generated: '2026-08-27'
method: searched
source: https://docs.blnkfinance.com/cli/install + https://docs.blnkfinance.com/cli/* (command pages)
name: Blnk CLI
binary: blnk
description: >-
  First-party command-line client for a Blnk Core instance. Connects to a Core deployment and manages
  ledgers, balances, transactions, identities, reconciliations and the Typesense reindex from the
  terminal. It talks to Core only -- there is no CLI surface for Blnk Cloud or Blnk Watch.
docs: https://docs.blnkfinance.com/home/cli
version: 1.8.3
version_published: '2026-08-20'
version_note: >-
  1.8.3 is what npm serves; https://docs.blnkfinance.com/cli/install still says "Latest version: v1.8.2".
install:
- method: npm
  command: npm i -g @blnkfinance/blnk-cli
  package: '@blnkfinance/blnk-cli'
  requires: Node.js + npm
verify: blnk --version
connection:
  commands:
  - command: blnk connect
    description: Link the CLI to a Blnk Core instance (base URL + key).
  - command: blnk info
    description: Show the currently connected instance.
  docs: https://docs.blnkfinance.com/cli/using-blnk-core
command_groups:
- group: ledgers
  docs: https://docs.blnkfinance.com/cli/ledgers
  commands:
  - blnk ledgers create
  - blnk ledgers list
- group: balances
  docs: https://docs.blnkfinance.com/cli/balances
  commands:
  - blnk balances create
  - blnk balances list
  - blnk balances update
- group: transactions
  docs: https://docs.blnkfinance.com/cli/transactions
  commands:
  - blnk transactions create
  - blnk transactions list
  - blnk transactions update
- group: identities
  docs: https://docs.blnkfinance.com/cli/identities
  commands:
  - blnk identities create
  - blnk identities list
- group: reconciliations
  docs: https://docs.blnkfinance.com/cli/reconciliations
  commands:
  - blnk reconciliations list
- group: reindex
  docs: https://docs.blnkfinance.com/cli/reindex
  commands:
  - blnk reindex create
  - blnk reindex list
- group: meta
  docs: https://docs.blnkfinance.com/cli/help
  commands:
  - blnk --help
  - blnk --version
global_flags:
- flag: '--json'
  description: Emit the pretty-printed API object instead of the human view. Not available on every command.
- flag: '--id'
  description: Fetch one record by id instead of listing.
- flag: '--page'
  description: Page number for list commands.
- flag: '--per-page'
  description: Page size for list commands.
- flag: '--currency'
  description: Currency filter/selector on balance and transaction commands.
- flag: '--help'
- flag: '--version'
output_formats:
  docs: https://docs.blnkfinance.com/cli/output-formats
  note: >-
    There is no global --format switch. List commands render an ASCII table, create / list --id render a
    labeled summary block, and --json (where supported) prints the raw API object. Tables are explicitly
    documented as not for machine parsing -- agents should pass --json.
  formats:
  - table
  - summary
  - json
changelog: https://docs.blnkfinance.com/changelog/blnk-cli