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# Start Endpoint



## OpenAPI

````yaml openapi.json POST /endpoints/{endpoint_id}/start
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: AirCloud External API
  description: Public REST API for managing AirCloud endpoints programmatically.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: support
    url: https://aieev.com
    email: support@aieev.cloud
servers:
  - url: https://external.aieev.cloud:5007/external/api/v1
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Authentication
    description: Verify API key context.
  - name: Endpoints
    description: 'Manage endpoints: list, start, stop, scale, and patch.'
  - name: Replicas
    description: View live replica status.
  - name: Logs
    description: Access endpoint log files.
paths:
  /endpoints/{endpoint_id}/start:
    post:
      tags:
        - Endpoints
      summary: Start Endpoint
      description: >-
        Start an inactive endpoint. The organization must have sufficient credit
        balance. The endpoint must be active before scaling replicas.
      operationId: startEndpoint
      parameters:
        - name: endpoint_id
          in: path
          required: true
          description: Unique endpoint ID.
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Start result.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/StartStopResponse'
              examples:
                started:
                  summary: Successfully started
                  value:
                    endpoint_id: 51c910f7-ecde-4c6c-88f8-d8e37ca9d598
                    is_active: true
                    message: Endpoint started successfully
                already_active:
                  summary: Already active
                  value:
                    endpoint_id: 51c910f7-ecde-4c6c-88f8-d8e37ca9d598
                    is_active: true
                    message: Endpoint is already active
        '500':
          description: >-
            Failed to start (insufficient balance, resource allocation failure,
            etc.).
components:
  schemas:
    StartStopResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        endpoint_id:
          type: string
          description: Unique endpoint ID.
          example: 51c910f7-ecde-4c6c-88f8-d8e37ca9d598
        is_active:
          type: boolean
          description: Active status after the operation.
          example: true
        message:
          type: string
          description: Result message.
          example: Endpoint started successfully
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: >-
        Pass your API key as a Bearer token. Create API keys in the project
        overview.

````