Command Line Interface

The command line provides a tool to automate AnyDesk using scripts. For some cases AnyDesk uses the pipe mechanism of the operating system instead of parameters for higher security.

Note: The Command Lines work on Windows and partially on Linux.

See also: Exit Codes, Automatic Deployment

Automatic Execution (script/MSI)

AnyDesk can be installed by script with the following command:

anydesk.exe --install <location> --start-with-win

Important:

<location> must be a valid installation path, e.g. c:\anydesk. Currently, AnyDesk must be started
with Windows.

For more installation parameters, see Automatic Deployment.

Initialization Parameters

Parameter	Description
<code--<control	Start the process which creates the tray icon. During installation, AnyDesk creates a link with this parameter in the autostart start menu entry (for Windows only).
<code--<tray	Start the process which creates the tray icon (for Windows only).
<code--<start-service	Start the AnyDesk service, if not already running (for Windows, Administrator privileges required).
<code--<service	Start the AnyDesk service, if not already running (for Linux).
<code--<stop-service	Stop the AnyDesk service.
<code--<restart-service	Restart the AnyDesk service.
<code--<silent	AnyDesk will not display message boxes when this parameter is specified. Recommended for scripts.
<code--<remove	Uninstall AnyDesk with no notice (silent uninstall).

Get Alias, ID or Status

Note: The AnyDesk service must be running. On Windows, use these commands via batch scripts.

AnyDesk writes requested information to stdout.
If the service is not running, SERVICE_NOT_RUNNING is returned and an exit is set indicating the error. If AnyDesk is not installed, it needs to be started first, in order to launch a local service.

On Linux, get AnyDesk Alias or ID of the installed and running AnyDesk, with this syntax:

anydesk --get-alias

anydesk --get-id

anydesk --get-status

Use batch scripts for Windows:

to get ID:

@echo off
for /f "delims=" %%i in ('"C:\Program Files (x86)\AnyDesk\AnyDesk.exe" --get-id') do set CID=%%i 
echo AnyDesk ID is: %CID%
pause

to get Alias:

@echo off
for /f "delims=" %%i in ('"C:\Program Files (x86)\AnyDesk\AnyDesk.exe" --get-alias') do set CID=%%i 
echo AnyDesk Alias is: %CID%
pause

to get status:

@echo off
for /f "delims=" %%i in ('"C:\Program Files (x86)\AnyDesk\AnyDesk.exe" --get-status') do set CID=%%i 
echo AnyDesk status is: %CID%
pause

Setting a Password

For security reasons, a password for unattended access can not be set from the command line directly as this would enable malicious users to spy the password from the command line in Task Manager. Instead, a pipe is used to set the password.

echo password | anydesk.exe --set-password

Example:

standard client: echo my_new_password | anydesk.exe --set-password

custom client: echo my_new_password | anydesk-123abc456.exe --set-password

This requires administrator privileges.

Registering License Key

You can register a license with the current AnyDesk installation using the command line. The service must be running.

echo license_keyABC | anydesk.exe --register-license

Almost every scripting language has a pipe interface for stdin and stdout. See the programming language documentation for more information.

Connection Parameters

To connect to a remote AnyDesk ID or Alias, the syntax is: anydesk.exe alias@ad

The following commands can be added after the destination address (for Windows only):

<code--<file-transfer	Start the file transfer session.
<code--<fullscreen	Start a session with fullscreen mode.
<code--<plain	Start a plain session, without window title and toolbar.

Connecting with Password (for Windows only)

Example script that connects to alias@ad with password.
Use command line or batch script:

echo password | "C:\Program Files (x86)\AnyDesk\AnyDesk.exe" alias@ad --with-password

Other Command Lines (for Windows only)

Open the Settings window:

<code--<settings	or
<code--<admin-settings	(for global settings)

To go to the specific setting page, the syntax is:

<code--<settings:	ui or capture (User Interface)
	security
	privacy
	video (Display)
	audio
	connection
	file_transfer
	recording
	printer
	license (License Key)
	about (About AnyDesk)

To open global settings:

<code--<admin-settings:	capture (User Interface)
	security
	connection
	recording

<code--<plain	Open a plain AnyDesk window. Can be used with AnyDesk connection command.
<code--<disclaimer	Show your customized disclaimer
<code--<show-advert	Show the advertisement page of AnyDesk. Thank you for sharing! 🙂

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