SuiteCloud Command Line Interface (CLI) for Node.js is a SuiteCloud SDK tool to manage SuiteCloud project components and validate and deploy projects to your account.
CLI for Node.js is an interactive tool that guides you through all the steps of the communication between your local project and your account.
The following software is required to work with SuiteCloud CLI for Node.js:
- Node.js version 14.16.0 LTS
- Oracle JDK version 11
Read the full list of prerequisites in NetSuite's Help Center.
Although you may have access to older versions of CLI for Node.js, only the versions in this section are officially supported.
Each version of CLI for Node.js in NPM works optimally with a specific NetSuite version. To check the equivalence among versions, see the following table:
| Version in NPM | Version in NetSuite |
|---|---|
| 1.2.X | 2021.1 |
| 1.1.X | 2020.2 |
| 1.0.X | 2020.1 |
Since CLI for Node.js is a development tool, use a global instance to install it by running the following command:
npm install -g @oracle/suitecloud-cli
CLI for Node.js is available from within any directory by running suitecloud.
CLI for Node.js uses the following syntax:
suitecloud <command> <option> <argument>
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
account:manageauth |
Manages authentication IDs (authid) for all your projects. |
account:savetoken |
Saves a TBA token that you issued previously in NetSuite. |
account:setup |
Sets up an account to use with the SuiteCloud CLI for Node.js. |
config:proxy |
Configures a proxy server. |
file:import |
Imports files from an account to your account customization project. |
file:list |
Lists the files in the File Cabinet of your account. |
file:upload |
Uploads files from your project to an account. |
object:import |
Imports custom objects from an account to your SuiteCloud project. |
object:list |
Lists the custom objects deployed in an account. |
object:update |
Overwrite the custom objects in the project with the custom objects in an account. |
project:adddependencies |
Adds missing dependencies to the manifest file. |
project:create |
Creates a SuiteCloud project, either a SuiteApp or an account customization project (ACP). |
project:deploy |
Deploys the folder containing the project. |
project:package |
Generates a ZIP file from your project, respecting the structure specified in the deploy.xml file, and applying local validation. |
project:validate |
Validates the folder containing the SuiteCloud project. |
suitecommerce:localserver |
Generates a local server of your SuiteCommerce extensions and themes. |
To check the help for a specific command, run the following command:
suitecloud {command} -h
Read the detailed documentation for all the commands in NetSuite's Help Center.
🎞 To see how to install and set up CLI for Node.js, watch the following video:
Create a new project in an empty folder by running the following command:
suitecloud project:create -i
After you create a project, configure a NetSuite account, by running the following command within the project folder:
suitecloud account:setup
To read the 2021.1 NetSuite's release notes and documentation, check the following sections of NetSuite's Help Center:
- Read the latest updates under SuiteCloud SDK in the Weekly Update section.
- Read the release notes for NetSuite 2021.1 in SuiteCloud CLI for Node.js Release Notes.
- Read the CLI for Node.js documentation in NetSuite's Help Center.
SuiteCloud CLI for Node.js is an open source project. Pull Requests are currently not being accepted. See CONTRIBUTING for details.
Copyright (c) 2021 Oracle and/or its affiliates The Universal Permissive License (UPL), Version 1.0.

