> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.mindee.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.mindee.com/v1/integration/php-sdk/php-cli.md).

# Command Line Interface

## Command Line Interface

### Command Line Usage

The CLI tool is provided mainly for quick tests and debugging.

#### General help

```shell
./mindee generated --help
```

> Note: Due to the limited-nature of most PHP CLI tools, the help sections aren't customized for each command.

#### Example parse command for Off-the-Shelf document

```shell
./mindee invoice -k xxxxxxx /path/to/invoice.pdf
```

#### Works with environment variables

```shell
export MINDEE_API_KEY=xxxxxx
./mindee invoice /path/to/invoice.pdf
```

#### Example parse command for a generated document (DocTI)

```shell
./mindee generated -a pikachu -k xxxxxxx pokemon_card /path/to/card.jpg -A
```

#### Example async parse command

```shell
./mindee invoice-splitter path/to/the/invoice.pdf -A
```

> Note: the `-A` can be omitted on products which do not support synchronous mode.

```shell
./mindee invoice-splitter path/to/the/invoice.pdf -A
```

#### \[DEPRECATED] Example parse command for a custom document (API Builder)

```shell
./mindee custom -a pikachu -k xxxxxxx pokemon_card /path/to/card.jpg
```

#### Full parsed output

```shell
./mindee invoice -k xxxxxxx /path/to/invoice.pdf -o raw
```

#### Running the script through php

A helper script allows you to start the command directly:

```shell
php bin/cli.php
```

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