WolframScript can execute functions deployed using APIFunction with only the UUID as an argument.

Using the UUID of the API...

Deploy an API to the cloud

Start by deploying an API to the cloud. This one gives the current share price of a given companys stock:

Call the API from WolframScript

Give the APIs UUID and arguments to call it from WolframScript:

Using a Mnemonically Named File...

On Unix-based systems, you can call an API from WolframScript with a more mnemonic identifier by saving the API's UUID to a file with an easy-to-remember name.

Deploy an API to the cloud

Start by deploying an API to the cloud. This one gives the current share price of a given companys stock:

Save the APIs UUID to a mnemonically named file

Create a mnemonically named file that contains the APIs UUID:

Call the API

Call the API by retrieving the APIs UUID from the file (Unix shells only):