---
title: "Implements a start method for a virtual machine"
method: POST
path: "/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.VMwareCloudSimple/virtualMachines/{virtualMachineName}/start"
tags: ["VirtualMachines"]
---

# Implements a start method for a virtual machine

`POST /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.VMwareCloudSimple/virtualMachines/{virtualMachineName}/start`

Power on virtual machine

## Path parameters

- `subscriptionId` string, required
- `resourceGroupName` string, required
- `virtualMachineName` string, required

## Query parameters

- `api-version` string, required

## Headers

- `Referer` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

## Other responses

- `202` — Accepted. the operation will complete asynchronously
- `default` — General Error

## Changes

- **2019-10-01** (2019-04-01) `7f9c99d00f07` — 3 info
  - api operation id `virtualMachine_Start` removed and replaced with `VirtualMachines_Start`
  - api tag `VirtualMachines` added
  - api tag `virtualMachine` removed
- **2019-06-20** (2019-04-01) `efec17f26250` — 3 info
  - api operation id `VirtualMachines_Start` removed and replaced with `virtualMachine_Start`
  - api tag `virtualMachine` added
  - api tag `VirtualMachines` removed

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/azure/apis/vmwarecloudsimple/changes/subscriptions/:subscriptionId/resourceGroups/:resourceGroupName/providers/Microsoft.VMwareCloudSimple/virtualMachines/:virtualMachineName/start/post.md)

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