---
title: "Start or redeploy service application container"
method: POST
path: "/services/{uuid}/applications/{app_uuid}/start"
tags: ["Service applications"]
---

# Start or redeploy service application container

`POST /services/{uuid}/applications/{app_uuid}/start`

Runs docker compose up for a single compose service (no-deps), optionally pulling the image and rebuilding.

## Path parameters

- `uuid` string, required
- `app_uuid` string, required

## Query parameters

- `force` boolean
- `latest` boolean

## Response `200`

Deploy request queued.

- object
  - `message` string

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid token.
- `401` — Unauthenticated.
- `404` — Resource not found.
- `501` — Swarm not supported.

## Changes

- **2026-07-15** `03e2545b5eeb` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/coollabsio/apis/coolify/changes/services/:uuid/applications/:app_uuid/start/post.md)

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