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 The OpenAPI 3 schema for the exposed API can be found inside the source tree: [openapi.yaml](https://github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/tree/master/api/schema/openapi.yaml "OpenAPI 3 specs").
 
+A sample cli client for the REST API can be find inside the source tree: [scripts](https://github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/tree/master/scripts "scripts") directory.
+
 ## Logs
 
 Inside the log file each line is a JSON struct, each struct has a `sender` fields that identify the log type.
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+## REST API CLI client
+
+`sftpgo_api_cli.py` is a very simple command line client for `SFTPGo` REST API written in python. It requires python3 and the python HTTP library [Requests](https://2.python-requests.org/en/master/ "Requests") to run.
+
+You can see the usage with the following command:
+
+```
+python sftpgo_api_cli.py --help
+```
+
+Basically there is a subcommand for each REST API and a two global arguments 
+ - `debug`, default disabled, print useful debug info.
+ - `base_url`, default `http://127.0.0.1:8080`. Base URL for SFTPGo REST API 
+
+For each subcommand `--help` shows the required arguments, try for example:
+
+```python sftpgo_api_cli.py add_user --help```
+
+Let's a sample usage for each REST API.
+
+### Add user
+
+Command:
+
+```
+python sftpgo_api_cli.py add_user test_username --password "test_pwd" --home_dir="/tmp/test_home_dir" --uid 33 --gid 1000 --max_sessions 2 --quota_size 0 --quota_files 3 --permissions "list" "download" "upload" "delete" "rename" "create_dirs" --upload_bandwidth 100 --download_bandwidth 60
+```
+
+Output:
+
+```json
+{
+  "id": 5140,
+  "username": "test_username",
+  "home_dir": "/tmp/test_home_dir",
+  "uid": 33,
+  "gid": 1000,
+  "max_sessions": 2,
+  "quota_size": 0,
+  "quota_files": 3,
+  "permissions": [
+    "list",
+    "download",
+    "upload",
+    "delete",
+    "rename",
+    "create_dirs"
+  ],
+  "used_quota_size": 0,
+  "used_quota_files": 0,
+  "last_quota_update": 0,
+  "upload_bandwidth": 100,
+  "download_bandwidth": 60
+}
+```
+
+### Update user
+
+Command:
+
+```
+python sftpgo_api_cli.py update_user 5140 test_username --password "test_pwd" --home_dir="/tmp/test_home_dir" --uid 0 --gid 33 --max_sessions 2 --quota_size 0 --quota_files 4 --permissions "*" --upload_bandwidth 90 --download_bandwidth 80
+```
+
+Output:
+
+```json
+{
+  "error": "",
+  "message": "User updated",
+  "status": 200
+}
+```
+
+### Get user by id
+
+Command:
+
+```
+python sftpgo_api_cli.py get_user_by_id 5140
+```
+
+Output:
+
+```json
+{
+  "id": 5140,
+  "username": "test_username",
+  "home_dir": "/tmp/test_home_dir",
+  "uid": 0,
+  "gid": 33,
+  "max_sessions": 2,
+  "quota_size": 0,
+  "quota_files": 4,
+  "permissions": [
+    "*"
+  ],
+  "used_quota_size": 0,
+  "used_quota_files": 0,
+  "last_quota_update": 0,
+  "upload_bandwidth": 90,
+  "download_bandwidth": 80
+}
+```
+
+### Get users
+
+Command:
+
+```
+python sftpgo_api_cli.py get_users --limit 1 --offset 0 --username test_username --order DESC
+```
+
+Output:
+
+```json
+[
+  {
+    "id": 5140,
+    "username": "test_username",
+    "home_dir": "/tmp/test_home_dir",
+    "uid": 0,
+    "gid": 33,
+    "max_sessions": 2,
+    "quota_size": 0,
+    "quota_files": 4,
+    "permissions": [
+      "*"
+    ],
+    "used_quota_size": 0,
+    "used_quota_files": 0,
+    "last_quota_update": 0,
+    "upload_bandwidth": 90,
+    "download_bandwidth": 80
+  }
+]
+```
+
+### Get SFTP connections
+
+Command:
+
+```
+python sftpgo_api_cli.py get_sftp_connections
+```
+
+Output:
+
+```json
+[
+  {
+    "username": "test_username",
+    "connection_id": "76a11b22260ee4249328df28bef34dc64c70f7c097db52159fc24049eeb0e32c",
+    "client_version": "SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_8.0",
+    "remote_address": "127.0.0.1:41622",
+    "connection_time": 1564696137971,
+    "last_activity": 1564696159605,
+    "active_transfers": [
+      {
+        "operation_type": "upload",
+        "start_time": 1564696149783,
+        "size": 1146880,
+        "last_activity": 1564696159605
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+]
+```
+
+### Close SFTP connection
+
+Command:
+
+```
+python sftpgo_api_cli.py close_sftp_connection 76a11b22260ee4249328df28bef34dc64c70f7c097db52159fc24049eeb0e32c
