---
title: "Start Gateway"
method: POST
path: "/gateway/start"
tags: ["Gateway"]
---

# Start Gateway

`POST /gateway/start`

Start Gateway container.

## Request body

- GatewayConfig — Configuration for Gateway container deployment
  - `passphrase` string, required — Gateway passphrase for configuration encryption
  - `image` string — Docker image for Gateway
  - `port` integer — Port for Gateway API
  - `dev_mode` boolean — Enable development mode

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- unknown

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error

## Changes

- **2025-12-20** `1005bcd47280` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

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

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