NAME

hledger-api - web API server for the hledger accounting tool

SYNOPSIS

hledger-api [OPTIONS]
hledger api -- [OPTIONS]

DESCRIPTION

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hledger-api is a simple web API server, intended to support client-side web apps operating on hledger data. It comes with a series of simple client-side app examples, which drive its evolution.

Like hledger, it reads files For more about this see hledger(1), hledger_journal(5) etc.

The server listens on IP address 127.0.0.1, accessible only to local requests, by default. You can change this with --host, eg --host 0.0.0.0 to listen on all addresses. Note there is no other access control, so you will need to hide hledger-api behind an authenticating proxy if you want to restrict access. You can change the TCP port (default: 8001) with -p PORT.

If invoked as hledger-api --swagger, instead of starting a server the API docs will be printed in Swagger 2.0 format.

OPTIONS

Note: if invoking hledger-api as a hledger subcommand, write -- before options as shown above.

-f --file=FILE: use a different input file. For stdin, use - (default: $LEDGER_FILE or $HOME/.hledger.journal)
-d --static-dir=DIR: serve files from a different directory (default: .)
--host=IPADDR: listen on this IP address (default: 127.0.0.1)
-p --port=PORT: listen on this TCP port (default: 8001)
--swagger: print API docs in Swagger 2.0 format, and exit
--version: show version
-h: show usage
--help: show manual as plain text
--man: show manual with man
--info: show manual with info

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ENVIRONMENT

LEDGER_FILE

FILES

Reads files

BUGS

The need to precede options with -- when invoked from hledger is awkward.

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