POST
/#X-Amz-Target=OpsWorks_20130218.StartInstance
http://opsworks.{region}.amazonaws.com/#X-Amz-Target=OpsWorks_20130218.StartInstance<p>Starts a specified instance. For more information, see <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/opsworks/latest/userguide/workinginstances-starting.html">Starting, Stopping, and Rebooting Instances</a>.</p> <p> <b>Required Permissions</b>: To use this action, an IAM user must have a Manage permissions level for the stack, or an attached policy that explicitly grants permissions. For more information on user permissions, see <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/opsworks/latest/userguide/opsworks-security-users.html">Managing User Permissions</a>.</p>
Access Token Required: API Key
Responses
{
"success": true,
"data": {
"id": "abc123",
"created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
"message": "Invalid request parameters"
}
}Language
CredentialsAPI KEY
API Key
Enter token below to save for later
cURL Request
1curl --request POST \2 --url 'http://opsworks.{region}.amazonaws.com/#X-Amz-Target=OpsWorks_20130218.StartInstance' \3 --header 'accept: application/json' \4 --header 'content-type: application/json'Response
1{2 "success": true,3 "data": {4 "id": "abc123",5 "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"6 }7}