Message: A single message in a chat, identified by message_id (om_xxx). Supports types: text, post, image, file, audio, video, sticker, interactive (card), share_chat, share_user, merge_forward, etc.
Chat: A group chat or P2P conversation, identified by chat_id (oc_xxx).
Thread: A reply thread under a message, identified by thread_id (om_xxx or omt_xxx).
Reaction: An emoji reaction on a message.
Flag: A bookmark on a message or thread.
Feed Shortcut: A chat pinned to the current user's feed sidebar, identified by feed_card_id (an oc_xxx open_chat_id for CHAT type).
Feed Group: A tag that groups feed cards in the feed list, identified by (ofg_xxx). Members are feed cards, each identified by + . Two types: (members managed explicitly) and (members auto-derived from rules).
--as user means user identity and uses user_access_token. Calls run as the authorized end user, so permissions depend on both the app scopes and that user's own access to the target chat/message/resource.
--as bot means bot identity and uses tenant_access_token. Calls run as the app bot, so behavior depends on the bot's membership, app visibility, availability range, and bot-specific scopes.
If an IM API says it supports both user and bot, the token type changes who the operator is. The same API can succeed with one identity and fail with the other because owner/admin status, chat membership, tenant boundary, or app availability are checked against the current caller.
Sender Name Resolution
When fetching messages (+chat-messages-list, +threads-messages-list, +messages-mget, +messages-search), the CLI shows a display name for both user and bot senders:
Server-provided name: the read APIs return sender_name (plus the full-i18n sender_i18n_names map) on each message sender; the CLI surfaces it as the sender's name for users and bots alike. No name lookup and no extra permission are needed — no contact scope and no application:bot.basic_info:read.
Fallback to id: when the server does not provide a name, the sender is shown by its id and the command still exits 0. There is no contact-directory fallback.
The raw sender_name is not duplicated in output (its value is in name); the full sender_i18n_names map (all locales) is preserved for consumers that need a specific language, alongside an optional open_bot_id (ou_) for bot senders aligned with the message-receive event channel. System messages (msg_type: system) have no sender name — that is normal, not an error.
The four message-pulling shortcuts (+messages-mget, +chat-messages-list, +messages-search, +threads-messages-list) automatically attach a reactions block and (for edited messages) update_time to each returned message — no separate im.reactions.batch_query call is needed. Pass --no-reactions to opt out. For the full contract (output shape, the im:message.reactions:read scope requirement, and the "missing field ≠ fetch failure" data rules), read references/lark-im-message-enrichment.md.
+chat-messages-list, +messages-mget, and +threads-messages-list accept --download-resources (off by default — no resources block and no extra requests when omitted). When set, eligible message resources (image/file/audio/video/media + post-embedded; stickers excluded) are downloaded into ./lark-im-resources/ and each message gains a resources array of {message_id, key, type, local_path, size_bytes}. Downloads are deduped by (message_id, file_key), run with bounded concurrency, and isolate single-resource failures (error: true + stderr warning). Scope: requires im:message:readonly (already declared by the listing commands — no extra scope); works under both user and bot identity. For one-off downloads use +messages-resources-download. Full contract: references/lark-im-message-enrichment.md.
Card Messages (Interactive)
Before sending or replying with any interactive card (+messages-send / +messages-reply), you MUST read references/card/lark-im-card-create.md and follow its workflow. The card JSON passed to --msg-type interactive --content must be the output of that workflow — never hand-write or copy a card payload.
Card messages (interactive type) are not yet supported for compact conversion in event subscriptions. The raw event data will be returned instead, with a hint printed to stderr.
--audio sends a voice message and supports only Opus audio files, for example .opus files or Ogg Opus (.ogg) files. For mp3, wav, or other non-Opus audio, either convert to .opus first and keep using --audio, or send the original file as an attachment with --file.
Sending Doc Content as a Message
When sending content fetched from a Lark doc as a message, fetch the doc with --doc-format im-markdown, then send it as a message using the --markdown format. The fetched content is already in markdown; in any content-forwarding scenario, keep the fetched original text and send it in the --markdown format. Note: if the doc contains a cite tag with type="user", keep it as-is and do not strip the tag.
List chats the current user/bot is a member of; defaults to groups; pass --types=p2p,group to include p2p single chats (user-only); user/bot; supports sorting, pagination, --exclude-muted (user-only)
List members of a chat; returns separate users[] / bots[] buckets; callable as user or bot; --member-types filters which kinds to return; --page-all pagination; surfaces truncations[] when the server caps a bucket
Search visible group chats by --query keyword and/or --member-ids; user/bot; e.g. look up chat_id by group name; supports type filters, sorting, pagination, and --exclude-muted (user identity only)
Download images/files from a message; user/bot; supports automatic chunked download for large files (8MB chunks), auto-detects file extension from Content-Type
Search messages across chats (supports keyword, sender, time range filters) with user identity; user-only; filters by chat/sender/attachment/time, supports auto-pagination via --page-all / --page-limit, enriches results via batched mget and chats batch_query
Create a bookmark on a message; user-only; defaults to message-layer flag; use --flag-type feed for feed-layer flag (item_type auto-detected from chat mode)
Cancel (remove) a bookmark. When no --flag-type is given, best-effort double-cancel: removes message layer and (when chat_type is determinable) feed layer
List bookmarks; user-only; auto-enriches feed-type thread entries with message content; --page-all is capped by --page-limit (default 20, max 1000), and has_more=true means the result is incomplete
Add chats to the user's feed shortcuts; user-only; oc_xxx chat IDs only; batch up to 10 per call; --head/--tail controls insertion order; partial failures return an ok:false ledger
Remove chats from the user's feed shortcuts; user-only; batch up to 10 per call; removing an absent shortcut is idempotent success; real per-item failures return an ok:false ledger
List one page of the user's feed shortcuts; user-only; omit --page-token for the first page; default output enriches CHAT entries under detail; pass --no-detail to skip the extra lookup and im:chat:read scope
Look up specific feed cards in a feed group (tag) by ID; user-only; enriches each item with chat_name resolved from feed_id
API Resources
lark-cli schema im.<resource>.<method> # 调用 API 前必须先查看参数结构
lark-cli im <resource> <method> [flags] # 调用 API
重要：使用原生 API 时，必须先运行 schema 查看 --data / --params 参数结构，不要猜测字段格式。
chats
create — 创建群。Identity: bot only (tenant_access_token).
