---
title: "Initiate a Poe Bounce test on a CX Switch"
method: POST
path: "/network-troubleshooting/v1/cx/{serial-number}/poeBounce"
tags: ["CX Switches"]
---

# Initiate a Poe Bounce test on a CX Switch

`POST /network-troubleshooting/v1/cx/{serial-number}/poeBounce`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://sso.common.cloud.hpe.com`
- URL: `https://sso.common.cloud.hpe.com/network-troubleshooting/v1/cx/{serial-number}/poeBounce`
- Auth: OAuth 2
  - Client credentials
  - Token URL: `https://sso.common.cloud.hpe.com/as/token.oauth2`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/arubanetworks/apis/authorization/docs/network-troubleshooting/v1/cx/:serial-number/poeBounce/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Starts an asynchronous Poe Bounce test on the specified CX Switch.

## Path parameters

- `serial-number` string, required

## Request body

- PoeBounceCxRequest
  - `ports` unknown[], required: Port Number Required
    - unknown

## Response `202`

Accepted. The operation has been successfully initiated. The response includes the location to track the operation's status.

- AsyncOperationStatus
  - `location` string, uri-reference: The relative URL path to query the status and result of the asynchronous operation.
  - `status` 'INITIATED': The initial status of the operation.
  - `startTime` string, date-time: ISO 8601 timestamp indicating when the operation was initiated.

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request. Validation errors in the request body or parameters, or invalid parameters for the specific device.
- `401`: Unauthorized. Authentication credentials are required or invalid.
- `403`: Forbidden: Access is denied.
- `404`: Not Found. The device with the specified serial number was not found.
- `409`: Conflict. The device is currently offline.
- `429`: Too Many Requests. The user has sent too many requests in a given amount of time.
- `500`: Internal Server Error. An unexpected error occurred on the server.

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