---
title: "Resume an auto-paused instance"
method: POST
path: "/instances/{id}/resume"
---

# Resume an auto-paused instance

`POST /instances/{id}/resume`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://app.bitroad.ai/api/v1`
- URL: `https://app.bitroad.ai/api/v1/instances/{id}/resume`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - HTTP bearer
  - API key in cookie `authjs.session-token`

## Headers

- `Idempotency-Key` string, required

## Response `200`

Instance resumed

- object

## Other responses

- `201`: Instance resumed
- `400`: Validation failed
- `401`: Unauthenticated
- `403`: Forbidden / policy denied
- `404`: Not found
- `409`: Conflict
- `429`: Rate limited
- `500`: Server error

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/bitroad/apis/bitroad-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/bitroad/apis/bitroad-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/bitroad/apis/bitroad-api/revisions/749efba1b5d6?raw)