+```
+
+Output:
+
+```json
+{
+  "error": "",
+  "message": "Connection closed",
+  "status": 200
+}
+```
+
+### Get quota scans
+
+Command:
+
+```
+python sftpgo_api_cli.py get_quota_scans
+```
+
+### Start quota scan
+
+Command:
+
+```
+python sftpgo_api_cli.py start_quota_scan test_username
+```
+
+### Delete user
+
+Command:
+
+```
+python sftpgo_api_cli.py delete_user 5140
+```
+
+Output:
+
+```json
+{
+  "error": "",
+  "message": "User deleted",
+  "status": 200
+}
+```
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import argparse
+import json
+
+import requests
+
+import urllib.parse as urlparse
+
+
+class SFTPGoApiRequests:
+
+	def __init__(self, debug, baseUrl):
+		self.userPath = urlparse.urljoin(baseUrl, "/api/v1/user")
+		self.quotaScanPath = urlparse.urljoin(baseUrl, "/api/v1/quota_scan")
+		self.activeConnectionsPath = urlparse.urljoin(baseUrl, "/api/v1/sftp_connection")
+		self.debug = debug
+
+	def formatAsJSON(self, text):
+		if not text:
+			return ""
+		return json.dumps(json.loads(text), indent=2)
+
+	def printResponse(self, r):
+		if "content-type" in r.headers and "application/json" in r.headers["content-type"]:
+			if self.debug:
+				print("executed request: {} {} - status code: {} request body: {}".format(
+					r.request.method, r.url, r.status_code, self.formatAsJSON(r.request.body)))
+				print("got response, status code: {} body:".format(r.status_code))
+			print(self.formatAsJSON(r.text))
+		else:
+			print(r.text)
+
+	def buildUserObject(self, user_id=0, username="", password="", public_key="", home_dir="", uid=0,
+					gid=0, max_sessions=0, quota_size=0, quota_files=0, permissions=[], upload_bandwidth=0,
+					download_bandwidth=0):
+		user = {"id":user_id, "username":username, "home_dir":home_dir, "uid":uid, "gid":gid,
+			"max_sessions":max_sessions, "quota_size":quota_size, "quota_files":quota_files,
+			"permissions":permissions, "upload_bandwidth":upload_bandwidth,
+			"download_bandwidth":download_bandwidth}
+		if password:
+			user.update({"password":password})
+		if public_key:
+			user.update({"public_key":public_key})
+		return user
+
+	def getUsers(self, limit=100, offset=0, order="ASC", username=""):
+		r = requests.get(self.userPath, params={"limit":limit, "offset":offset, "order":order,
+											"username":username})
+		self.printResponse(r)
+
+	def getUserByID(self, user_id):
+		r = requests.get(urlparse.urljoin(self.userPath, "user/" + str(user_id)))
+		self.printResponse(r)
+
+	def addUser(self, username="", password="", public_key="", home_dir="", uid=0, gid=0, max_sessions=0,
+		quota_size=0, quota_files=0, permissions=[], upload_bandwidth=0, download_bandwidth=0):
+		u = self.buildUserObject(0, username, password, public_key, home_dir, uid, gid, max_sessions,
+			quota_size, quota_files, permissions, upload_bandwidth, download_bandwidth)
+		r = requests.post(self.userPath, json=u)
+		self.printResponse(r)
+
+	def updateUser(self, user_id, username="", password="", public_key="", home_dir="", uid=0, gid=0,
+				max_sessions=0, quota_size=0, quota_files=0, permissions=[], upload_bandwidth=0,
+				download_bandwidth=0):
+		u = self.buildUserObject(user_id, username, password, public_key, home_dir, uid, gid, max_sessions,
+			quota_size, quota_files, permissions, upload_bandwidth, download_bandwidth)
+		r = requests.put(urlparse.urljoin(self.userPath, "user/" + str(user_id)), json=u)
+		self.printResponse(r)
+
+	def deleteUser(self, user_id):
+		r = requests.delete(urlparse.urljoin(self.userPath, "user/" + str(user_id)))
+		self.printResponse(r)
+
+	def getSFTPConnections(self):
+		r = requests.get(self.activeConnectionsPath)
+		self.printResponse(r)
+
+	def closeSFTPConnection(self, connectionID):
+		r = requests.delete(urlparse.urljoin(self.userPath, "sftp_connection/" + str(connectionID)))
+		self.printResponse(r)
+
+	def getQuotaScans(self):
+		r = requests.get(self.quotaScanPath)
+		self.printResponse(r)
+
+	def startQuotaScan(self, username):
+		u = self.buildUserObject(0, username)
+		r = requests.post(self.quotaScanPath, json=u)
+		self.printResponse(r)
+
+
+def addCommonUserArguments(parser):
+	parser.add_argument('username', type=str)
+	parser.add_argument('--password', type=str, default="", help="default: %(default)s")
+	parser.add_argument('--public_key', type=str, nargs='+', default=[], help="default: %(default)s")
