Overview

exactcli is a command-line interface for the Exact Online REST API. It gives raw, host-locked access to every resource of the API, with OData filters and paging, plus typed commands for the work of a bookkeeper: entries, invoices, orders, master data, payments and collections.

exactcli is not affiliated with Exact. Exact Online is a trademark of Exact Group B.V.

Three ways to reach the API

• Typed commands know the accounting fields. They take codes instead of GUIDs, show readable columns and validate what they send. Example: exactcli sales-entry create --customer 1001 --journal 700 --line 700000:1350:Consulting.
• Generic commands reach any resource of the built-in catalogue: list, get, create, update, delete, lookup, upsert, sync and backup. The writes are validated against the catalogue too.
• The raw api command sends any request to your Exact Online host and prints the answer as it came.

Built for scripts and agents

• JSON when the output is piped, a table in a terminal, and --output yaml|csv.
• A --jq filter on every command.
• Exit codes a script can trust: 64 usage, 65 data, 69 unavailable, 75 rate limit, 77 authentication or a closed write gate, 78 configuration.
• An MCP server (exactcli mcp) that exposes the reads as tools for Claude and other agents, read-only by default.

Safe by default

Nothing is written without --allow-writes, and a delete also needs --yes. A profile can be read-only, or allowed to write to a list of divisions only. Read Safe writes before you write to a live administration.

Next steps

1. Install exactcli.
2. Sign in to Exact Online.
3. Choose a profile and a division.