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   7 = signal-cli (1)
   8
   9 == Name
  10
  11 signal-cli - A commandline interface for the Signal messenger
  12
  13 == Synopsis
  14
  15 *signal-cli* [--config CONFIG] [-h | -v | -a ACCOUNT | --dbus | --dbus-system] command [command-options]
  16
  17 == Description
  18
  19 signal-cli is a commandline interface for libsignal-service-java.
  20 It supports registering, verifying, sending and receiving messages.
  21 For registering you need a phone number where you can receive SMS or incoming calls.
  22 signal-cli was primarily developed to be used on servers to notify admins of important events.
  23 For this use-case, it has a dbus and a JSON-RPC interface, that can be used to send messages from other programs.
  24
  25 For some functionality the Signal protocol requires that all messages have been received from the server.
  26 The `receive` command should be regularly executed.
  27 In daemon mode messages are continuously received.
  28
  29 == Options
  30
  31 *-h*, *--help*::
  32 Show help message and quit.
  33
  34 *-v*, *--version*::
  35 Print the version and quit.
  36
  37 *--verbose*::
  38 Raise log level and include lib signal logs.
  39
  40 *--log-file* LOG_FILE::
  41 Write log output to the given file.
  42 If `--verbose` is also given, the detailed logs will only be written to the log file.
  43
  44 *--config* CONFIG::
  45 Set the path, where to store the config.
  46 Make sure you have full read/write access to the given directory.
  47 (Default: `$XDG_DATA_HOME/signal-cli` (`$HOME/.local/share/signal-cli`))
  48
  49 *-a* ACCOUNT, *--account* ACCOUNT::
  50 Specify your phone number, that will be your identifier.
  51 The phone number must include the country calling code, i.e. the number must start with a "+" sign.
  52
  53 This flag must not be given for the `link` command.
  54 It is optional for the `daemon` command.
  55 For all other commands it is only optional if there is exactly one local user in the config directory.
  56
  57 *--service-environment* ENVIRONMENT::
  58 Choose the server environment to use:
  59
  60 - `live` (default)
  61 - `staging`
  62
  63 *--dbus*::
  64 Make request via user dbus.
  65
  66 *--dbus-system*::
  67 Make request via system dbus.
  68
  69 *-o* OUTPUT-MODE, *--output* OUTPUT-MODE::
  70 Specify if you want commands to output in either "plain-text" mode or in "json".
  71 Defaults to "plain-text"
  72
  73 *--trust-new-identities* TRUST-MODE::
  74 Choose when to trust new identities:
  75 - `on-first-use` (default): Trust the first seen identity key from new users, changed keys must be verified manually
  76 - `always`: Trust any new identity key without verification
  77 - `never`: Don't trust any unknown identity key, every key must be verified manually
  78
  79 == Commands
  80
  81 === register
  82
  83 Register a phone number with SMS or voice verification.
  84 Use the verify command to complete the verification.
  85
  86 If the account is just deactivated, the register command will just reactivate account, without requiring an SMS verification.
  87 By default the unregister command just deactivates the account, in which case it can be reactivated without sms verification if the local data is still available.
  88 If the account was deleted (with --delete-account) it cannot be reactivated.
  89
  90 *-v*, *--voice*::
  91 The verification should be done over voice, not SMS.
  92
  93 *--captcha*::
  94 The captcha token, required if registration failed with a captcha required error.
  95 To get the token, go to https://signalcaptchas.org/registration/generate.html
  96 For the staging environment, use: https://signalcaptchas.org/staging/registration/generate.html
  97 Check the developer tools for a redirect starting with signalcaptcha:// Everything after signalcaptcha:// is the captcha token.
