ManyContacts CLI

Terminal CLI for ManyContacts that allows AI agents (Claude Code, Cowork, etc.) and power users to perform all ManyContacts operations programmatically.

Installation

npm install -g @manycontacts/cli

Or run directly:

npx @manycontacts/cli

Setup

Login (generates and stores a CLI token automatically)

mc auth login --email [email protected] --password mypassword

Register a new account

mc auth register --email [email protected] --name "My Company"

Environment variables

• MC_CLI_TOKEN - CLI authentication token (alternative to login)
• MC_API_URL - API base URL (default: https://api.manycontacts.com)

Usage

All responses are JSON by default (ideal for AI agent consumption):

{ "ok": true, "data": {...}, "pagination": { "page": 1, "limit": 50, "has_more": true } }

Quick account context

mc context

Returns: organization, connected channels, counters (contacts, users, tags, etc.), active features and modules.

Contact management

mc contacts list --open true --limit 20
mc contacts get +34600000000
mc contacts create --phone "+34600000000" --name "John Smith"
mc contacts update +34600000000 --name "John A. Smith"
mc contacts assign +34600000000 --user <user-id>
mc contacts unassign +34600000000
mc contacts close +34600000000
mc contacts open +34600000000
mc contacts tag-add +34600000000 --tag <tag-id>
mc contacts tag-remove +34600000000 --tag <tag-id>
mc contacts team-add +34600000000 --team <team-id>
mc contacts set-stage +34600000000 --funnel <funnel-id> --stage <stage-id>
mc contacts set-notes +34600000000 --notes "Contact notes"
mc contacts bulk --action close --phones "+34600000000,+34600000001"
mc contacts bulk --action add_tag --phones "+34600000000" --value <tag-id>
mc contacts delete +34600000000

Contact list filters

| Filter | Example | Description | |---|---|---| | --open | --open true | Filter by open (true) or closed (false) status | | --assigned-to | --assigned-to <user-id> | Filter by assigned user | | --tags | --tags id1,id2 | Contacts that have all specified tags | | --team | --team <team-id> | Contacts assigned to a team | | --stages | --stages id1,id2 | Contacts in specific funnel stages | | --date-from | --date-from 2026-01-01 | Updated after this date (max 90 days range) | | --date-to | --date-to 2026-04-14 | Updated before this date (max 90 days range) | | --unread | --unread | Only contacts with unread messages | | --blacklist | --blacklist | Only blacklisted contacts | | --scheduled | --scheduled | Only contacts with pending scheduled messages |

Filters can be combined:

mc contacts list --tags <vip-tag-id> --open true --limit 100
mc contacts list --team <support-team-id> --unread --date-from 2026-01-15 --date-to 2026-04-14

Messaging

mc messages list +34600000000 --limit 20
mc messages get +34600000000 <message-id>
mc messages send text +34600000000 --body "Hello, how can we help you?"
mc messages send note +34600000000 --body "Internal team note"
mc messages send media +34600000000 --file ./document.pdf --caption "Attachment"
mc messages send template +34600000000 --template <template-id> --vars '["John"]'
mc messages read +34600000000 <message-id>

Templates

mc templates list
mc templates list --status approved
mc templates get <template-id>
mc templates sync

The list command shows all visible templates with their name, code, status, components and media flags. Use --status to filter by approved, pending or rejected. The sync command fetches the latest templates from the WhatsApp (Meta Cloud API) account.

Tags

mc tags list
mc tags create --name "VIP" --color "#ff0000"
mc tags update <id> --name "Premium"
mc tags delete <id>

Teams

mc teams list
mc teams create --name "Support"
mc teams add-member <team-id> --user <user-id>
mc teams remove-member <team-id> --user <user-id>
mc teams delete <id>

Funnels / Pipelines

mc funnels list
mc funnels create --name "Sales"
mc funnels add-stage <funnel-id> --name "Contacted" --order 1
mc funnels update-stage <funnel-id> <stage-id> --name "Negotiating"
mc funnels delete-stage <funnel-id> <stage-id> --move-to <other-stage-id>
mc funnels contacts <funnel-id>
mc funnels delete <id>

Custom fields

mc custom-fields list
mc custom-fields create --name "Company" --type text
mc custom-fields update <id> --name "Organization"
mc custom-fields delete <id>

Quick replies

mc short-responses list
mc short-responses create --name "greeting" --text "Hello! How can I help you?"
mc short-responses update <id> --text "Updated text"
mc short-responses delete <id>

AI agents

mc ai-agents list
mc ai-agents create --name "Assistant" --instructions "You are a sales assistant..."
mc ai-agents get <id>
mc ai-agents update <id> --active true --instructions "New instructions..."
mc ai-agents feedback <id>
mc ai-agents delete <id>

Channels

mc channels list
mc channels connect whatsapp-api
mc channels connect whatsapp-coexistence
mc channels connect whatsapp-qr
mc channels whatsapp-profile
mc channels update-whatsapp-profile --about "Our company" --description "Description"
mc channels delete <id>

The connect command returns a URL that must be opened in a browser. Each channel type follows a different flow:

• whatsapp-qr: Shows a QR code to scan with WhatsApp on your phone.
• whatsapp-api: Opens a Meta embedded signup popup to authorize the WhatsApp Business API.
• whatsapp-coexistence: Same as whatsapp-api but for the Coexistence mode.

Widget

mc widget get
mc widget get-code
mc widget update --name "My Widget"

Organization

mc org get
mc org update --timezone "Europe/Madrid" --auto-reply-open true
mc org schedule get
mc org schedule update --data '[{"day":1,"start":"09:00","end":"18:00","active":true}]'
mc org apikey
mc org checklist
mc org empty --confirm

Users and permissions

mc users list
mc users get <id>
mc users update <id> --name "New name"
mc users invite --email "[email protected]"
mc users invitations
mc users revoke-invitation <id>
mc users permissions-schema
mc users delete <id>

Campaigns

mc campaigns list
mc campaigns create --name "Black Friday" --template <template-id> --phones "+34600000000,+34600000001,+34600000002" --date "2026-11-27T10:00:00"
mc campaigns create --name "Promo" --template <id> --phones "+34600000000" --date "2026-12-01T09:00:00" --variables '["John","20%"]'
mc campaigns delete <id>

Billing

mc billing subscriptions
mc billing checkout

Email

mc email status
mc email folders
mc email list
mc email get <id>
mc email send --to "[email protected]" --subject "Subject" --body "<p>Content</p>"
mc email disconnect

CLI tokens

mc auth whoami
mc auth token-list
mc auth token-create --name "CI/CD Pipeline" --scopes "contacts:read,messages:read"
mc auth token-revoke <token-id>
mc auth token-rotate <token-id>
mc auth logout

Security

• CLI tokens are stored hashed (SHA-256) in the database
• Granular scopes: account:read, account:write, contacts:read, contacts:write, messages:read, messages:write, campaigns:read, campaigns:write, settings:read, settings:write, ai:read, ai:write, email:read, email:write, *
• 7-day free trial: after trial expiration, a paid subscription is required to continue using the CLI
• Rate limit: 60 requests/minute (paid accounts), 10 requests/minute (free accounts within trial)
• Optional IP allowlist per token
• Optional token expiration
• Audit log for all operations
• All operations are scoped to the token's organization

For AI agents

The CLI is designed to be used by AI agents:

• JSON output: all responses are parseable JSON
• mc context: quick summary of the account state
• mc --help: documentation for all commands
• Consistent error codes: { "ok": false, "error": "message" }
• --quiet: suppresses spinners and colors for clean parsing