mc - MailChimp from the command-line

With your MailChimp api key and this gem, you can access a lot of the functionality that you can do through the MailChimp web interface, but all from the command-line. It uses a command/sub-command approach that allows you to quickly find the command you need.

Caching is setup so that you can run the command multiple times without worrying about hitting the MailChimp servers. Caching is based on the api call + parameters used and expires in 24 hours. You can fetch new values by using the --skipcache global option.

Install

    gem install mc

Usage

To see all the commands you can run:

    mc --help

or just:

    mc

You should see something similar to:

NAME
  mc - Command line interface to MailChimp. Eep eep!

SYNOPSIS
  mc [global options] command [command options] [arguments...]

GLOBAL OPTIONS
  --apikey=apikey     - MailChimp API Key (default: none)
  --debug             - Turn on debugging
  --help              - Show this message
  --list=listID       - List to use (default: none)
  --output, -o format - formatted, raw, or awesome (default: none)
  --skipcache         - Do not use cached result
  --version           - Display the program version

COMMANDS
  campaigns  - Campaign related tasks
  ecomm      - Ecomm related actions
  export     - Export
  gallery    - Manage images and documents that are in your account
  help       - Shows a list of commands or help for one command
  helper     - Basic admin funtions
  initconfig - Initialize the config file using current global options
  lists      - View information about lists and subscribers
  reports    - Reports
  search     - Search campaigns and members
  templates  - Manage templates within your account
  users      - Users
  vip        - VIPs

You can get details on specific subcommands by:

    mc help list

With Great Power

With this tool you'll be able to access your account in ways that will bypass confirmations and limits that you'll find within the regular MailChimp web application. So for example, you can unsubscribe users and send campaigns without any conformation using the correct command and parameters. Caching, as mentioned above, is setup to avoid hitting your account too much, but care still needs to be taken. Lastly, before using this tool it is highly recommended that you read the MailChimp API faq and especially note the 'best practices' listed within it.

Config File

To create a config file at ~/.mailchimp you can run:

mc initconfig

You can then edit that file and include any defaults you want to set. I would highly recommend at a minimal including the api key and a default list:

:apikey: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-usx
:default_list: xxxxxxxxxx

Note: once you get your api key you can get the list id by running 'mc list lists'.

Todo

  • Finish supporting all api calls
  • Command-line tab auto-completion
  • Better descriptions and help
  • Complete testing coverage

License

See license.txt file.

Thanks

  • Amro for the easy to use gibbon gem
  • David Copeland's gli command-line gem
  • And of course MailChimp and their sweet API