Gofile CLI (Bash)

A robust Bash CLI (gofile.sh) for interacting with the Gofile.io API. Upload files (single or multiple), manage folders and content, search, create direct links, and handle account actions from your terminal.

Uploads default to Gofile’s global upload endpoint, and the CLI can reuse the returned folderId/guestToken to keep multiple uploads in the same folder automatically.

The Gofile API is currently in beta. Most API operations require a token, and some require a Premium account; availability is controlled by Gofile.

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Table of Contents

• Features
• Requirements
• Installation
• Configuration
• Usage
  • Global Options
  • Commands
• Examples
• Network settings
• Development
• License

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Features

• Token management

  • Store your token in ~/.config/gofile-cli/config (XDG-aware).
  • Support for --token (per-command override) and GOFILE_TOKEN env var.
  • show-token prints a masked token.

• Guest mode

  • Run commands without auth via --guest (useful for basic uploads / public operations).

• Smarter uploads

  • Uses Gofile’s global upload endpoint by default.
  • Upload multiple files in one command; if you don’t pass --folder, the CLI reuses the folder returned by the first upload.
  • Optional --progress for a progress bar.
  • Official regional endpoints via --region; compatibility aliases via --zone eu|na.
  • Validates every input file before the first upload starts.
  • Refuses to send an account token to a non-Gofile custom URL.

• More ergonomic commands

  • ls prints a human-friendly listing of a folder.
  • Aliases: servers, mkdir, rm, search.

• Password hashing support

  • Some API endpoints accept/require a SHA-256 hex password hash; the CLI supports --password (hashes for you) and --password-hash (use your own).
  • Helper command: hash-password.

• Direct links improvements

  • Create/update direct links with IP/domain allowlists, auth pairs, and domainsBlocked.

• Better output and error handling

  • Default pretty JSON output; switch to raw/compact when needed.
  • Fails clearly on invalid options, network failures, HTTP errors, and API errors.
  • Configurable connect and total request timeouts.

• Quality checks

  • ShellCheck static analysis.
  • Automated smoke tests and GitHub Actions CI.

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Requirements

1. Bash (Linux; macOS and WSL typically work too)
2. curl
3. jq
4. For password hashing (one of):
   • sha256sum (GNU), or shasum (macOS), or openssl

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Installation

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Ognisty321/gofile-cli.git
   cd gofile-cli

2. Make the script executable:

   chmod +x gofile.sh

3. (Optional) Put it on your PATH:

   sudo cp gofile.sh /usr/local/bin/gofile
   # or:
   # ln -s "$PWD/gofile.sh" /usr/local/bin/gofile

Now you can run ./gofile.sh (or gofile if it’s in your PATH).

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Configuration

Set your token (recommended)

./gofile.sh set-token <YOUR_API_TOKEN>
./gofile.sh show-token

Config file location (XDG-aware):

• Default: ~/.config/gofile-cli/config

Alternative: environment variable

export GOFILE_TOKEN="<YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
./gofile.sh get-account-id

Alternative: per-command token override

./gofile.sh --token "<YOUR_API_TOKEN>" get-account-id

Remove token from config

./gofile.sh unset-token

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Usage

Usage:
  ./gofile.sh [global options] <command> [args...]

Global Options

• --token <TOKEN>: use TOKEN for this invocation (overrides config/env)
• --guest: do NOT send Authorization header for this invocation
• -v, --verbose: verbose output (repeat for more)
• --raw: print raw JSON (no jq formatting)
• --compact: print compact JSON (jq -c)
• --version: show the CLI version
• -h, --help: show help

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Commands

Token management

• set-token <TOKEN> Save token to config

• show-token Show token (masked)

• unset-token Remove token from config

• hash-password <PASSWORD> Print SHA-256 hex hash (useful for endpoints requiring password hashes)

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Servers

• get-servers [zone] (alias: servers) Get available servers. Optional zone: eu | na

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Upload

• upload <file...> [--folder <folderIdOrUrl>] [--region <region>] [--zone eu|na] [--server storeX] [--url <uploadUrl>] [--allow-custom-auth] [--progress] [--json]

  Notes:

  • Uses the global upload endpoint by default.
  • If --folder is omitted, the CLI reuses the folder returned by the first upload when uploading multiple files.
  • Supported regions: eu-par, na-phx, ap-sgp, ap-hkg, ap-tyo, sa-sao.
  • --zone eu|na remains available as an alias for --region eu-par|na-phx.
  • --server uses the legacy storage-server endpoint.
  • --region, --zone, --server, and --url are mutually exclusive.
  • Custom upload URLs must use HTTPS. When a token is active, only official *.gofile.io URLs are accepted by default. Use global --guest for an unauthenticated custom upload or explicitly pass --allow-custom-auth if you trust the custom endpoint.

