The bookmarks delete command
    • The bookmarks get command
    • The bookmarks unarchive command
    • The bookmarks update command
  • Tags
    • The tags all command
    • The tags create command
    • The tags get command
  • User Info
    • The user profile command
  • Misc.
    • Parsing and Pretty Printing Data
• Contributing

Installation

pip install linkding-cli

Python Versions

linkding-cli is currently supported on:

• Python 3.10
• Python 3.11
• Python 3.12

Usage

Main Help

$ linkding --help
Usage: linkding [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

  Interact with a linkding instance.

Options:
  -c, --config PATH     A path to a config file.  [env var: LINKDING_CONFIG]
  -t, --token TOKEN     A linkding API token.  [env var: LINKDING_TOKEN]
  -u, --url URL         A URL to a linkding instance.  [env var: LINKDING_URL]
  -v, --verbose         Increase verbosity of standard output.
  --install-completion  Install completion for the current shell.
  --show-completion     Show completion for the current shell, to copy it or
                        customize the installation.
  --help                Show this message and exit.

Commands:
  bookmarks  Work with bookmarks.
  tags       Work with tags.

Configuration

Configuration can be provided via a variety of sources:

• CLI Options
• Environment Variables
• Configuration File

Example: CLI Options

$ linkding -u http://127.0.0.1:8000 -t abcde12345 ...

Example: Environment Variables

$ LINKDING_URL=http://127.0.0.1:8000 LINKDING_TOKEN=abcde12345 linkding ...

Example: Configuration File

The configuration file can be formatted as either JSON:

{
  "token": "abcde12345",
  "url": "http://127.0.0.1:8000",
  "verbose": false
}

...or YAML

---
token: "abcde12345"
url: "http://127.0.0.1:8000"
verbose: false

Then, the linkding file can be provided via either -c or --config.

$ linkding -c ~/.config/linkding.json ...

Merging Configuration Options

When parsing configuration options, linkding-cli looks at the configuration sources in the following order:

1. Configuration File
2. Environment Variables
3. CLI Options

This allows you to mix and match sources – for instance, you might have "defaults" in the configuration file and override them via environment variables.

Bookmarks

Usage: linkding bookmarks [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

  Work with bookmarks.

Options:
  --help  Show this message and exit.

Commands:
  all        Get all bookmarks.
  archive    Archive a bookmark by its linkding ID.
  create     Create a bookmark.
  delete     Delete a bookmark by its linkding ID.
  get        Get a bookmark by its linkding ID.
  unarchive  Unarchive a bookmark by its linkding ID.
  update     Update a bookmark by its linkding ID.

The bookmarks all command

Usage: linkding bookmarks all [OPTIONS]

  Get all bookmarks.

Options:
  -a, --archived        Return archived bookmarks.
  -l, --limit INTEGER   The number of bookmarks to return.
  -o, --offset INTEGER  The index from which to return results.
  -q, --query TEXT      Return bookmarks containing a query string.
  --help                Show this message and exit.

Examples:

# Get all bookmarks, but limit the results to 10:
$ linkding bookmarks all --limit 10

# Get all archived bookmarks that contain "software":
$ linkding bookmarks all --archived --query software

The bookmarks archive command

Usage: linkding bookmarks archive [OPTIONS] [BOOKMARK_ID]

  Archive a bookmark by its linkding ID.

Arguments:
  [BOOKMARK_ID]  The ID of a bookmark to archive.

Options:
  --help  Show this message and exit.

Examples:

# Archive bookmark 12:
$ linkding bookmarks archive 12

The bookmarks create command

Usage: linkding bookmarks create [OPTIONS] URL

  Create a bookmark.

Arguments:
  URL  The URL to bookmark.  [required]

Options:
  -a, --archived                 Whether the newly-created bookmark should be
                                 immediately archived.
  -d, --description DESCRIPTION  The description to give the bookmark.
  -n, --notes NOTES              Any Markdown-formatted notes to add to the bookmark.
  --shared                       Whether the newly-created bookmark should be
                                 shareable with other linkding users
  --tags TAG1,TAG2,...           The tags to apply to the bookmark.
  -t, --title TITLE              The title to give the bookmark.
  --unread                       Whether the newly-created bookmark should be
                                 marked as unread.
  --help                         Show this message and exit.

Examples:

# Create a bookmark:
$ linkding bookmarks create https://example.com

# Create a bookmark and immeditely archive it:
$ linkding bookmarks create -a https://example.com

# Create a bookmark with title, description, and tags:
$ linkding bookmarks create https://example.com -t Example -d "A description" --tags tag1,tag2

The bookmarks delete command

Usage: linkding bookmarks delete [OPTIONS] [BOOKMARK_ID]

  Delete a bookmark by its linkding ID.

Arguments:
  [BOOKMARK_ID]  The ID of a bookmark to delete.

