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How to create a profile via CLI
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( Updated on November 5th, 2025 )
Updated on November 5th, 2025
Creating a profile is like riding a bike – you won't forget how to do it after following the steps below!
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.
- Paste this prompt:
xcli login --username yourusername --password yourpassword - Edit “
values” for each flag
Step 3: type the command and flags
One thing is remaining – type a command, and you are all set.
- Type a command
xcli profile-create - Add flags to the command. CLI recognise them by
--. The required flags are:-
--name: choose any title for your profile. Don't forget to put it under quotation marks. E.g.,‘Multilogin profile’ -
--os-type: 4 OS'es based on your choice –windows,macos,linux,android -
--browser-type:mimicorstealthfox. You can learn the difference in the following article: How to use Mimic and Stealthfox in Multilogin X -
--cloud: cloud storage type. If you do not set it, the profile will have local storage type insteadThis step mentions only mandatory flags. The latest chapter explains the other flags.
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- Press Enter.
Your profile is ready!
List of flags for profile creation
General flags | |
h or --help
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provides info about the command (which flags you can add to it) |
--auto-update |
enables auto update of profile: true (by default) or false
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--browser-type |
(required) browser type (mimic or stealthfox) |
--name |
(required) name of new profile |
--cloud |
stores profile data in the cloud. Simply including the parameter makes it true. The profile will be local if you omit that flag |
--os-type |
(required) OS Type (android, linux, macos or windows) |
--template |
template file (the flag requires a directory to it) |
Global flags | |
-f, --folder string
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folder to use ("Default folder" by default) |
Masking flags | |
--audio-masking |
audio masking parameter. You can set it as natural or mask (natural is set by default) |
--fonts-masking |
fonts masking mode: natural or mask (natural is set by default) |
--geolocation-popup |
geolocation popup behavior: allow, block, prompt (prompt is set by default) |
--graphics-masking |
graphics masking mode: natural or mask (natural is set by default) |
--graphics-noise |
graphics noise mode: natural or mask (natural is set by default) |
--localization-masking |
localization masking mode: natural or mask (natural is set by default) |
--media-devices-masking |
media device masking mode: natural or mask (natural is set by default) |
--navigator-masking |
navigator masking mode: natural or mask (natural is set by default) |
--ports-masking |
ports masking mode: natural or mask (natural is set by default) |
--screen-masking |
screen masking mode: natural or mask (natural is set by default) |
--timezone-masking |
timezone masking mode: natural or mask (natural is set by default) |
--webrtc-masking |
webrtc masking mode: natural or mask (natural is set by default) |
Proxy flags | |
--proxy-host |
proxy host |
--proxy-username |
proxy username |
--proxy-password |
proxy password |
--proxy-port |
proxy port |
--proxy-string |
proxy string in format host:port:user:password. If proxy-string is used, then proxy-type is required too |
--proxy-traffic-saver |
false by default. It tells the browser if it should save on proxy traffic by not showing media. Can be used only if we are using proxy is configured |
--proxy-type |
proxy type (http, https, socks5, url). If we are using parameters to set proxy, this is required. If we create a profile via template. then this is not required |
