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# Use `RunScheduledInstances` with a CLI
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The following code examples show how to use `RunScheduledInstances`.

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#### [ CLI ]

**AWS CLI**  
**To launch a Scheduled Instance**  
This example launches the specified Scheduled Instance in a VPC.  
Command:  

```
aws ec2 run-scheduled-instances --scheduled-instance-id sci-1234-1234-1234-1234-123456789012 --instance-count 1 --launch-specification file://launch-specification.json
```
Launch-specification.json:  

```
{
  "ImageId": "ami-12345678",
  "KeyName": "my-key-pair",
  "InstanceType": "c4.large",
  "NetworkInterfaces": [
    {
        "DeviceIndex": 0,
        "SubnetId": "subnet-12345678",
        "AssociatePublicIpAddress": true,
        "Groups": ["sg-12345678"]
    }
  ],
  "IamInstanceProfile": {
      "Name": "my-iam-role"
  }
}
```
Output:  

```
{
  "InstanceIdSet": [
      "i-1234567890abcdef0"
  ]
}
```
This example launches the specified Scheduled Instance in EC2-Classic.  
Command:  

```
aws ec2 run-scheduled-instances --scheduled-instance-id sci-1234-1234-1234-1234-123456789012 --instance-count 1 --launch-specification file://launch-specification.json
```
Launch-specification.json:  

```
{
  "ImageId": "ami-12345678",
  "KeyName": "my-key-pair",
  "SecurityGroupIds": ["sg-12345678"],
  "InstanceType": "c4.large",
  "Placement": {
    "AvailabilityZone": "us-west-2b"
  }
  "IamInstanceProfile": {
      "Name": "my-iam-role"
  }
}
```
Output:  

```
{
  "InstanceIdSet": [
      "i-1234567890abcdef0"
  ]
}
```
+  For API details, see [RunScheduledInstances](https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/ec2/run-scheduled-instances.html) in *AWS CLI Command Reference*. 

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#### [ PowerShell ]

**Tools for PowerShell V4**  
**Example 1: This example launches the specified Scheduled Instance.**  

```
New-EC2ScheduledInstance -ScheduledInstanceId sci-1234-1234-1234-1234-123456789012 -InstanceCount 1 `
-IamInstanceProfile_Name my-iam-role `
-LaunchSpecification_ImageId ami-12345678 `
-LaunchSpecification_InstanceType c4.large `
-LaunchSpecification_SubnetId subnet-12345678`
-LaunchSpecification_SecurityGroupId sg-12345678
```
+  For API details, see [RunScheduledInstances](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/v4/reference) in *AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference (V4)*. 

**Tools for PowerShell V5**  
**Example 1: This example launches the specified Scheduled Instance.**  

```
New-EC2ScheduledInstance -ScheduledInstanceId sci-1234-1234-1234-1234-123456789012 -InstanceCount 1 `
-IamInstanceProfile_Name my-iam-role `
-LaunchSpecification_ImageId ami-12345678 `
-LaunchSpecification_InstanceType c4.large `
-LaunchSpecification_SubnetId subnet-12345678`
-LaunchSpecification_SecurityGroupId sg-12345678
```
+  For API details, see [RunScheduledInstances](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/v5/reference) in *AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference (V5)*. 

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