Miniflux CLI reference

Capability miniflux. Root command: flowbot reader.

Global flags: --server-url, --profile, --debug / -d, --yes / -y, --no-input, --idempotency-key. Every leaf accepts -o table|json (default table, omitted below).

Output and exit codes

-o json writes a two-space indented object to stdout and a trailing newline: {"data": ...}. Paginated commands also include page (limit, has_more, and next_cursor when another page exists), including an empty page and the last page. Commands that are not paginated omit page. data is the API object: a list is an array, an id-only delete is {"id":"..."}, and an empty success is {}. The default stays table. A non-terminal stdin does not change the format; it implies --no-input. A pseudo-terminal still prompts.

Failures with -o json leave stdout empty and write {"error":{"code","message","retryable","hint"}} to stderr. Exit codes: 0 success, 1 internal / run_failed / cancelled / non-retryable provider_error, 2 invalid_argument, 3 unauthenticated or permission_denied, 4 not_found, 5 conflict, already_exists, or idempotency_unknown, 6 retryable transient (rate_limited, unavailable, timeout, retryable provider_error), 7 confirmation_required, 8 not_implemented. Retry the same call only on exit 6. conflict is exit 5 with retryable: true: re-read, then write. idempotency_unknown is exit 5 with retryable: false: list or get, and use a new idempotency key only when that read shows the effect did not happen. A write still in progress is unavailable, exit 6: retry the same call with the same idempotency key. Mint an idempotency_key before the first write and send that same key on every retry. Pass --yes to confirm. --no-input without --yes exits 7 and does not read stdin. A declined prompt is exit 1, code cancelled. --help stays text. pipeline export and workflow export take --file for a YAML path; -o is only the format.

Commands

Create a new feed

flowbot reader create --url <url> [flags]

Add a new RSS feed to the Flowbot server

Flags: --category (-c) int64 — Category ID; --url (-u) string, required — Feed URL

List entries

flowbot reader entries [flags]

Display RSS entries from Flowbot server

Flags: --feed (-f) int64 — Filter by feed ID; --limit (-n) int — Maximum number of entries; --status (-s) string — Status filter (read, unread, removed)

Get entries for a feed

flowbot reader feed-entries <feed-id> [flags]

Display RSS entries for a specific feed

Flags: --limit (-n) int — Maximum number of entries; --status (-s) string — Status filter (read, unread, removed)

Get a feed by ID

flowbot reader get <id>

Display details of a specific RSS feed

List all feeds

flowbot reader list

Display all RSS feeds from Flowbot server

Update entries status

flowbot reader update-entries --ids <ids> --status <status>

Update the status of multiple entries

Flags: --ids (-i) int64Slice, required — Entry IDs to update; --status (-s) string, required — New status (read, unread, removed)