---
title: "Start on-demand crawler job"
method: POST
path: "/crawlers/{crawler_id}/jobs"
tags: ["Crawler Jobs"]
---

# Start on-demand crawler job

`POST /crawlers/{crawler_id}/jobs`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.distill.io/v2`
- URL: `https://api.distill.io/v2/crawlers/{crawler_id}/jobs`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in cookie `connect.sid`
  - HTTP bearer
  - API key in query parameter `api_key`

Auth: Write — Workspace member with write access or higher.

## Path parameters

- `crawler_id` string, uuid, required

## Response `200`

Success

- object
  - `id` string, uuid, required
  - `crawler_id` string, uuid, required
  - `state` integer
  - `meta` object, nullable
  - `error` object, nullable
  - `id_in_queue` string, nullable
  - `ts` string, date-time
  - `ts_mod` string, date-time
  - `ts_start` string, date-time, nullable
  - `ts_end` string, date-time, nullable

## Other responses

- `401`: Unauthorized
- `403`: Forbidden

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/distill/apis/distill-io-api-v2.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/distill/apis/distill-io-api-v2/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/distill/apis/distill-io-api-v2/revisions/c55722ccfe14?raw)