  98
  99 === verify
 100
 101 Verify the number using the code received via SMS or voice.
 102
 103 VERIFICATIONCODE::
 104 The verification code.
 105
 106 *-p* PIN, *--pin* PIN::
 107 The registration lock PIN, that was set by the user.
 108 Only required if a PIN was set.
 109
 110 === unregister
 111
 112 Disable push support for this device, i.e. this device won't receive any more messages.
 113 If this is the master device, other users can't send messages to this number anymore.
 114 Use "updateAccount" to undo this.
 115 To remove a linked device, use "removeDevice" from the master device.
 116
 117 *--delete-account*::
 118 Delete account completely from server.
 119 Cannot be undone without loss.
 120 You will have to be readded to each group.
 121
 122 CAUTION: Only delete your account if you won't use this number again!
 123
 124 === deleteLocalAccountData
 125
 126 Delete all local data for this account.
 127 Data should only be deleted if the account is unregistered.
 128
 129 CAUTION: This cannot be undone.
 130
 131 *--ignore-registered*::
 132 Delete the account data even though the account is still registered on the Signal servers.
 133
 134 === updateAccount
 135
 136 Update the account attributes on the signal server.
 137 Can fix problems with receiving messages.
 138
 139 *-n* NAME, *--device-name* NAME::
 140 Set a new device name for the main or linked device
 141
 142 === updateConfiguration
 143
 144 Update signal configs and sync them to linked devices.
 145 This command only works on the main devices.
 146
 147 *--read-receipts* {true,false}::
 148 Indicates if Signal should send read receipts.
 149
 150 *--unidentified-delivery-indicators* {true,false}::
 151 Indicates if Signal should show unidentified delivery indicators.
 152
 153 *--typing-indicators* {true,false}::
 154 Indicates if Signal should send/show typing indicators.
 155
 156 *--link-previews* {true,false}::
 157 Indicates if Signal should generate link previews.
 158
 159 === setPin
 160
 161 Set a registration lock pin, to prevent others from registering this number.
 162
 163 REGISTRATION_LOCK_PIN::
 164 The registration lock PIN, that will be required for new registrations (resets after 7 days of inactivity)
 165
 166 === removePin
 167
 168 Remove the registration lock pin.
 169
 170 === link
 171
 172 Link to an existing device, instead of registering a new number.
 173 This shows a "sgnl://linkdevice?uuid=..." URI.
 174 If you want to connect to another signal-cli instance, you can just use this URI.
 175 If you want to link to an Android/iOS device, create a QR code with the URI (e.g. with qrencode) and scan that in the Signal app.
 176
 177 *-n* NAME, *--name* NAME::
 178 Optionally specify a name to describe this new device.
 179 By default "cli" will be used.
 180
 181 === addDevice
 182
 183 Link another device to this device.
 184 Only works, if this is the master device.
 185
 186 *--uri* URI::
 187 Specify the uri contained in the QR code shown by the new device.
 188 You will need the full URI such as "sgnl://linkdevice?uuid=..." (formerly "tsdevice:/?uuid=...") Make sure to enclose it in quotation marks for shells.
 189
 190 === listDevices
 191
 192 Show a list of linked devices.
 193
 194 === removeDevice
 195
 196 Remove a linked device.
 197 Only works, if this is the master device.
 198
 199 *-d* DEVICE_ID, *--device-id* DEVICE_ID::
 200 Specify the device you want to remove.
 201 Use listDevices to see the deviceIds.
 202
 203 === getUserStatus
 204
 205 Uses a list of phone numbers to determine the statuses of those users.
 206 Shows if they are registered on the Signal Servers or not.
 207 In json mode this is outputted as a list of objects.
 208
 209 [NUMBER [NUMBER ...]]::
 210 One or more numbers to check.
 211
 212 === send
 213
 214 Send a message to another user or group.
 215
 216 RECIPIENT::
 217 Specify the recipients’ phone number.
 218
 219 *--note-to-self*::
 220 Send the message to self without notification.
 221
 222 *-g* GROUP, *--group-id* GROUP::
 223 Specify the recipient group ID in base64 encoding.
 224
 225 *-m* MESSAGE, *--message* MESSAGE::
 226 Specify the message.
 227 Currently, signal-cli reads the message from stdin if `-m` is missing, but this will change in a future version and the explicit flag `--message-from-stdin` should be used instead.
