diff --git a/src/api/api.cc b/src/api/api.cc
index c432590..57a8ae7 100644
--- a/src/api/api.cc
+++ b/src/api/api.cc
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <thread>
 
+#include "mynteye/glog_init.h"
 #include "mynteye/utils.h"
 
 #include "api/synthetic.h"
@@ -28,6 +29,17 @@ std::shared_ptr<API> API::Create(std::shared_ptr<Device> device) {
   return std::make_shared<API>(device);
 }
 
+std::shared_ptr<API> API::Create(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+  static glog_init _(argc, argv);
+  return std::make_shared<API>(device::select());
+}
+
+std::shared_ptr<API> API::Create(
+    int argc, char *argv[], std::shared_ptr<Device> device) {
+  static glog_init _(argc, argv);
+  return std::make_shared<API>(device);
+}
+
 Model API::GetModel() const {
   return device_->GetModel();
 }
diff --git a/src/api/api.h b/src/api/api.h
index def1055..0cc6cc5 100644
--- a/src/api/api.h
+++ b/src/api/api.h
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ class MYNTEYE_API API {
 
   static std::shared_ptr<API> Create();
   static std::shared_ptr<API> Create(std::shared_ptr<Device> device);
+  static std::shared_ptr<API> Create(int argc, char *argv[]);
+  static std::shared_ptr<API> Create(
+      int argc, char *argv[], std::shared_ptr<Device> device);
 
   Model GetModel() const;