---
title: "Start Container"
method: POST
path: "/docker/start-container/{container_name}"
tags: ["Docker"]
---

# Start Container

`POST /docker/start-container/{container_name}`

Start a stopped Docker container.

Restarts a previously stopped container. The container will resume with its
existing configuration and state. This is faster than creating a new container
as no initialization is required.

Use this endpoint to resume a bot that was previously stopped, or to restart
a bot that exited unexpectedly.

## Path parameters

- `container_name` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- object

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error

## Changes

- **2026-01-18** `576ec8539f76` — 1 breaking
  - the response's body type/format changed from ``/`` to `object`/`` for status `200`
- **2025-12-20** `1005bcd47280` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/hummingbot/apis/hummingbot-api/changes/docker/start-container/:container_name/post.md)

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