Installation

eledoctl is distributed as a Python command-line tool.

The recommended installation method is uv, especially if you want to install eledoctl as an isolated command-line tool.

Install with uv

If you already have uv installed, install eledoctl with:

uv tool install eledoctl

After installation, verify that the command is available:

eledoctl --help

You should see the list of available commands.

To upgrade to the latest version:

uv tool upgrade eledoctl

This is useful when a new version of the CLI is released.

You can also install eledoctl with pip:

pip install eledoctl

After installation, verify the command:

eledoctl --help

If the command is not found, make sure your Python scripts directory is available in your PATH.

If you want to use eledoctl inside a Python project, install it as a project dependency:

uv add eledoctl

or with pip:

pip install eledoctl

This is useful when your scripts or backend tooling depend on the Python package directly.

Once installed, authenticate with your Eledo account:

eledoctl login

Then list your available templates:

eledoctl templates

You are now ready to generate documents from the command line.

Use eledoctl when you want to generate Eledo documents from:

For example, a scheduled job can generate a PDF every morning using a saved JSON payload:

eledoctl documents generate TEMPLATE_ID \
    --payload-file daily-report.json \
    --output daily-report.pdf

For visual workflow automation, use one of the Eledo integrations such as Make, Zapier, Monday, or n8n.