---
title: "Restarts an app (or deployment slot, if specified)."
method: POST
path: "/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Web/sites/{name}/restart"
tags: ["WebApps"]
---

# Restarts an app (or deployment slot, if specified).

`POST /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Web/sites/{name}/restart`

Restarts an app (or deployment slot, if specified).

## Path parameters

- `resourceGroupName` string, required
- `name` string, required
- `subscriptionId` string, required

## Query parameters

- `softRestart` boolean
- `synchronous` boolean
- `api-version` string, required

## Response `200`

Successfully restarted app.

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/azure/apis/webapps-api-client.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/azure/apis/webapps-api-client/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-production.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/azure/webapps-api-client/revisions/54aaf9786c4f/schema)