---
title: "Starts a stopped Stack"
method: POST
path: "/stacks/{id}/start"
tags: ["stacks"]
---

# Starts a stopped Stack

`POST /stacks/{id}/start`

Starts a stopped Stack.
**Access policy**: authenticated

## Path parameters

- `id` integer, required

## Query parameters

- `endpointId` integer, required

## Response `200`

Success

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid request
- `403` — Permission denied
- `404` — Not found
- `409` — Stack is already active, deploying, or in error state
- `500` — Server error

## Changes

- **2026-07-22** `b84d30fccc3b` — 1 info
  - added the optional property `GitConfig/allOf[#/components/schemas/gittypes.RepoConfig]/Authentication/allOf[#/components/schemas/gittypes.GitAuthentication]/GitCredentialID` to the response with the `200` status

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/portainer/apis/portainerce-api/changes/stacks/:id/start/post.md)

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