---
title: "Start one project of any team (fresh session + reason; refused while the team is suspended; audited with the status before and after)"
method: POST
path: "/operator/projects/{projectId}/start"
tags: ["Operator"]
---

# Start one project of any team (fresh session + reason; refused while the team is suspended; audited with the status before and after)

`POST /operator/projects/{projectId}/start`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://hostingsurge.com/api/v1`
- URL: `https://hostingsurge.com/api/v1/operator/projects/{projectId}/start`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - API key in cookie `__Host-hs_session`

## Path parameters

- `projectId` string, uuid, required

## Request body

- object
  - `reason` string, required: required: shown in the audit log verbatim
  - `requestId` string: idempotency key: a retried request with the same id changes nothing and writes no second audit entry

## Response `200`

Started

- object
  - `status` 'ok', required
  - `replay` boolean, required
  - `projectId` string, uuid, required
  - `organizationId` string, uuid, required
  - `before` object, required
    - `status` string, required
  - `after` object, required
    - `status` string, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid request (code invalid_request)
- `403`: An action on an operator-console session older than 5 minutes (code forbidden, details.reauthenticate: sign in again at /admin/login), or an operator removed since the session was resolved
- `404`: Not found (code not_found); also the answer to any request without a live operator-console session (no admin cookie, a dashboard session, an API/MCP key or OAuth token, or a caller who is not a platform operator)
- `409`: Not possible now, e.g. the team is suspended (code conflict)
- `429`: Too many requests (code rate_limited); see Retry-After
- `501`: Not available on this server (code not_configured)

---

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