---
title: "POST /v1/{+migratingVm}:startMigration"
method: POST
path: "/v1/{+migratingVm}:startMigration"
tags: ["projects"]
---

# POST /v1/{+migratingVm}:startMigration

`POST /v1/{+migratingVm}:startMigration`

Starts migration for a VM. Starts the process of uploading data and creating snapshots, in replication cycles scheduled by the policy.

## Path parameters

- `migratingVm` string, required

## Request body

- StartMigrationRequest — Request message for 'StartMigrationRequest' request.

## Response `200`

Successful response

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[API](https://skmtc.net/google/apis/vmmigration.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/google/apis/vmmigration/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/google/vmmigration/versions/c812c34615f3/schema)