@salesblink/cli

Command-line interface for the SalesBlink cold-email outreach platform. Wraps the SalesBlink Public API for use in terminals, scripts, CI/CD pipelines, and AI-assisted workflows.

Installation

npm (recommended)

npm install -g @salesblink/cli

npx (no install)

npx @salesblink/cli sequences list

Binary download

Standalone binaries for every release are available on GitHub Releases:

Platform	Binary
macOS Apple Silicon	salesblink-macos-arm64
macOS Intel	salesblink-macos-x64
Linux x64	salesblink-linux-x64
Windows x64	salesblink-win-x64.exe

Quick Start

# 1. Set your API key (stored in ~/.salesblink/config.json)
salesblink config set api_key sb-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

# 2. List your sequences (campaigns)
salesblink sequences list

# 3. Get sequence stats
salesblink sequences stats --id <sequence-id>

# 4. List leads in a list, export as CSV
salesblink lists leads --id <list-id> --format csv > leads.csv

Get your API key at https://run.salesblink.io/account/integration/api.

Authentication

The CLI resolves your API key in this order:

Priority	Method	Example
1	--api-key flag	salesblink --api-key sb-xxx sequences list
2	Config file	salesblink config set api_key sb-xxx

The config file is stored at ~/.salesblink/config.json with 0600 permissions.

When you set api_key, the CLI verifies it against the API and warns (exit code 2) if the key is rejected — the key is still saved so you can fix it later. Pass --no-verify to skip the check (e.g. when offline).

SalesBlink expects the raw key in the Authorization header (no Bearer prefix, no query param) — the CLI handles this for you.

salesblink config set api_key sb-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
salesblink config get api_key
salesblink config clear

Output Formats

The CLI auto-detects the best output format:

• Table when stdout is a TTY (interactive terminal)
• JSON when stdout is piped

Override with --format:

salesblink sequences list --format json          # JSON (default when piped)
salesblink sequences list | jq '.data[].name'     # pipe to jq
salesblink sequences list --format table          # table (default in terminal)
salesblink sequences list --format csv > seq.csv  # CSV for spreadsheets

The standard SalesBlink response envelope { success, data, message } is automatically unwrapped for table/CSV output, so the payload rows are what you see. JSON output always preserves the full envelope.

All data goes to stdout, all errors and warnings go to stderr.

Validation

All request bodies and responses are validated with strict zod schemas derived from the SalesBlink OpenAPI spec. Invalid bodies are rejected client-side before any network call:

$ salesblink sequences status --id 123 --status bogus
Error: Invalid request body: status: Invalid enum value. Expected 'ACTIVE' | 'PAUSED' | 'STOPPED' | 'ARCHIVED'...

Where the OpenAPI spec does not define a response shape, the CLI validates the { success, data, message } envelope and passes through unknown fields (never silently drops them).

Rate Limits

The SalesBlink API uses tiered rate limiting:

Tier	Limit	Methods
General	30 / min	GET
Sensitive	15 / min	POST, PATCH
Restricted	10 / min	PUT, DELETE

Pass --retry to automatically back off and retry on HTTP 429 with exponential backoff (honors the Retry-After header):

salesblink --retry sequences list

Command Reference

Date options accept either a Unix timestamp in milliseconds or an ISO 8601 datetime string (e.g. 2026-07-22T14:17:00-04:00); the CLI converts ISO strings to milliseconds before sending.

config

salesblink config set <key> <value>    Set a configuration value (api_key, base_url, format)
                                      api_key is verified against the API; pass --no-verify to skip
salesblink config get <key>            Get a configuration value
salesblink config list                 Show all configuration values
salesblink config clear                Clear all configuration

lists

salesblink lists list [--limit N] [--skip N] [--search Q] [--folder ID] [--integration NAME] [--sort-by FIELD] [--sort-type asc|desc]
salesblink lists get --id ID
salesblink lists create --name NAME [--folder F] [--starred] [--verification] [--archive-invalid] [--archive-risky] | --from-json file.json
salesblink lists update --id ID [--name NAME] [--starred true|false] [--verification true|false] [--archive-invalid true|false] [--archive-risky true|false] | --from-json file.json
salesblink lists archive --id ID --archived true|false
salesblink lists leads --id ID [--limit N] [--skip N] [--search Q] [--archived true|false] [--sort asc|desc] [--sequence ID] [--status STATUS]

