---
title: "Start Round Now"
method: POST
path: "/contests/daily/templates/{template_id}/start-round"
tags: ["contests"]
---

# Start Round Now

`POST /contests/daily/templates/{template_id}/start-round`

## Request

- The document declares no server URL.
- Auth: API key in header `X-API-Key`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/bedolagam/apis/remnawave-bot-admin-api/docs/contests/daily/templates/:template_id/start-round/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Принудительный запуск нового раунда ежедневного конкурса.

## Path parameters

- `template_id` integer, required

## Request body

- StartRoundRequest
  - `starts_at` string, date-time, nullable
  - `ends_at` string, date-time, nullable
  - `cooldown_hours` integer, nullable
  - `payload` object, nullable
  - `force` boolean

## Response `201`

Successful Response

- ContestRoundResponse
  - `id` integer, required
  - `template_id` integer, required
  - `template_slug` string, required
  - `template_name` string, nullable
  - `starts_at` string, date-time, required
  - `ends_at` string, date-time, required
  - `status` string, required
  - `payload` object
  - `winners_count` integer, required
  - `max_winners` integer, required
  - `attempts_per_user` integer, required
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required
  - `updated_at` string, date-time, required

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

## Changes

- **2026-11-03** `2360876ff9c5`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/bedolagam/apis/remnawave-bot-admin-api/changes/contests/daily/templates/:template_id/start-round/post.md)

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