REST API - start

appliance services: start

Starts a service. This operation was added in vSphere API 6.7.

Request:

HTTP request

POST https://{server}/rest/appliance/services/{service}/start

Path Parameters

Name Type Description
Required
service string identifier of the service to start.

Response:

HTTP Status Code: 200

None

Errors:

HTTP Status Code Type Description
404 not_found if the service associated with service does not exist.
400 not_allowed_in_current_state if the operation is denied in the current state of the service. If a stop or restart operation is in progress, the start operation will not be allowed.
500 timed_out if any timeout occurs during the execution of the start operation. Timeout occurs when the service takes longer than StartTimeout to start.
500 error if any other error occurs during the execution of the operation.