Introduction
# Supabase CLI
Interact with Supabase projects: queries, CRUD, vector search, and table management.
## Setup
```bash # Required export SUPABASE_URL="https://yourproject.supabase.co" export SUPABASE_SERVICE_KEY="eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIs..."
# Optional: for management API export SUPABASE_ACCESS_TOKEN="sbp_xxxxx" ```
## Quick Commands
```bash # SQL query {baseDir}/scripts/supabase.sh query "SELECT * FROM users LIMIT 5"
# Insert data {baseDir}/scripts/supabase.sh insert users '{"name": "John", "email": "[email protected]"}'
# Select with filters {baseDir}/scripts/supabase.sh select users --eq "status:active" --limit 10
# Update {baseDir}/scripts/supabase.sh update users '{"status": "inactive"}' --eq "id:123"
# Delete {baseDir}/scripts/supabase.sh delete users --eq "id:123"
# Vector similarity search {baseDir}/scripts/supabase.sh vector-search documents "search query" --match-fn match_documents --limit 5
# List tables {baseDir}/scripts/supabase.sh tables
# Describe table {baseDir}/scripts/supabase.sh describe users ```
## Commands Reference
### query - Run raw SQL
```bash {baseDir}/scripts/supabase.sh query "<SQL>"
# Examples {baseDir}/scripts/supabase.sh query "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM users" {baseDir}/scripts/supabase.sh query "CREATE TABLE items (id serial primary key, name text)" {baseDir}/scripts/supabase.sh query "SELECT * FROM users WHERE created_at > '2024-01-01'" ```
### select - Query table with filters
```bash {baseDir}/scripts/supabase.sh select <table> [options]
Options: --columns <cols> Comma-separated columns (default: *) --eq <col:val> Equal filter (can use multiple) --neq <col:val> Not equal filter --gt <col:val> Greater than --lt <col:val> Less than --like <col:val> Pattern match (use % for wildcard) --limit <n> Limit results --offset <n> Offset results --order <col> Order by column --desc Descending order
# Examples {baseDir}/scripts/supabase.sh select users --eq "status:active" --limit 10 {baseDir}/scripts/supabase.sh select posts --columns "id,title,created_at" --order created_at --desc {baseDir}/scripts/supabase.sh select products --gt "price:100" --lt "price:500" ```
### insert - Insert row(s)
```bash {baseDir}/scripts/supabase.sh insert <table> '<json>'
# Single row {baseDir}/scripts/supabase.sh insert users '{"name": "Alice", "email": "[email protected]"}'
# Multiple rows {baseDir}/scripts/supabase.sh insert users '[{"name": "Bob"}, {"name": "Carol"}]' ```
### update - Update rows
```bash {baseDir}/scripts/supabase.sh update <table> '<json>' --eq <col:val>
# Example {baseDir}/scripts/supabase.sh update users '{"status": "inactive"}' --eq "id:123" {baseDir}/scripts/supabase.sh update posts '{"published": true}' --eq "author_id:5" ```
### upsert - Insert or update
```bash {baseDir}/scripts/supabase.sh upsert <table> '<json>'
# Example (requires unique constraint) {baseDir}/scripts/supabase.sh upsert users '{"id": 1, "name": "Updated Name"}' ```
### delete - Delete rows
```bash {baseDir}/scripts/supabase.sh delete <table> --eq <col:val>
# Example {baseDir}/scripts/supabase.sh delete sessions --lt "expires_at:2024-01-01" ```
### vector-search - Similarity search with pgvector
```bash {baseDir}/scripts/supabase.sh vector-search <table> "<query>" [options]
Options: --match-fn <name> RPC function name (default: match_<table>) --limit <n> Number of results (default: 5) --threshold <n> Similarity threshold 0-1 (default: 0.5) --embedding-model <m> Model for query embedding (default: uses OpenAI)
# Example {baseDir}/scripts/supabase.sh vector-search documents "How to set up authentication" --limit 10
# Requires a match function like: # CREATE FUNCTION match_documents(query_embedding vector(1536), match_threshold float, match_count int) ```
### tables - List all tables
```bash {baseDir}/scripts/supabase.sh tables ```
### describe - Show table schema
```bash {baseDir}/scripts/supabase.sh describe <table> ```
### rpc - Call stored procedure
```bash {baseDir}/scripts/supabase.sh rpc <function_name> '<json_params>'
# Example {baseDir}/scripts/supabase.sh rpc get_user_stats '{"user_id": 123}' ```
## Vector Search Setup
### 1. Enable pgvector extension
```sql CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS vector; ```
### 2. Create table with embedding column
```sql CREATE TABLE documents ( id bigserial PRIMARY KEY, content text, metadata jsonb, embedding vector(1536) ); ```
### 3. Create similarity search function
```sql CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION match_documents( query_embedding vector(1536), match_threshold float DEFAULT 0.5, match_count int DEFAULT 5 ) RETURNS TABLE ( id bigint, content text, metadata jsonb, similarity float ) LANGUAGE plpgsql AS $$ BEGIN RETURN QUERY SELECT documents.id, documents.content, documents.metadata, 1 - (documents.embedding <=> query_embedding) AS similarity FROM documents WHERE 1 - (documents.embedding <=> query_embedding) > match_threshold ORDER BY documents.embedding <=> query_embedding LIMIT match_count; END; $$; ```
### 4. Create index for performance
```sql CREATE INDEX ON documents USING ivfflat (embedding vector_cosine_ops) WITH (lists = 100); ```
## Environment Variables
| Variable | Required | Description | |----------|----------|-------------| | SUPABASE_URL | Yes | Project URL (https://xxx.supabase.co) | | SUPABASE_SERVICE_KEY | Yes | Service role key (full access) | | SUPABASE_ANON_KEY | No | Anon key (restricted access) | | SUPABASE_ACCESS_TOKEN | No | Management API token | | OPENAI_API_KEY | No | For generating embeddings |
## Notes
- Service role key bypasses RLS (Row Level Security) - Use anon key for client-side/restricted access - Vector search requires pgvector extension - Embeddings default to OpenAI text-embedding-ada-002 (1536 dimensions)