Tools: GC CLI
GoCardless CLI
Build, test, and manage your GC integration from your terminal.
gc is the official GoCardless command-line interface (CLI).
The GC CLI is a developer tool to help you build, test and manage your integration with GC directly from your terminal.
It’s simple to install, works on macOS, Windows, and Linux, and offers a range of functionality to enhance your developer experience. You can use the GC CLI to:
Create, retrieve, update, or delete any of your GC resources in test mode (e.g. create a payment)
Stream real-time API requests and events (webhooks) happening in your account
Trigger events to test your webhooks integration
Installation
Login to your GC Account
After you have the GC CLI installed, run gc login in the command line to grant the CLI access to your merchant account. This will open your browser to an authorisation page to login and authorise the merchant.
$ gc login
Open browser to authenticate: https://connect-sandbox.gocardless.com/oauth/authorize?If you are testing a partner integration and want to authenticate with an existing App, use the –app flag and specify your app’s ID:
$ gc login --app AP0001
You appear to be authorizing a new App.
Ensure you have one of the apps OAuth redirect url set to http://localhost:8080/callback
? Enter your app's Client ID: ****
? Enter your app's Client Secret: ******
Open browser to authenticate: https://connect-sandbox.gocardless.com/oauth/authorize?client_id=ABcdRun your first command
Now that gc is authorised to work with your merchant, try some test commands:
You can fetch a list of resources using the list command. For example, to fetch the list of mandates on the connected merchant's account:
$ gc list mandatesThis should return a response similar to:
{
"mandates": [
{
"created_at": "2022-02-15T15:31:56.532Z",
"id": "MD000JB824KAF6",
"links": {
"creditor": "CR00006TSFRA16",
"customer": "CU000JW1H9DV8J",
"customer_bank_account": "BA000JB1YRVSNF"
},
"metadata": {},
"next_possible_charge_date": null,
"payments_require_approval": false,
"reference": "SOMEORGANISA-9M9NT",
"scheme": "faster_payments",
"status": "consumed"
}
],
"meta": {
"cursors": {
"after": null,
"before": null
},
"limit": 50
}
}View the list command reference for a list of resources you can fetch. Also, you can view a list of all commands using the gc help command.
Next Steps
Learn how to test and handle Webhook with the CLI - Handling webhook events
Check out the List of Command References - CLI Command Reference