@pinarkive/pinarkive-cli

Command-line interface for the Pinarkive API v3. Upload files, pin CIDs, list files, delete files, inspect clusters, scaffold from templates, share encrypted files, run diagnostics, and watch folders—similar to the Vercel or Docker CLIs.

Installation

Global install (recommended)

npm install -g @pinarkive/pinarkive-cli

Then run:

pinarkive --help

From source

git clone <repo>
cd pinarkive-cli
npm install
npm run build
node dist/cli.js --help

Or link for local development:

npm link
pinarkive --help

Setup

Store your API key locally (required for all API commands except gateway and open):

pinarkive login

You'll be prompted for your API key. It is saved to ~/.pinarkive/config.json.

Get your API key from Pinarkive or your dashboard.

Commands

Command	Description
login	Save your API key to ~/.pinarkive/config.json
upload <file>	Upload a file; shows CID, size, and gateway URL
pin <cid>	Pin an existing CID
files	List your uploaded files (CID, size, cluster, created_at)
delete <cid>	Delete a file by CID
clusters	List your clusters
gateway <cid>	Print the gateway URL for a CID
open <cid>	Open the gateway URL in your browser
init	Create a new project from a template (from pinarkive-templates)
share <file>	Encrypt file (AES), upload, and get a share link. Options: -p password, -e expires, -c cluster
whoami	Show current user (email, plan, cluster count)
doctor	Run diagnostics: API, API key, gateway, cluster access
watch <folder>	Watch folder; upload and pin new files as they appear

Usage examples

# Authenticate
pinarkive login

# Upload a file
pinarkive upload image.png

# Pin an existing CID
pinarkive pin bafybeigd...

# List your files
pinarkive files

# Delete a file
pinarkive delete bafybeigd...

# List clusters
pinarkive clusters

# Get gateway URL (no auth required)
pinarkive gateway bafybeigd...

# Open content in browser
pinarkive open bafybeigd...

# Create project from template (express-api, next-upload, node-script, python-upload, secure-share)
pinarkive init

# Share a file with password (encrypted upload + share link)
pinarkive share document.pdf -p mypassword
pinarkive share document.pdf -p secret -c mycluster

# Show current user
pinarkive whoami

# Run diagnostics
pinarkive doctor

# Watch folder and auto-upload new files
pinarkive watch ./uploads

Example output

Upload:

Uploading file...
✔ Upload successful

CID:
bafybeigd...

Size:
1.23 MB

Gateway:
https://gateway.pinarkive.com/ipfs/bafybeigd...

Gateway:

$ pinarkive gateway bafybeigd...
https://gateway.pinarkive.com/ipfs/bafybeigd...

Share:

$ pinarkive share image.png -p mypass
✔ File encrypted
✔ Uploaded

CID:
bafy...

Share link:
https://pinarkive.com/#/bafy...:mypass

Doctor:

✔ API reachable
✔ API key valid
✔ Gateway reachable
✔ Cluster access

API base URL

All requests use: https://api.pinarkive.com/api/v3

Authentication: Bearer token (API key) in the Authorization header. The CLI uses the official @pinarkive/pinarkive-sdk-ts for all API calls.

Scripts

• npm run build — Compile TypeScript to dist/
• npm run dev — Run CLI with ts-node: npm run dev -- upload image.png
• npm run lint — Run ESLint on src/

Project structure

src/
  cli.ts          # Commander entry, command registration
  api.ts          # Pinarkive SDK client, base URL, auth
  config.ts       # Read/write ~/.pinarkive/config.json
  crypto-share.ts # AES encryption for share command
  types/
    degit.d.ts    # Type declaration for degit
  commands/
    login.ts
    upload.ts
    pin.ts
    files.ts
    delete.ts
    clusters.ts
    gateway.ts
    open.ts
    init.ts       # Template scaffolding
    share.ts      # Encrypt + upload + share link
    whoami.ts     # Current user info
    doctor.ts     # Diagnostics
    watch.ts      # Folder watch + upload/pin

License

MIT