+	parser.add_argument('--home_dir', type=str, default="", help="default: %(default)s")
+	parser.add_argument('--uid', type=int, default=0, help="default: %(default)s")
+	parser.add_argument('--gid', type=int, default=0, help="default: %(default)s")
+	parser.add_argument('--max_sessions', type=int, default=0, help="default: %(default)s")
+	parser.add_argument('--quota_size', type=int, default=0, help="default: %(default)s")
+	parser.add_argument('--quota_files', type=int, default=0, help="default: %(default)s")
+	parser.add_argument('--permissions', type=str, nargs='+', default=[],
+					choices=['*', 'list', 'download', 'upload', 'delete', 'rename', 'create_dirs',
+							'create_symlinks'], help="default: %(default)s")
+	parser.add_argument('--upload_bandwidth', type=int, default=0, help="default: %(default)s")
+	parser.add_argument('--download_bandwidth', type=int, default=0, help="default: %(default)s")
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+	parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(formatter_class=argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter)
+	parser.add_argument("--base_url", type=str, default="http://127.0.0.1:8080",
+					help="Base URL for SFTPGo REST API. Default: %(default)s")
+	parser.add_argument("--debug", dest='debug', action='store_true')
+	parser.set_defaults(debug=False)
+
+	subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(dest="command", help='sub-command --help')
+	subparsers.required = True
+
+	parserAddUser = subparsers.add_parser("add_user", help="Adds a new SFTP user")
+	addCommonUserArguments(parserAddUser)
+
+	parserUpdateUser = subparsers.add_parser("update_user", help="Update an existing user")
+	parserUpdateUser.add_argument('id', type=int)
+	addCommonUserArguments(parserUpdateUser)
+
+	parserDeleteUser = subparsers.add_parser("delete_user", help="Delete an existing user")
+	parserDeleteUser.add_argument('id', type=int)
+
+	parserGetUsers = subparsers.add_parser("get_users", help="Returns an array with one or more SFTP users")
+	parserGetUsers.add_argument('--limit', type=int, default=100, help="default: %(default)s")
+	parserGetUsers.add_argument('--offset', type=int, default=0, help="default: %(default)s")
+	parserGetUsers.add_argument('--username', type=str, default="", help="default: %(default)s")
+	parserGetUsers.add_argument('--order', type=str, choices=['ASC', 'DESC'], default='ASC',
+							help="default: %(default)s")
+
+	parserGetUserByID = subparsers.add_parser("get_user_by_id", help="Find user by ID")
+	parserGetUserByID.add_argument('id', type=int)
+
+	parserGetSFTPConnections = subparsers.add_parser("get_sftp_connections", help="Get the active sftp users and info about their uploads/downloads")
+
+	parserCloseSFTPConnection = subparsers.add_parser("close_sftp_connection", help="Terminate an active SFTP connection")
+	parserCloseSFTPConnection.add_argument("connectionID", type=str)
+
+	parserGetQuotaScans = subparsers.add_parser("get_quota_scans", help="Get the active quota scans")
+
+	parserStartQuotaScans = subparsers.add_parser("start_quota_scan", help="Start a new quota scan")
+	addCommonUserArguments(parserStartQuotaScans)
+
+	args = parser.parse_args()
+
+	api = SFTPGoApiRequests(args.debug, args.base_url)
+
+	if args.command == "add_user":
+		api.addUser(args.username, args.password, args.public_key, args.home_dir,
+					args.uid, args.gid, args.max_sessions, args.quota_size, args.quota_files,
+					args.permissions, args.upload_bandwidth, args.download_bandwidth)
+	elif args.command == "update_user":
+		api.updateUser(args.id, args.username, args.password, args.public_key, args.home_dir,
+					args.uid, args.gid, args.max_sessions, args.quota_size, args.quota_files,
+					args.permissions, args.upload_bandwidth, args.download_bandwidth)
+	elif args.command == "delete_user":
+		api.deleteUser(args.id)
+	elif args.command == "get_users":
+		api.getUsers(args.limit, args.offset, args.order, args.username)
+	elif args.command == "get_user_by_id":
+		api.getUserByID(args.id)
+	elif args.command == "get_sftp_connections":
+		api.getSFTPConnections()
+	elif args.command == "close_sftp_connection":
+		api.closeSFTPConnection(args.connectionID)
+	elif args.command == "get_quota_scans":
+		api.getQuotaScans()
+	elif args.command == "start_quota_scan":
+		api.startQuotaScan(args.username)
+