 228
 229 *--message-from-stdin*::
 230 Read the message from standard input.
 231
 232 *-a* [ATTACHMENT [ATTACHMENT ...]], *--attachment* [ATTACHMENT [ATTACHMENT ...]]::
 233 Add one or more files as attachment.
 234
 235 *--sticker* STICKER::
 236 Send a sticker of a locally known sticker pack (syntax: stickerPackId:stickerId).
 237 Shouldn't be used together with `-m` as the official clients don't support this.
 238 e.g.: `--sticker 00abac3bc18d7f599bff2325dc306d43:2`
 239
 240 *--mention*::
 241 Mention another group member (syntax: start:length:recipientNumber) In the apps the mention replaces part of the message text, which is specified by the start and length values.
 242 e.g.: `-m "Hi X!" --mention "3:1:+123456789"`
 243
 244 *--quote-timestamp*::
 245 Specify the timestamp of a previous message with the recipient or group to add a quote to the new message.
 246
 247 *--quote-author*::
 248 Specify the number of the author of the original message.
 249
 250 *--quote-message*::
 251 Specify the message of the original message.
 252
 253 *--quote-mention*::
 254 Specify the mentions of the original message (same format as `--mention`).
 255
 256 *-e*, *--end-session*::
 257 Clear session state and send end session message.
 258
 259 === sendPaymentNotification
 260
 261 Send a payment notification.
 262
 263 RECIPIENT::
 264 Specify the recipient’s phone number.
 265
 266 *--receipt* RECEIPT::
 267 The base64 encoded receipt blob.
 268
 269 *--note* NOTE::
 270 Specify a note for the payment notification.
 271
 272 === sendReaction
 273
 274 Send reaction to a previously received or sent message.
 275
 276 RECIPIENT::
 277 Specify the recipients’ phone number.
 278
 279 *-g* GROUP, *--group-id* GROUP::
 280 Specify the recipient group ID in base64 encoding.
 281
 282 *-e* EMOJI, *--emoji* EMOJI::
 283 Specify the emoji, should be a single unicode grapheme cluster.
 284
 285 *-a* NUMBER, *--target-author* NUMBER::
 286 Specify the number of the author of the message to which to react.
 287
 288 *-t* TIMESTAMP, *--target-timestamp* TIMESTAMP::
 289 Specify the timestamp of the message to which to react.
 290
 291 *-r*, *--remove*::
 292 Remove a reaction.
 293
 294 === sendReceipt
 295
 296 Send a read or viewed receipt to a previously received message.
 297
 298 RECIPIENT::
 299 Specify the sender’s phone number.
 300
 301 *-t* TIMESTAMP, *--target-timestamp* TIMESTAMP::
 302 Specify the timestamp of the message to which to react.
 303
 304 *--type* TYPE::
 305 Specify the receipt type, either `read` (the default) or `viewed`.
 306
 307 === sendTyping
 308
 309 Send typing message to trigger a typing indicator for the recipient.
 310 Indicator will be shown for 15seconds unless a typing STOP message is sent first.
 311
 312 RECIPIENT::
 313 Specify the recipients’ phone number.
 314
 315 *-g* GROUP, *--group-id* GROUP::
 316 Specify the recipient group ID in base64 encoding.
 317
 318 *-s*, *--stop*::
 319 Send a typing STOP message.
 320
 321 === remoteDelete
 322
 323 Remotely delete a previously sent message.
 324
 325 RECIPIENT::
 326 Specify the recipients’ phone number.
 327
 328 *-g* GROUP, *--group-id* GROUP::
 329 Specify the recipient group ID in base64 encoding.
 330
 331 *-t* TIMESTAMP, *--target-timestamp* TIMESTAMP::
 332 Specify the timestamp of the message to delete.
 333
 334 === receive
 335
 336 Query the server for new messages.
 337 New messages are printed on standard output and attachments are downloaded to the config directory.
 338 In json mode this is outputted as one json object per line.
 339
 340 *-t* TIMEOUT, *--timeout* TIMEOUT::
 341 Number of seconds to wait for new messages (negative values disable timeout).
 342 Default is 5 seconds.
 343 *--ignore-attachments*::
