---
title: "Start App"
method: POST
path: "/api/apps/start-app/{app_name}"
---

# Start App

`POST /api/apps/start-app/{app_name}`

Start an app by its name.

## Path parameters

- `app_name` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- AppStatus — Status of an app.
  - `info` AppInfo, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `source_kind` 'hf_space' | 'dashboard_selection' | 'local' | 'installed', required — Kinds of app source.
    - `description` string
    - `url` string, nullable
    - `extra` object
  - `state` 'starting' | 'running' | 'done' | 'stopping' | 'error', required — Status of a running app.
  - `error` string, nullable

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error

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