---
title: "Wake up autopilot"
method: POST
path: "/autopilot/trigger"
tags: ["autopilot"]
---

# Wake up autopilot

`POST /autopilot/trigger`

Triggers the autopilot to start an iteration of contract maintenance and host scanning.

## Request body

- object
  - `forceScan` boolean — If true, the autopilot force a new batch of host scans even if it recently scanned the hosts.

## Response `200`

Successfully attempted to trigger the autopilot

- object
  - `triggered` boolean — Indicates whether the request triggered a new iteration of the maintenance loop. If maintenance was already ongoing, this will be false.

## Other responses

- `400` — Malformed request

---

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