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# Experiment Start

start an experiment

## Synopsis

start an experiment

```
seldon experiment start [flags]
```

## Options

```
      --authority string        authority (HTTP/2) or virtual host (HTTP/1)
  -f, --file-path string        experiment manifest file (YAML)
  -h, --help                    help for start
      --force                   force control plane mode (load model, etc.)
      --scheduler-host string   seldon scheduler host (default "0.0.0.0:9004")
  -r, --show-request            show request
  -o, --show-response           show response (default true)
```

## SEE ALSO

* [seldon experiment](/seldon-core-2/resources/apis/cli/seldon_experiment.md) - manage experiments