AppFolio CLI

appfolio is an independent command-line client for the AppFolio Database API. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or supported by AppFolio, Inc.

The source repository is private. The npm package contains the compiled CLI, its bundled runtime dependency, and its proprietary license.

Requirements

Install Node.js 24. The CLI rejects every other Node.js major version at startup.

Install

Install the current package globally:

npm install --global @sfng.co/appfolio-cli

Run the installed command:

appfolio -h

Run an exact version

Pin the package version in automation:

npx @sfng.co/appfolio-cli@<version> -h

Replace <version> with a complete published version such as 0.2.0.

Configure a profile

Set the three AppFolio credentials, then pass the client secret through stdin:

export APPFOLIO_CLIENT_ID="your-client-id"
export APPFOLIO_CLIENT_SECRET="your-client-secret"
export APPFOLIO_DEVELOPER_ID="your-developer-id"

printf '%s\n' "$APPFOLIO_CLIENT_SECRET" |
  appfolio profiles add production \
    --client-id "$APPFOLIO_CLIENT_ID" \
    --developer-id "$APPFOLIO_DEVELOPER_ID"

Select the profile as the default:

appfolio profiles default production

Command reference

Run appfolio -h for the general command reference. Run appfolio <command> -h for command-specific help.