---
title: "Continue a pipeline"
method: POST
path: "/pipeline/continue"
tags: ["Pipeline"]
---

# Continue a pipeline

`POST /pipeline/continue`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://circleci.com/api/v2`
- URL: `https://circleci.com/api/v2/pipeline/continue`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in header `Circle-Token`
  - HTTP bearer
  - HTTP basic
  - API key in query parameter `circle-token`

Continue a pipeline from the setup phase. For information on using pipeline parameters with dynamic configuration, see the [Pipeline values and parameters](https://circleci.com/docs/pipeline-variables/#pipeline-parameters-and-dynamic-configuration) docs.

## Request body

- object
  - `continuation-key` string, required: A pipeline continuation key.
  - `configuration` string, required: A configuration string for the pipeline.
  - `parameters` object: An object containing pipeline parameters and their values. Pipeline parameters have the following size limits: 100 max entries, 128 maximum key length, 512 maximum value length.

## Response `200`

A confirmation message.

- object: message response
  - `message` string, required: A human-readable message

## Other responses

- `default`: Error response.

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