---
title: "Start fppd"
method: POST
path: "/api/system/fppd/start"
tags: ["system"]
---

# Start fppd

`POST /api/system/fppd/start`

## Request

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

Starts the `fppd` process idempotently (if it isn't already running).

## Response `200`

fppd started

- object

## Changes

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

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

---

[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)