Monta CLI
Command-line interface for the Monta Partner API. Every Partner API endpoint is available as a CLI command, dynamically generated from the OpenAPI spec.
Why Use the CLI?
- Script and automate — bulk operations, scheduled reports, CI/CD pipelines
- Explore the API interactively — faster than Postman for quick lookups
- Multiple output formats — JSON, table, CSV, and raw for piping to
jq - Multi-profile auth — switch between production, staging, and test environments
- LLM-friendly — structured output for AI agents to call via bash
- Always up-to-date — commands generated from the live OpenAPI spec
Installation
Option 1: Global install (recommended)
npm install -g @monta-api/cli
monta --help
Option 2: npx (no install)
npx @monta-api/cli charge-points list --help
Option 3: Launcher script (no npm needed)
Download the launcher script — it downloads and caches the CLI bundle, auto-updating every 24 hours.
macOS / Linux:
curl -o monta-cli.sh https://partner-api-mcp.monta.app/scripts/monta-cli.sh
chmod +x monta-cli.sh
./monta-cli.sh --help
Windows:
curl -o monta-cli.bat https://partner-api-mcp.monta.app/scripts/monta-cli.bat
monta-cli.bat --help
Quick Start
You'll need Monta Partner API credentials — create them in Monta Hub (how to set up API keys).
# 1. Store your credentials
monta --client-id YOUR_ID --client-secret YOUR_SECRET auth login
# 2. Verify authentication
monta auth whoami
# 3. List your charge points
monta charge-points list
# 4. Get a specific charge point
monta charge-points get 12345
# 5. Try table output
monta charge-points list -o table
Or use environment variables:
export MONTA_CLIENT_ID=your_client_id
export MONTA_CLIENT_SECRET=your_client_secret
monta charges list
Output Formats
| Format | Flag | Use case |
|---|---|---|
json |
-o json |
Default. Pretty-printed JSON |
raw |
-o raw |
Compact JSON for piping to jq or LLMs |
table |
-o table |
Human-readable ASCII table |
csv |
-o csv |
Export to spreadsheets |
Full Reference
For complete command documentation, authentication details, profiles, and CI/CD examples, see the @monta-api/cli package on npm — the full CLI reference (CLI.md) ships with the package.