# Command Line - OwnTone
Linux/FreeBSD DAAP (iTunes) and MPD media server with support for AirPlay devices (multiroom), Apple Remote (and compatibles), Chromecast, Spotify and internet radio.
Author: OwnTone maintainers

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# Command Line

You can choose between:

- a MPD command line client (easiest) like `mpc`
- curl with OwnTone's JSON API (see JSON API docs)
- curl with DAAP/DACP commands (hardest)

Here is an example of how to use curl with DAAP/DACP. Say you have a playlist with a radio station, and you want to make a script that starts playback of that station:

1. Run `sqlite3 [your OwnTone db]`. Use `select id,title from files` to get the id of the radio station, and use `select id,title from playlists` to get the id of the playlist.
2. Convert the two ids to hex.
3. Put the following lines in the script with the relevant ids inserted (also observe that you must use a session-id < 100, and that you must login and logout):

    curl "http://localhost:3689/login?pairing-guid=0x1&request-session-id=50"
    curl "http://localhost:3689/ctrl-int/1/playspec?database-spec='dmap.persistentid:0x1'&container-spec='dmap.persistentid:0x[PLAYLIST-ID]'&container-item-spec='dmap.containeritemid:0x[FILE ID]'&session-id=50"
    curl "http://localhost:3689/logout?session-id=50"