# StartCommandExecution
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Starts a command execution.

## Request Syntax
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```
{
   "command": "string",
   "sandboxId": "string",
   "type": "string"
}
```

## Request Parameters
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For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see [Common Parameters](CommonParameters.md).

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

**Note**  
In the following list, the required parameters are described first.

 ** [command](#API_StartCommandExecution_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="CodeBuild-StartCommandExecution-request-command"></a>
The command that needs to be executed.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1.  
Required: Yes

 ** [sandboxId](#API_StartCommandExecution_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="CodeBuild-StartCommandExecution-request-sandboxId"></a>
A `sandboxId` or `sandboxArn`.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1.  
Required: Yes

 ** [type](#API_StartCommandExecution_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="CodeBuild-StartCommandExecution-request-type"></a>
The command type.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `SHELL`   
Required: No

## Response Syntax
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```
{
   "commandExecution": { 
      "command": "string",
      "endTime": number,
      "exitCode": "string",
      "id": "string",
      "logs": { 
         "cloudWatchLogs": { 
            "groupName": "string",
            "status": "string",
            "streamName": "string"
         },
         "cloudWatchLogsArn": "string",
         "deepLink": "string",
         "groupName": "string",
         "s3DeepLink": "string",
         "s3Logs": { 
            "bucketOwnerAccess": "string",
            "encryptionDisabled": boolean,
            "location": "string",
            "status": "string"
         },
         "s3LogsArn": "string",
         "streamName": "string"
      },
      "sandboxArn": "string",
      "sandboxId": "string",
      "standardErrContent": "string",
      "standardOutputContent": "string",
      "startTime": number,
      "status": "string",
      "submitTime": number,
      "type": "string"
   }
}
```

## Response Elements
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If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

 ** [commandExecution](#API_StartCommandExecution_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="CodeBuild-StartCommandExecution-response-commandExecution"></a>
Information about the requested command executions.  
Type: [CommandExecution](API_CommandExecution.md) object

## Errors
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For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Error Types](CommonErrors.md).

 ** InvalidInputException **   
The input value that was provided is not valid.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** ResourceNotFoundException **   
The specified AWS resource cannot be found.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/cli2/codebuild-2016-10-06/StartCommandExecution) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/codebuild-2016-10-06/StartCommandExecution) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/codebuild-2016-10-06/StartCommandExecution) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/codebuild-2016-10-06/StartCommandExecution) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/codebuild-2016-10-06/StartCommandExecution) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/codebuild-2016-10-06/StartCommandExecution) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/codebuild-2016-10-06/StartCommandExecution) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/codebuild-2016-10-06/StartCommandExecution) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/codebuild-2016-10-06/StartCommandExecution) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/codebuild-2016-10-06/StartCommandExecution)