---
title: "Start service"
method: POST
path: "/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{groupName}/providers/Microsoft.DataMigration/services/{serviceName}/start"
tags: ["Service resource", "Custom operation", "POST"]
---

# Start service

`POST /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{groupName}/providers/Microsoft.DataMigration/services/{serviceName}/start`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://management.azure.com`
- URL: `https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{groupName}/providers/Microsoft.DataMigration/services/{serviceName}/start`
- Auth: OAuth 2
  - Implicit: `https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/authorize`
  - Scopes: `user_impersonation`

The services resource is the top-level resource that represents the Azure Database Migration Service (classic). This action starts the service and the service can be used for data migration.

## Path parameters

- `groupName` string, required
- `serviceName` string, required

## Parameters

- `../../../../../../common-types/resource-management/v5/types.json#/components/parameters/ApiVersionParameter` (unresolved $ref)
- `../../../../../../common-types/resource-management/v5/types.json#/components/parameters/SubscriptionIdParameter` (unresolved $ref)

## Response `200`

The request has succeeded.

## Other responses

- `202`: Resource operation accepted.
- `default`: An unexpected error response.

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/azure/apis/azure-database-migration-service-classic-resource-provider.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/azure/apis/azure-database-migration-service-classic-resource-provider/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/azure/apis/azure-database-migration-service-classic-resource-provider/revisions/a034b56d69ce?raw)