code: def start_pipeline(conf, args):
      
      host = conf.config['instances'][args.host_instance]
      url = api.build_pipeline_url(build_instance_url(host))
      auth = tuple([conf.creds['instances'][args.host_instance]['user'], conf.creds['instances'][args.host_instance]['pass']])
      runtime_parameters = {}
      verify_ssl = host.get('verify_ssl', True)
      if args.runtime_parameters:
          runtime_parameters = json.loads(args.runtime_parameters)
      start_result = api.start_pipeline(url, args.pipeline_id, auth, verify_ssl, runtime_parameters)
  
      return start_result
docs: Start a pipeline