 344 Don’t download attachments of received messages.
 345
 346 === joinGroup
 347
 348 Join a group via an invitation link.
 349
 350 *--uri*::
 351 The invitation link URI (starts with `https://signal.group/#`)
 352
 353 === updateGroup
 354
 355 Create or update a group.
 356 If the user is a pending member, this command will accept the group invitation.
 357
 358 *-g* GROUP, *--group-id* GROUP::
 359 Specify the recipient group ID in base64 encoding.
 360 If not specified, a new group with a new random ID is generated.
 361
 362 *-n* NAME, *--name* NAME::
 363 Specify the new group name.
 364
 365 *-d* DESCRIPTION, *--description* DESCRIPTION::
 366 Specify the new group description.
 367
 368 *-a* AVATAR, *--avatar* AVATAR::
 369 Specify a new group avatar image file.
 370
 371 *-m* [MEMBER [MEMBER ...]], *--member* [MEMBER [MEMBER ...]]::
 372 Specify one or more members to add to the group.
 373
 374 *-r* [MEMBER [MEMBER ...]], *--remove-member* [MEMBER [MEMBER ...]]::
 375 Specify one or more members to remove from the group
 376
 377 *--admin* [MEMBER [MEMBER ...]]::
 378 Specify one or more members to make a group admin
 379
 380 *--remove-admin* [MEMBER [MEMBER ...]]::
 381 Specify one or more members to remove group admin privileges
 382
 383 *--ban* [MEMBER [MEMBER ...]]::
 384 Specify one or more members to ban from joining the group.
 385 Banned members cannot join or request to join via a group link.
 386
 387 *--unban* [MEMBER [MEMBER ...]]::
 388 Specify one or more members to remove from the ban list
 389
 390 *--reset-link*::
 391 Reset group link and create new link password
 392
 393 *--link* LINK_STATE::
 394 Set group link state: `enabled`, `enabled-with-approval`, `disabled`
 395
 396 *--set-permission-add-member* PERMISSION::
 397 Set permission to add new group members: `every-member`, `only-admins`
 398
 399 *--set-permission-edit-details* PERMISSION::
 400 Set permission to edit group details: `every-member`, `only-admins`
 401
 402 *--set-permission-send-messages* PERMISSION::
 403 Set permission to send messages in group: `every-member`, `only-admins`
 404 Groups where only admins can send messages are also called announcement groups
 405
 406 *-e* EXPIRATION_SECONDS, *--expiration* EXPIRATION_SECONDS::
 407 Set expiration time of messages (seconds).
 408 To disable expiration set expiration time to 0.
 409
 410 === quitGroup
 411
 412 Send a quit group message to all group members and remove self from member list.
 413 If the user is a pending member, this command will decline the group invitation.
 414
 415 *-g* GROUP, *--group-id* GROUP::
 416 Specify the recipient group ID in base64 encoding.
 417
 418 *--delete*::
 419 Delete local group data completely after quitting group.
 420
 421 === listGroups
 422
 423 Show a list of known groups and related information.
 424 In json mode this is outputted as an list of objects and is always in detailed mode.
 425
 426 *-d*, *--detailed*::
 427 Include the list of members of each group and the group invite link.
 428
 429 *-g*, *--group-id*::
 430 Filter the group list by one or more group IDs.
 431
 432 === listContacts
 433
 434 Show a list of known contacts with names and profiles.
 435 When a specific recipient is given, its profile will be refreshed.
 436
 437 RECIPIENT::
 438 Specify the recipients’ phone number.
 439
 440 *-a*, *--all-recipients*::
 441 Include all known recipients, not only contacts.
 442
 443 *--blocked*::
 444 Specify if only blocked or unblocked contacts should be shown (default: all contacts)
 445
 446 *--name*::
 447 Find contacts with the given contact or profile name.
 448
 449 === listIdentities
 450
 451 List all known identity keys and their trust status, fingerprint and safety number.
 452
 453 *-n* NUMBER, *--number* NUMBER::
