You don't need a GUI to start and stop cloud phones. You will learn how to do it!

Step 1: launch CLI

Launch Multilogin, then open Command Prompt or Terminal, go to the CLI folder and run CLI executable:

Step 2: sign in to authenticate

In order to get your API token, you will need to first sign in to your account via the login command.

Windows

1. Paste this prompt to sign in: 

   xcli login --username 'your username' --password 'your password'

2. Replace values of the flags  (--username and --password) with your email and password

 

 

macOS

1. Paste this prompt to sign in: 

   ./xcli login --username 'your username' --password 'your password'

2. Replace values of the flags  (--username and --password) with your email and password

 

 

Linux

1. Paste this prompt to sign in: 

   ./xcli login --username 'your username' --password 'your password'

2. Replace values of the flags  (--username and --password) with your email and password

 

 

Step 3: start a cloud phone

One thing is remaining – type a command, and you are all set. 

1. Type a command xcli mobile-profiles-launch
2. Add a flag to the command. CLI recognizes them. The required flag is --ids. In this flag you need to set the ID of the cloud phone. Separate several IDs with commas, for example:
   xcli mobile-profiles-shutdown --ids 1,2,3

   You can also separate several IDs by adding several --ids flags. For example:

   xcli mobile-profiles-launch --ids 1 --ids 2 --ids 3

    
3. Press Enter.

Your profile is ready!

Step 4: stop a cloud phone

After using a cloud phone you can stop it via CLI too.

1. Type a command xcli mobile-profiles-shutdown
2. Add a flag to the command. CLI recognizes them. The required flag is --ids. In this flag you need to set the ID of the cloud phone. Separate several IDs with commas, for example:
   xcli mobile-profiles-shutdown --ids 1,2,3

   You can also separate several IDs by adding several --ids flags. For example:

   xcli mobile-profiles-shutdown --ids 1 --ids 2 --ids 3

    
3. Press Enter.

Now you can start and stop cloud phones via CLI. Want to learn more about CLI? Read the following articles:

• How to use CLI commands for cloud phones 
• How to create cloud phones via CLI