---
title: theme language-server
description: Starts the Language Server.
source_url:
  html: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/shopify-cli/theme/theme-language-server'
  md: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/shopify-cli/theme/theme-language-server.md'
api_name: shopify-cli
---

# theme language-server

Starts the [Language Server](https://shopify.dev/docs/themes/tools/cli/language-server).

#### Flags

The following flags are available for the `theme language-server` command:

* **--auth-alias \<value>**

  **string**

  **env: SHOPIFY\_FLAG\_AUTH\_ALIAS**

  Alias of the Shopify account to use for authentication.

* **--json-schema**

  **env: SHOPIFY\_FLAG\_JSON\_SCHEMA**

  Print the command's JSON schemas.

* **--no-color**

  **env: SHOPIFY\_FLAG\_NO\_COLOR**

  Disable color output.

* **--no-input**

  **env: SHOPIFY\_FLAG\_NO\_INPUT**

  Disable interactive prompts and browser authentication.

* **--verbose**

  **env: SHOPIFY\_FLAG\_VERBOSE**

  Increase the verbosity of the output. May include sensitive data.

Examples

### Examples

* ####

  ##### theme language-server

  ```sh
  shopify theme language-server [flags]
  ```

***