---
title: "Restart fppd process"
method: POST
path: "/api/system/fppd/restart"
tags: ["system"]
---

# Restart fppd process

`POST /api/system/fppd/restart`

## Request

- Base URL: `/` (relative, and the document was published on a file host, not at the API’s origin)
- URL: `/api/system/fppd/restart`
- Auth: none declared

Restarts the `fppd` process. Pass `?quick=1` to reload some configuration without a full restart.

## Response `200`

fppd restarted

- object

## Changes

- **2026-10-19** `eab32b805396`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/falconchristmas/apis/fpp-api/changes/api/system/fppd/restart/post.md)

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/falconchristmas/apis/fpp-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/falconchristmas/apis/fpp-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/falconchristmas/apis/fpp-api/revisions/1b633540718c?raw)