leads

salesblink leads update --id ID [--email E] [--first-name N] [--last-name N] | --from-json file.json
salesblink leads move --id ID --list-id LIST_ID
salesblink leads add --list-id ID --from-json contacts.json
salesblink leads remove --list-id ID --email user@example.com
salesblink leads archive --id ID --archived true|false

sequences (campaigns)

salesblink sequences list [--limit N] [--skip N] [--search Q] [--status running|paused|completed|needs-attention] [--folder ID] [--send-all] [--sort-by FIELD] [--sort-type asc|desc]
salesblink sequences get --id ID
salesblink sequences create --name N --senders IDS --list-id IDS --from-json steps.json [--paused false] [options]
salesblink sequences update --id ID [--paused true|false] [--from-json update.json] [options]
salesblink sequences archive --id ID --archived true|false
salesblink sequences clone --id ID
salesblink sequences stats --id ID [--from DATE] [--to DATE] [--sender EMAIL]
salesblink sequences export --id ID [--limit N] [--output PATH]
salesblink sequences status --id ID --status ACTIVE|PAUSED|STOPPED|ARCHIVED
salesblink sequences leads --id ID [--limit N] [--skip N]
salesblink sequences lead-messages --id ID --lead-id LEAD_ID
salesblink sequences unsubscribe-lead --id ID --lead-id LEAD_ID

Create/update options include: scheduling (--launch-timing-mode, --scheduled-at, --timezone), delay windows (--delay-enabled, --delay-from, --delay-to), reply handling (--stop-when-reply-received, --stop-when-reply-received-when), and outbox approval (--check-email-before-sending). Advanced fields are available via --from-json.

Sequences are created paused: true by default. Pass --paused false during create (or sequences update --id ID --paused false later) to schedule contacts and populate the lead count.

templates

salesblink templates list [--limit N] [--skip N] [--search Q] [--folder ID] [--type TYPE] [--task-type TYPE] [--include-tests] [--sort-by FIELD] [--sort-type asc|desc]
salesblink templates get --id ID
salesblink templates create --name N --subject S --content HTML [--folder F] [--attachments PATH1,PATH2,PATH3] | --from-json t.json
salesblink templates update --id ID [--from-json update.json] [--attachments PATH1,PATH2,PATH3] [--remove-attachments NAME1,NAME2]
salesblink templates archive --id ID --archived true|false

senders

salesblink senders list [--limit N] [--skip N] [--search Q] [--folder ID] [--filter STRING]
salesblink senders add --email E [--from-json sender.json]
salesblink senders add --google     # prints OAuth URL; paste in browser to connect Gmail
salesblink senders add --outlook    # prints OAuth URL; paste in browser to connect Outlook
salesblink senders bulk --file senders.csv
salesblink senders update --id ID --from-json warmup.json
salesblink senders reconnect --id ID
salesblink senders health --id ID
salesblink senders warmup-stats --id ID [--days N]
salesblink senders fetch-messages --id ID
salesblink senders fetch-messages-multi --ids ID1,ID2,... | --from-json ids.json
salesblink senders warmup-links [--owned-by EMAIL]

inbox

salesblink inbox list [--type draft|scheduled|sent] [--sequence ID] [--search Q] [--date START-END] [--sender ID] [--limit N] [--skip N]
salesblink inbox thread --message-id ID
salesblink inbox update --message-id ID [--unread true|false] [--outcome O]
salesblink inbox reply --message-id ID --content HTML [--content-file PATH] [--cc E] [--bcc E]
salesblink inbox forward --message-id ID [--email E] [--content HTML] [--content-file PATH] [--cc E] [--bcc E]

inbox-placement (deliverability tests)

salesblink inbox-placement list [--limit N] [--skip N] [--owned-by EMAIL]
salesblink inbox-placement create --name NAME --mode one-time|recurring --source from-salesblink|from-outside [--content-type custom|sequence|template] [--sender-id ID] [--email-senders PATH] [--subject S] [--body HTML] [--sequence-id ID] [--template-id ID] [--schedule-day 0-6] [--plain-text] [--from-json PATH]
salesblink inbox-placement pause --id ID
salesblink inbox-placement delete --id ID --confirm

blocklist

Emails and domains on the blocklist will not receive outreach. Uses the unsubscribe API behind the scenes.