 454 Only show identity keys for the given phone number.
 455
 456 === trust
 457
 458 Set the trust level of a given number.
 459 The first time a key for a number is seen, it is trusted by default (TOFU).
 460 If the key changes, the new key must be trusted manually.
 461
 462 number::
 463 Specify the phone number, for which to set the trust.
 464
 465 *-a*, *--trust-all-known-keys*::
 466 Trust all known keys of this user, only use this for testing.
 467
 468 *-v* VERIFIED_SAFETY_NUMBER, *--verified-safety-number* VERIFIED_SAFETY_NUMBER::
 469 Specify the safety number of the key, only use this option if you have verified the safety number.
 470 Can be either the plain text numbers shown in the app or the bytes from the QR-code, encoded as base64.
 471
 472 === updateProfile
 473
 474 Update the profile information shown to message recipients.
 475 The profile is stored encrypted on the Signal servers.
 476 The decryption key is sent with every outgoing messages to contacts and included in every group.
 477
 478 *--given-name* NAME, *--name* NAME::
 479 New (given) name.
 480
 481 *--family-name* FAMILY_NAME::
 482 New family name.
 483
 484 *--about* ABOUT_TEXT::
 485 New profile status text.
 486
 487 *--about-emoji* EMOJI::
 488 New profile status emoji.
 489
 490 *--avatar* AVATAR_FILE::
 491 Path to the new avatar image file.
 492
 493 *--remove-avatar*::
 494 Remove the avatar
 495
 496 === updateContact
 497
 498 Update the info associated to a number on our contact list.
 499 This change is only local but can be synchronized to other devices by using `sendContacts` (see below).
 500 If the contact doesn't exist yet, it will be added.
 501
 502 NUMBER::
 503 Specify the contact phone number.
 504
 505 *-n*, *--name*::
 506 Specify the new name for this contact.
 507
 508 *-e*, *--expiration* EXPIRATION_SECONDS::
 509 Set expiration time of messages (seconds).
 510 To disable expiration set expiration time to 0.
 511
 512 === removeContact
 513
 514 Remove the info of a given contact
 515
 516 NUMBER::
 517 Specify the contact phone number.
 518
 519 *--forget*::
 520 Delete all data associated with this contact, including identity keys and sessions.
 521
 522 === block
 523
 524 Block the given contacts or groups (no messages will be received).
 525 This change is only local but can be synchronized to other devices by using `sendContacts` (see below).
 526
 527 [CONTACT [CONTACT ...]]::
 528 Specify the phone numbers of contacts that should be blocked.
 529
 530 *-g* [GROUP [GROUP ...]], *--group-id* [GROUP [GROUP ...]]::
 531 Specify the group IDs that should be blocked in base64 encoding.
 532
 533 === unblock
 534
 535 Unblock the given contacts or groups (messages will be received again).
 536 This change is only local but can be synchronized to other devices by using `sendContacts` (see below).
 537
 538 [CONTACT [CONTACT ...]]::
 539 Specify the phone numbers of contacts that should be unblocked.
 540
 541 *-g* [GROUP [GROUP ...]], *--group-id* [GROUP [GROUP ...]]::
 542 Specify the group IDs that should be unblocked in base64 encoding.
 543
 544 === sendContacts
 545
 546 Send a synchronization message with the local contacts list to all linked devices.
 547 This command should only be used if this is the master device.
 548
 549 === sendSyncRequest
 550
 551 Send a synchronization request message to the master device (for group, contacts, ...).
 552 The master device will respond with synchronization messages with full contact and group lists.
 553
 554 === uploadStickerPack
 555
 556 Upload a new sticker pack, consisting of a manifest file and the sticker images.
 557 Images must conform to the following specification: (see https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/360031836512-Stickers#sticker_reqs )
 558
 559 - Static stickers in PNG or WebP format
 560 - Animated stickers in APNG format,
 561 - Maximum file size for a sticker file is 300KiB
 562 - Image resolution of 512 x 512 px
 563
 564 The required manifest.json has the following format:
 565
 566 [source,json]
 567 ----
 568 {
 569   "title": "<STICKER_PACK_TITLE>",
 570   "author": "<STICKER_PACK_AUTHOR>",
 571   "cover": { // Optional cover, by default the first sticker is used as cover
 572     "file": "<name of image file, mandatory>",
 573     "contentType": "<optional>",
 574     "emoji": "<optional>"
 575   },
 576   "stickers": [
 577     {
 578       "file": "<name of image file, mandatory>",
 579       "contentType": "<optional>",
 580       "emoji": "<optional>"
 581     }
 582     ...
