# CLI

We provide a command-line interface for interacting with [Microlink API](https://microlink.io/docs/api/getting-started/overview) from your terminal, available as an [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@microlink/cli)

npm package

.

npm install @microlink/cli --global

Alternatively, if you have [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/npx)

npx

, you can just run it.

npx install @microlink/cli --help

After that, `microlink` command will be available in your system.

    microlink <url> [flags]

    Flags
      --api-key      authenticate using an API key (default is `$MICROLINK_API_KEY`
      --colors       colorize output (default is `true`
      --copy         copy output to clipboard (default is `false`).
      --pretty       beauty response payload (default is `true`).

    Examples
      microlink https://microlink.io&palette
      microlink https://microlink.io&palette --no-pretty
      microlink https://microlink.io&palette --api-key MY_API_KEY