> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://www.octoparse.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Run and schedule cloud tasks

> Start, stop, inspect, and schedule Octoparse cloud extraction tasks from the CLI, including history, frequency types, and confirmation controls.

Cloud extraction runs on Octoparse infrastructure. Use it for recurring jobs and workflows that should continue without a local browser process.

## Start and inspect a cloud run

```bash theme={null}
octoparse cloud start <taskId>
octoparse cloud status <taskId> --json
octoparse cloud history <taskId> --json
octoparse cloud stop <taskId>
```

Cloud extraction supports start and stop. It does not support pause or resume.

## View a schedule

```bash theme={null}
octoparse schedule cloud get <taskId> --json
```

## Preview the next run time

```bash theme={null}
octoparse schedule cloud next --type 6 --date "" --time "09:00" --json
```

Schedule types:

| Type | Frequency           |
| ---- | ------------------- |
| `1`  | Date / once         |
| `2`  | Weekly              |
| `3`  | Monthly             |
| `4`  | Interval in minutes |
| `5`  | Every hour          |
| `6`  | Daily               |

## Update and control a schedule

```bash theme={null}
octoparse schedule cloud update <taskId> \
  --type 6 \
  --date "" \
  --time "09:00" \
  --enabled true \
  --yes \
  --json

octoparse schedule cloud start <taskId> --yes
octoparse schedule cloud stop <taskId> --yes
```

<Warning>
  Schedule `update`, `start`, and `stop` modify remote schedule state and require `--yes`.
</Warning>

<Note>
  Local schedules are managed in the Octoparse desktop app and are not available in the CLI.
</Note>

## What's next

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Inspect and export data" href="data">
    Count, preview, and export cloud extraction results.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Automate the CLI" href="automation">
    Use JSON output, environment credentials, and exit codes in scheduled systems.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>