Options:
  --help  Show this message and exit.

Examples:

# Delete the bookmark with an ID of 12:
$ linkding bookmarks delete 12

The bookmarks get command

Usage: linkding bookmarks get [OPTIONS] [BOOKMARK_ID]

  Get a bookmark by its linkding ID.

Arguments:
  [BOOKMARK_ID]  The ID of a bookmark to retrieve.

Options:
  --help  Show this message and exit.

Examples:

# Get bookmark 12:
$ linkding bookmarks get 12

The bookmarks unarchive command

Usage: linkding bookmarks unarchive [OPTIONS] [BOOKMARK_ID]

  Unarchive a bookmark by its linkding ID.

Arguments:
  [BOOKMARK_ID]  The ID of a bookmark to unarchive.

Options:
  --help  Show this message and exit.

Examples:

# Unarchive bookmark 12:
$ linkding bookmarks unarchive 12

The bookmarks update command

Usage: linkding bookmarks update [OPTIONS] BOOKMARK_ID

  Update a bookmark by its linkdingn ID.

Arguments:
  BOOKMARK_ID  The ID of a bookmark to update.  [required]

Options:
  -u, --url URL                  The URL to assign to the bookmark.
  -d, --description DESCRIPTION  The description to give the bookmark.
  -n, --notes NOTES              Any Markdown-formatted notes to add to the bookmark.
  --shared                       Whether the -created bookmark should be
                                 shareable with other linkding users
  --tags TAG1,TAG2,...           The tags to apply to the bookmark.
  -t, --title TITLE              The title to give the bookmark.
  --unread                       Whether the bookmark should be marked as
                                 unread.
  --help                         Show this message and exit.

Examples:

# Update a bookmark with a new url:
$ linkding bookmarks update 12 -u https://example.com

# Update a bookmark with title, description, and tags:
$ linkding bookmarks update 12 -t Example -d "A description" --tags tag1,tag2

Tags

Usage: linkding tags [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

  Work with tags.

Options:
  --help  Show this message and exit.

Commands:
  all     Get all tags.
  create  Create a tag.
  get     Get a tag by its linkding ID.

The tags all command

Usage: linkding tags all [OPTIONS]

  Get all tags.

Options:
  -l, --limit INTEGER   The number of tags to return.
  -o, --offset INTEGER  The index from which to return results.
  --help                Show this message and exit.

Examples:

# Get all tags, but limit the results to 10:
$ linkding tags all --limit 10

The tags create command

Usage: linkding tags create [OPTIONS] TAG_NAME

  Create a tag.

Arguments:
  TAG_NAME  The tag to create.  [required]

Options:
  --help  Show this message and exit.

Examples:

# Create a tag:
$ linkding tags create sample-tag

The tags get command

Usage: linkding tags get [OPTIONS] TAG_ID

  Get a tag by its linkding ID.

Arguments:
  TAG_ID  The ID of a tag to retrieve.  [required]

Options:
  --help  Show this message and exit.

Examples:

# Get tag 12:
$ linkding tags get 12

Misc.

Parsing and Pretty Printing Data

linkding-cli doesn't have built-in utilities for modifying JSON output in any way. Instead, it's recommended to use a tool like jq. This allows for multiple new outcomes, like pretty-printing:

$ linkding bookmarks all | jq
{
  "count": 123,
  "next": "http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/bookmarks/?limit=100&offset=100",
  "previous": null,
  "results": [
    {
      "id": 1,
      "url": "https://example.com",
      "title": "Example title",
      "description": "Example description",
      "website_title": "Website title",
      "website_description": "Website description",
      "tag_names": [
        "tag1",
        "tag2"
      ],
      "date_added": "2020-09-26T09:46:23.006313Z",
      "date_modified": "2020-09-26T16:01:14.275335Z"
    }
  ]
}

...and slicing/parsing data:

$ linkding bookmarks all | jq '.results[0].title'
"Example title"

User Info

Usage: linkding user [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

  Work with user info.

Options:
  --help  Show this message and exit.

Commands:
  profile     Get user profile info.

The user profile command

Usage: linkding user profile [OPTIONS]

  Get user profile info.

Options:
  --help                Show this message and exit.

Examples:

$ linkding user profile

Contributing

Thanks to all of our contributors so far!

1. Check for open features/bugs or initiate a discussion on one.
2. Fork the repository.
3. (optional, but highly recommended) Create a virtual environment: python3 -m venv .venv
4. (optional, but highly recommended) Enter the virtual environment: source ./.venv/bin/activate
5. Install the dev environment: script/setup
6. Code your new feature or bug fix on a new branch.
7. Write tests that cover your new functionality.
8. Run tests and ensure 100% code coverage: poetry run pytest --cov linkding_cli tests
9. Update README.md with any new documentation.
10. Submit a pull request!