---
title: "Transitions a Link Server to running state; server should only start on 200 response"
method: POST
path: "/link/servers/{id}/startup"
tags: ["LinkServer"]
---

# Transitions a Link Server to running state; server should only start on 200 response

`POST /link/servers/{id}/startup`

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Headers

- `If-Match` string, required

## Response `200`

Start Link Server with the given parameters

- LinkServerStartupParameters — Parameters required to start up a Link Server
  - `workspace_id` string, required — The workspace ID associated with this Link Server
  - `label` string, required — The link label
  - `server_certificate` string, required — The serialized certificate for Link Servers to use
  - `client_fingerprint` string, required — The fingerprint of the client certificate
  - `client_public_key` string, required — The public key of the client
  - `fqdn` string, required — The fully qualified domain name of this Link Server
  - `size` 'small' | 'large', required — The size of the Link Server, which determines its resource allocation

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid or missing parameter
- `401` — User not authenticated
- `403` — User not authorized
- `404` — Link Server not found
- `409` — Link Server already started
- `410` — Link Server took too long to start
- `412` — Given ETag is not current
- `default` — Unknown error

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