• upload-file <filePath> [folderId] [zoneOrServer] Backwards-compatible wrapper for older usage (prefer upload going forward).

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Folders & contents

• create-folder <parentFolderIdOrUrl> [folderName] [--public true|false] (alias: mkdir)
• ls <folderIdOrUrl> [--password <pw> | --password-hash <sha256hex>] [--json]
• get-content <folderIdOrUrl> [--password <pw> | --password-hash <sha256hex>]
• search-content <folderIdOrUrl> <searchString> [--password <pw> | --password-hash <sha256hex>] (alias: search)
• update-content <contentIdOrUrl> <attribute> <newValue>
• delete-content <contentIdsCsv> (alias: rm)
• copy-content <contentsIdCsv> <destFolderIdOrUrl> [--password <pw> | --password-hash <sha256hex>]
• move-content <contentsIdCsv> <destFolderIdOrUrl>
• import-content <contentsIdCsv> [--password <pw> | --password-hash <sha256hex>]

Tip: For most commands you can pass either a content ID or a share URL like https://gofile.io/d/AbCdEf, the CLI extracts the ID automatically.

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Direct links

• create-direct-link <contentIdOrUrl> [expireTime] [sourceIpsAllowedCsv] [domainsAllowedCsv] [authCsv] [domainsBlockedCsv]
• update-direct-link <contentIdOrUrl> <directLinkId> [expireTime] [sourceIpsAllowedCsv] [domainsAllowedCsv] [authCsv] [domainsBlockedCsv]
• delete-direct-link <contentIdOrUrl> <directLinkId>

When updating a direct link, Gofile removes restrictions omitted from the request. Pass every restriction you want to keep.

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Account

• get-account-id
• get-account <accountId>
• whoami Prints account id + root folder id (if available)
• reset-token <accountId> Invalidates your token and triggers a new one (sent via Gofile email)

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Examples

1) Set token and check identity

./gofile.sh set-token abc123def456
./gofile.sh show-token
./gofile.sh whoami

2) Upload a single file (default global upload)

./gofile.sh upload "/path/to/video.mp4" --progress

3) Upload multiple files into the same folder automatically

./gofile.sh upload ./a.bin ./b.bin ./c.bin --progress

4) Upload to a specific folder

./gofile.sh upload "./video.mp4" --folder MyFolderId

5) Regional upload (optional)

./gofile.sh upload "./video.mp4" --region eu-par
# compatibility alias:
./gofile.sh upload "./video.mp4" --zone eu
# legacy server selection:
./gofile.sh upload "./video.mp4" --server store6

6) List a folder by URL

./gofile.sh ls https://gofile.io/d/AbCdEf

7) Search with spaces (URL-encoded safely)

./gofile.sh search-content MyFolderId "music files"

8) Password hashing helper + protected content access

./gofile.sh hash-password "secret"
./gofile.sh get-content MyFolderId --password "secret"
# or:
./gofile.sh get-content MyFolderId --password-hash <sha256hex>

9) Create a direct link with restrictions

./gofile.sh create-direct-link MyFileId 1704067200 "192.168.1.10" "example.com" "alice:secret" "bad.com"

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Network settings

The following optional environment variables control requests:

• GOFILE_CONNECT_TIMEOUT: connection timeout in seconds (default: 15)
• GOFILE_MAX_TIME: maximum total request time in seconds (default: 0, unlimited)
• GOFILE_API_BASE: alternate API base URL
• GOFILE_UPLOAD_URL: alternate default upload URL

For large uploads, keep GOFILE_MAX_TIME=0 or choose a suitably high value.

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Development

Run the local checks with:

shellcheck --severity=style gofile.sh tests/smoke.sh
bash tests/smoke.sh

The smoke tests use a local mock and do not upload or delete remote content.

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License

MIT License. See LICENSE.