 583   ]
 584 }
 585 ----
 586
 587 PATH::
 588 The path of the manifest.json or a zip file containing the sticker pack you wish to upload.
 589
 590 === daemon
 591
 592 signal-cli can run in daemon mode and provides an experimental dbus or JSON-RPC interface.
 593 If no `-a` account is given, all local accounts will be exported as separate dbus objects under the same bus name.
 594
 595 *--dbus*::
 596 Export DBus interface on user bus.
 597 See signal-cli-dbus (5) for info on the dbus interface.
 598
 599 *--dbus-system*::
 600 Export DBus interface on system bus.
 601 See signal-cli-dbus (5) for info on the dbus interface.
 602
 603 *--socket [SOCKET]*::
 604 Export a JSON-RPC interface on a UNIX socket (default $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/signal-cli/socket).
 605 See signal-cli-jsonrpc (5) for info on the JSON-RPC interface.
 606
 607 *--tcp [HOST:PORT]*::
 608 Export a JSON-RPC interface on a TCP socket (default localhost:7583).
 609 See signal-cli-jsonrpc (5) for info on the JSON-RPC interface.
 610
 611 *--ignore-attachments*::
 612 Don’t download attachments of received messages.
 613
 614 *--no-receive-stdout*::
 615 Don’t print received messages to stdout.
 616
 617 *--receive-mode*::
 618 Specify when to start receiving messages (on-start, on-connection, manual)
 619
 620 == Examples
 621
 622 Register a number (with SMS verification)::
 623 signal-cli -a ACCOUNT register
 624
 625 Verify the number using the code received via SMS or voice::
 626 signal-cli -a ACCOUNT verify CODE
 627
 628 Send a message to one or more recipients::
 629 signal-cli -a ACCOUNT send -m "This is a message" [RECIPIENT [RECIPIENT ...]] [-a [ATTACHMENT [ATTACHMENT ...]]]
 630
 631 Pipe the message content from another process::
 632 uname -a | signal-cli -a ACCOUNT send --message-from-stdin [RECIPIENT [RECIPIENT ...]]
 633
 634 Create a group::
 635 signal-cli -a ACCOUNT updateGroup -n "Group name" -m [MEMBER [MEMBER ...]]
 636
 637 Add member to a group::
 638 signal-cli -a ACCOUNT updateGroup -g GROUP_ID -m "NEW_MEMBER"
 639
 640 Accept a group invitation::
 641 signal-cli -a ACCOUNT updateGroup -g GROUP_ID
 642
 643 Leave a group::
 644 signal-cli -a ACCOUNT quitGroup -g GROUP_ID
 645
 646 Send a message to a group::
 647 signal-cli -a ACCOUNT send -m "This is a message" -g GROUP_ID
 648
 649 Trust new key, after having verified it::
 650 signal-cli -a ACCOUNT trust -v SAFETY_NUMBER NUMBER
 651
 652 Trust new key, without having verified it. Only use this if you don't care about security::
 653 signal-cli -a ACCOUNT trust -a NUMBER
 654
 655 == Exit codes
 656
 657 * *1*: Error is probably caused and fixable by the user
 658 * *2*: Some unexpected error
 659 * *3*: Server or IO error
 660 * *4*: Sending failed due to untrusted key
 661
 662 == Files
 663
 664 The password and cryptographic keys are created when registering and stored in the current users home directory, the directory can be changed with *--config*:
 665
 666 `$XDG_DATA_HOME/signal-cli/` (`$HOME/.local/share/signal-cli/`)
 667
 668 == Authors
 669
 670 Maintained by AsamK <asamk@gmx.de>, who is assisted by other open source contributors.
 671 For more information about signal-cli development, see
 672 <https://github.com/AsamK/signal-cli>.