---
title: "POST /v1/{+name}:start"
method: POST
path: "/v1/{+name}:start"
tags: ["projects"]
---

# POST /v1/{+name}:start

`POST /v1/{+name}:start`

Starts running a workstation so that users can connect to it.

## Path parameters

- `name` string, required

## Request body

- StartWorkstationRequest — Request message for StartWorkstation.
  - `validateOnly` boolean — Optional. If set, validate the request and preview the result, but do not actually apply it.
  - `boostConfig` string — Optional. If set, the workstation starts using the boost configuration with the specified ID.
  - `etag` string — Optional. If set, the request will be rejected if the latest version of the workstation on the server does not have this ETag.

## Response `200`

Successful response

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/google/apis/workstations.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/google/apis/workstations/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-production.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/google/workstations/revisions/fb7c28fdc534/schema)