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

Step 1: launch CLI

You need to launch CLI (either by launching the executable or via Terminal/Command prompt). Follow the article for more details: How to start working with CLI.

Step 2: log in to authenticate

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

1. Paste this command: xcli login --username yourusername --password yourpassword 
2. Edit values for each flag

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