---
title: "Start service"
method: POST
path: "/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{groupName}/providers/Microsoft.DataMigration/services/{serviceName}/start"
tags: ["Service resource", "Custom operation", "POST"]
---

# Start service

`POST /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{groupName}/providers/Microsoft.DataMigration/services/{serviceName}/start`

The services resource is the top-level resource that represents the Data Migration Service. This action starts the service and the service can be used for data migration.

## Path parameters

- `subscriptionId` string, required
- `groupName` string, required
- `serviceName` string, required

## Query parameters

- `api-version` string, required

## Response `200`

The service has already been started.

## Other responses

- `202` — The request to start service is accepted.
- `default` — Error

---

[API](https://skmtc.net/azure/apis/azure-data-migration-service-resource-provider.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/azure/apis/azure-data-migration-service-resource-provider/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/azure/azure-data-migration-service-resource-provider/revisions/0881821a9cfa/schema)