get — 获取群信息。Identity: supports user and bot; the caller must be in the target chat to get full details, and must belong to the same tenant for internal chats.
link — 获取群分享链接。Identity: supports user and bot; the caller must be in the target chat, must be an owner or admin when chat sharing is restricted to owners/admins, and must belong to the same tenant for internal chats.
update — 更新群信息。Identity: supports user and bot.
chat.members
create — 将用户或机器人拉入群聊。Identity: supports user and bot; the caller must be in the target chat; for bot calls, added users must be within the app's availability; for internal chats the operator must belong to the same tenant; if only owners/admins can add members, the caller must be an owner/admin, or a chat-creator bot with im:chat:operate_as_owner.
delete — 将用户或机器人移出群聊。Identity: supports user and bot; only group owner, admin, or creator bot can remove others; max 50 users or 5 bots per request.
chat.user_setting
batch_query — 批量查询当前用户在群内的个人偏好设置 (e.g. is_muted mutes normal messages, is_mute_at_all mutes @all messages); up to 10 chats per request. Identity: user only (user_access_token); the caller must be in each target chat.
batch_update — 批量更新当前用户在群内的个人偏好设置 (e.g. is_muted mutes normal messages, is_mute_at_all mutes @all messages); up to 10 chats per request. Identity: user only (user_access_token); the caller must be in each target chat.
chat.nickname
get — 获取自己的群昵称。Get your own nickname in the chat (self-only). Identity: user only (user_access_token); returns an empty string when no nickname is set.
update — 设置自己的群昵称。Set or update your own nickname in the chat (self-only). Identity: user only (user_access_token); nickname must be a non-empty string (max 300 bytes). Use DELETE to clear it.
delete — 清空自己的群昵称。Clear your own nickname in the chat (self-only). Identity: user only (user_access_token).
chat.managers
add_managers — 指定群管理员。Identity: supports user and bot; only the group owner can add managers; max 10 managers per chat (20 for super-large chats), and at most 5 bots per request.
delete_managers — 删除群管理员。Identity: supports user and bot; only the group owner can remove managers; max 50 users or 5 bots per request.
chat.moderation
get — 获取群成员发言权限。Identity: supports user and bot; the caller must be in the target chat and belong to the same tenant.
update — 更新群发言权限。Identity: supports user and bot; only the group owner (or creator bot with im:chat:operate_as_owner) can update; the caller must be in the chat.
messages
delete — 撤回消息。Identity: supports user and bot; for bot calls, the bot must be in the chat to revoke group messages; to revoke another user's group message, the bot must be the owner, an admin, or the creator; for user P2P recalls, the target user must be within the bot's availability.
forward — 转发消息。Identity: supports user and bot.
merge_forward — 合并转发消息。Identity: bot only (tenant_access_token).
read_users — 查询消息已读信息。Identity: bot only (tenant_access_token); the bot must be in the chat, and can only query read status for messages it sent within the last 7 days.
urgent_app — 发送应用内加急。Identity: bot only (tenant_access_token); the bot must be the message sender and must be in the conversation that contains the message.
urgent_phone — 发送电话加急。Identity: bot only (tenant_access_token); the bot must be the message sender and must be in the conversation that contains the message.
urgent_sms — 发送短信加急。Identity: bot only (tenant_access_token); the bot must be the message sender and must be in the conversation that contains the message.
reactions
batch_query — 批量获取消息表情。Identity: supports user and bot.Must-read
create — 添加消息表情回复。Identity: supports user and bot; the caller must be in the conversation that contains the message.Must-read
delete — 删除消息表情回复。Identity: supports user and bot; the caller must be in the conversation that contains the message, and can only delete reactions added by itself.Must-read
list — 获取消息表情回复。Identity: supports user and bot; the caller must be in the conversation that contains the message.Must-read
threads
forward — 转发话题。Identity: supports user and bot.
images
create — 上传图片。Identity: bot only (tenant_access_token).
pins
create — Pin 消息。Identity: supports user and bot.
delete — 移除 Pin 消息。Identity: supports user and bot.
list — 获取群内 Pin 消息。Identity: supports user and bot.
feed.groups
batch_add_item — Batch add feed cards to a feed group. Identity: user only (user_access_token).Must-read
batch_query — Batch query feed groups. Identity: user only (user_access_token).Must-read
batch_remove_item — Batch remove feed cards from a feed group. Identity: user only (user_access_token).Must-read
create — Create a feed group. Identity: user only (user_access_token).Must-read
delete — Delete a feed group. Identity: user only (user_access_token).Must-read
update — Update a feed group. Identity: user only (user_access_token).Must-read
