---
title: "Restart service"
method: GET
path: "/restartservice"
tags: ["Server Administration", "Services"]
---

# Restart service

`GET /restartservice`

This function restarts a service, or daemon, on a server.

**Note:**

If the user **only** possesses the `clustering`
[Access Control List (ACL)](https://go.cpanel.net/ACLReferenceChart)
then this function can **only** act on the `named` service.

## Query parameters

- `service` string, required
- `queue_task` 0 | 1

## Response `200`

HTTP Request was successful.

- object
  - `data` object
    - `output` string — The function's raw output. **Note:** If you call the `queue_task` parameter, this changes the return's output: * `1` — Nothing. * `0` — A string of raw output.
    - `service` string — The restarted service.
  - `metadata` object
    - `command` string — The method name called.
    - `reason` string — The reason the API function failed when the `metadata.result` field is `0`. This field may display a success message when a function succeeds.
    - `result` 0 | 1 — * `1` — Success. * `0` — Failed. Check the `reason` field for more details.
    - `version` integer — The version of the API function.

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