Syno

Node.js wrapper and CLI for Synology DSM REST API 6.x and 7.x.

See Synology Development Tool.

Installation

npm install syno

For the CLI:

npm install -g syno

Requires Node.js >= 24.0.0

Syno API

• DSM API (SYNO.DSM, SYNO.Core)
• File Station API (SYNO.FileStation)
• Download Station API (SYNO.DownloadStation)
• Audio Station API (SYNO.AudioStation)
• Video Station API (SYNO.VideoStation)
• Video Station DTV API (SYNO.DTV)
• Surveillance Station API (SYNO.SurveillanceStation)
• Synology Photos API (SYNO.Foto, SYNO.FotoTeam) - DSM 7.x only

For detailed parameters and response data, refer to the Synology Developer Tool page.

JavaScript / TypeScript

import { Syno } from 'syno';

const syno = new Syno({
    // Requests protocol: 'http' or 'https' (default: 'http')
    protocol: 'https',
    // DSM host: IP or domain name (default: 'localhost')
    host: 'localhost',
    // DSM port (default: 5000)
    port: 5001,
    // DSM User account (required)
    account: 'my_username',
    // DSM User password (required)
    passwd: 'my_password',
    // DSM API version (default: '7.2')
    apiVersion: '7.2',
});

All methods return Promises:

const info = await syno.fs.getInfo();

Or call a method dynamically:

const info = await syno.fs.call('getInfo', { folder_path: '/path' });

Examples

// DSM API - Provide DSM information
const dsmInfo = await syno.dsm.getInfo();

// File Station API - Provide File Station information
const fsInfo = await syno.fs.getInfo();

// File Station API - Enumerate files in a given folder
const files = await syno.fs.list({ folder_path: '/path/to/folder' });

// Download Station API - List download tasks
const tasks = await syno.dl.listTasks({ limit: 5, offset: 10 });

// Download Station API - Create a download task
await syno.dl.createTask({ uri: 'https://link' });

// Audio Station API - Search a song
const songs = await syno.as.searchSong({ title: 'my_title_song' });

// Video Station API - List movies
const movies = await syno.vs.listMovies({ limit: 5 });

// Video Station DTV API - List channels
const channels = await syno.dtv.listChannels({ limit: 5 });

// Surveillance Station API - Get camera information
const camera = await syno.ss.getInfoCamera({ cameraIds: 4 });

// Synology Photos API (DSM 7.x) - List albums
const albums = await syno.photo.listAlbums();

Configuration Options

Option	Type	Default	Description
account	string	-	DSM user account (required)
passwd	string	-	DSM user password (required)
protocol	string	'http'	'http' or 'https'
host	string	'localhost'	DSM hostname or IP
port	number	5000	DSM port
apiVersion	string	'7.2'	DSM API version
debug	boolean	false	Enable debug logging
ignoreCertificateErrors	boolean	false	Ignore TLS certificate errors
otpCode	string	-	Two-factor auth OTP code
sid	string	-	Reuse an existing session ID
followRedirects	boolean	true	Follow HTTP redirects (QuickConnect)

Station Aliases

Short	Long	Class
syno.dsm	syno.diskStationManager	DSM
syno.fs	syno.fileStation	FileStation
syno.dl	syno.downloadStation	DownloadStation
syno.as	syno.audioStation	AudioStation
syno.vs	syno.videoStation	VideoStation
syno.dtv	syno.videoStationDTV	VideoStationDTV
syno.ss	syno.surveillanceStation	SurveillanceStation
syno.photo	syno.synologyPhotos	SynologyPhotos

CLI

$ syno --help
Usage: syno [options] [command]

Synology Rest API Command Line

Options:
  -V, --version                              output the version number
  -c, --config <path>                        DSM Configuration file. Default to ~/.syno/config.yaml
  -u, --url <url>                            DSM URL. Default to https://admin:password@localhost:5001
  -d, --debug                                Enabling Debugging Output
  -a, --api <version>                        DSM API Version. Default to 7.2
  -i, --ignore-certificate-errors            Ignore certificate errors
  -h, --help                                 display help for command

Commands:
  diskstationmanager|dsm [options] <method>  DSM API
  filestation|fs [options] <method>          DSM File Station API
  downloadstation|dl [options] <method>      DSM Download Station API
  audiostation|as [options] <method>         DSM Audio Station API
  videostation|vs [options] <method>         DSM Video Station API
  videostationdtv|dtv [options] <method>     DSM Video Station DTV API
  surveillancestation|ss [options] <method>  DSM Surveillance Station API
  synologyphotos|photo [options] <method>    DSM Synology Photos API

CLI Examples

# DSM API - Provide DSM information
$ syno dsm getInfo --pretty

# File Station API - Enumerate files in a given folder
$ syno fs listFiles --payload '{"folder_path":"/path/to/folder"}' --pretty

# Download Station API - Create a download task
$ syno dl createTask --payload '{"uri":"https://link"}'

# Audio Station API - Search a song
$ syno as searchSong --payload '{"title":"my_title_song"}' --pretty

# Video Station API - List movies
$ syno vs listMovies --payload '{"limit":5}' --pretty

# Video Station DTV API - List channels
$ syno dtv listChannels --payload '{"limit":5}' --pretty

# Surveillance Station API - Get camera information
$ syno ss getInfoCamera --payload '{"cameraIds":4}' --pretty

CLI Authentication

Via environment variables

export SYNO_ACCOUNT=user
export SYNO_PASSWORD=password
export SYNO_PROTOCOL=https
export SYNO_HOST=localhost
export SYNO_PORT=5001

Via URL

$ syno fs getInfo --url https://user:password@localhost:5001 --pretty

Via configuration file

# ~/.syno/config.yaml
url:
  protocol: https
  host: localhost
  port: 5001
  account: admin
  passwd: password

$ syno fs getInfo --pretty

More usage examples in the wiki.

Migrating from 2.x to 3.x

Breaking changes

• Async/await only — All methods now return Promises. Callbacks are no longer supported.

  // Before (2.x)
  syno.fs.getInfo(function(err, data) { ... });
  // After (3.x)
  const data = await syno.fs.getInfo();

• Node.js 24+ required — Uses native fetch, no polyfills needed.
• Browser support removed — Node.js only. Browser bundles are no longer shipped.
• Default API version changed from 6.0.2 to 7.2.
• DSM 5.x support dropped — Only 6.x and 7.x definitions are included.
• ESM + CJS dual output — import { Syno } from 'syno' or const { Syno } = require('syno').
• TypeScript types included — No separate @types package needed.

Tips & Tricks

If you encounter certificate errors with https:

[ERROR] : Error: UNABLE_TO_VERIFY_LEAF_SIGNATURE

Use the --ignore-certificate-errors flag:

$ syno fs getInfo --ignore-certificate-errors

Or set the environment variable:

export SYNO_IGNORE_CERTIFICATE_ERRORS=1

Or in code:

const syno = new Syno({
    ignoreCertificateErrors: true,
    // ...
});

History

View the changelog

Authors

• Quentin Rousseau

License

MIT - See LICENSE-MIT