salesblink blocklist list [--limit N] [--skip N] [--search Q] [--type email|domain]
salesblink blocklist add [--emails A,B] [--domains A,B] | --from-json file.json
salesblink blocklist remove [--emails A,B] | --from-json file.json
salesblink blocklist delete --id ID
salesblink blocklist delete-all --confirm
salesblink blocklist check --email user@example.com

analytics

salesblink analytics overall [--from DATE] [--to DATE]
salesblink analytics daily [--from DATE] [--to DATE] [--timezone TZ]
salesblink analytics lead-stats [--from DATE] [--to DATE] [--limit N] [--skip N]
salesblink analytics mailbox-stats [--from DATE] [--to DATE] [--limit N] [--skip N]

activity feeds

salesblink sent    list [--per-page N] [--page N] [--sequence-id ID] [--recipient-email E] [--since DATE] [--from DATE] [--to DATE]
salesblink opens   list [...same filters...]
salesblink clicks  list [...same filters...]
salesblink replies list [...same filters...]

reports

salesblink reports list [--limit N] [--skip N] [--from DATE] [--to DATE] [--type TYPE] [--sequence ID] [--node ID] [--email EMAIL] [--sender ID] [--message MSG] [--sort-by FIELD] [--sort-type asc|desc]

folders

salesblink folders list [--search Q]
salesblink folders create --name NAME

domains / signatures

salesblink domains list [--owned-by EMAIL]
salesblink domains search --keyword KW
salesblink signatures list [--owned-by EMAIL]

users

salesblink users list
salesblink users get --id ID
salesblink users add --email E [--role client|user|admin|developer] [--url URL]
salesblink users update --id ID [--name N] [--role R] | --from-json u.json

workspaces

salesblink workspaces list
salesblink workspaces create --name NAME
salesblink workspaces update --id ID --name NAME

keys (API keys)

salesblink keys list
salesblink keys create --name NAME
salesblink keys refresh --id ID
salesblink keys delete --id ID --confirm

auth (OAuth + signup + login link)

salesblink auth google
salesblink auth outlook
salesblink auth signup --email E --password P --name N
salesblink auth verify
salesblink auth login-link [--redirect-url PATH] [--expiry-minutes N]

google and outlook print the OAuth URL to stdout. The API ignores any custom redirect URL; open the returned URL in a browser.

billing

salesblink billing add-card        # returns the add-card login link
salesblink billing remove-card     # returns the remove-card login link

dfy (Done-For-You mailbox orders)

salesblink dfy orders
salesblink dfy place-order --type google|outlook|azure --from-json order.json
salesblink dfy add-mailbox --order-id ID [--domain-name DOMAIN] [--from-json mailbox.json]
salesblink dfy cancel-mailbox --order-id ID --mailbox-id ID --confirm

dfy add-mailbox expects an emails array of mailbox objects. Use --from-json for this request body:

{
  "domainName": "example.com",
  "emails": [
    { "username": "jane", "firstName": "Jane", "lastName": "Doe" }
  ]
}

--from-json pattern

Complex create/update bodies (sequences with steps, senders, bulk imports) are easiest via a JSON file:

// sequence.json
{
  "name": "Q1 Outbound",
  "senders": "sender-id-1",
  "lists": ["list-id-1"],
  "steps": [
    { "type": "email", "template_id": "tmpl-id-1" },
    { "type": "delay", "days": 3 }
  ]
}

salesblink sequences create --from-json sequence.json

Usage in Scripts and Cron Jobs

JSON output when piped, stable exit codes, all errors on stderr.

#!/bin/bash
set -euo pipefail

salesblink config set api_key sb-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

salesblink sequences list --format json | jq -r '.data[].id' | while read id; do
  echo "--- $id ---"
  salesblink sequences stats --id "$id" --format json
done

Nightly lead export:

0 2 * * * salesblink lists leads --id LIST_ID --format csv > /data/leads-$(date +\%F).csv

Exit Codes

Code	Meaning
0	Success
1	General error (bad input, validation failure, API error)
2	Authentication failure (missing or invalid API key)
3	Resource not found (404)
4	Rate limited (429) — re-run with --retry

Environment Variables

Variable	Description
NO_COLOR	Disable table borders/formatting

Requirements

• Node.js 20+ (for npm install)
• No runtime dependencies for standalone binaries

Development

No build step — the package runs directly from src/*.js via native ESM.

npm install
npm run check          # syntax-check every source file (node --check)
npm test               # unit + end-to-end tests (node:test, no extra dependencies)
node src/index.js --help

Trademark

"SalesBlink" and the SalesBlink logo are trademarks of FUTUREBLINK Inc. The MIT license grants rights to the code only — it does not grant any rights to use the SalesBlink name, logo, or trademarks, except as required for reasonable and customary use in describing the origin of the software.

License

MIT — see LICENSE.