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

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#### [ CLI ]

**AWS CLI**  
**Example 1: To execute an automation document**  
The following `start-automation-execution` example runs an Automation document.  

```
aws ssm start-automation-execution \
    --document-name "AWS-UpdateLinuxAmi" \
    --parameters "AutomationAssumeRole=arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/SSMAutomationRole,SourceAmiId=ami-EXAMPLE,IamInstanceProfileName=EC2InstanceRole"
```
Output:  

```
{
  "AutomationExecutionId": "4105a4fc-f944-11e6-9d32-0a1b2EXAMPLE"
}
```
For more information, see [Running an Automation Workflow Manually](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/automation-working-executing-manually.html) in the *AWS Systems Manager User Guide*.  
**Example 2: To run a shared automation document**  
The following `start-automation-execution` example runs a shared Automation document.  

```
aws ssm start-automation-execution \
    --document-name "arn:aws:ssm:us-east-1:123456789012:document/ExampleDocument"
```
Output:  

```
{
  "AutomationExecutionId": "4105a4fc-f944-11e6-9d32-0a1b2EXAMPLE"
}
```
For more information, see [Using shared SSM documents](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/ssm-using-shared.html) in the *AWS Systems Manager User Guide*.  
+  For API details, see [StartAutomationExecution](https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/ssm/start-automation-execution.html) in *AWS CLI Command Reference*. 

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#### [ PowerShell ]

**Tools for PowerShell V4**  
**Example 1: This example runs a document specifying an Automation role, an AMI source ID, and an Amazon EC2 instance role.**  

```
Start-SSMAutomationExecution -DocumentName AWS-UpdateLinuxAmi -Parameter @{'AutomationAssumeRole'='arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/SSMAutomationRole';'SourceAmiId'='ami-f173cc91';'InstanceIamRole'='EC2InstanceRole'}
```
**Output:**  

```
3a532a4f-0382-11e7-9df7-6f11185f6dd1
```
+  For API details, see [StartAutomationExecution](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/v4/reference) in *AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference (V4)*. 

**Tools for PowerShell V5**  
**Example 1: This example runs a document specifying an Automation role, an AMI source ID, and an Amazon EC2 instance role.**  

```
Start-SSMAutomationExecution -DocumentName AWS-UpdateLinuxAmi -Parameter @{'AutomationAssumeRole'='arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/SSMAutomationRole';'SourceAmiId'='ami-f173cc91';'InstanceIamRole'='EC2InstanceRole'}
```
**Output:**  

```
3a532a4f-0382-11e7-9df7-6f11185f6dd1
```
+  For API details, see [StartAutomationExecution](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/v5/reference) in *AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference (V5)*. 

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