---
title: "Start a Vertica node or write a node start command to file."
method: POST
path: "/nodes/start"
---

# Start a Vertica node or write a node start command to file.

`POST /nodes/start`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://docs.vertica.com/v1`
- URL: `https://docs.vertica.com/v1/nodes/start`
- Auth: none declared
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/vertica/apis/node-management-agent-api/docs/nodes/start/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

## Request body

- StartNodeParams: Parameters for starting the local Vertica node.
  - `delete_corrupted_data` boolean
  - `last_epoch` integer
  - `special_environment` object
  - `start_command` string[]: The start command for a Vertica node.
  - `startup_conf` string

## Response `200`

An InterfaceMapResponse is the response value of type "Map",
where the key is of type "string", the value can be of any type

- object

## Other responses

- `400`: A GenericError is the default error message that is generated.
- `405`: A GenericError is the default error message that is generated.
- `500`: A GenericError is the default error message that is generated.

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/vertica/apis/node-management-agent-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/vertica/apis/node-management-agent-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/vertica/apis/node-management-agent-api/revisions/1d9449e2142a?raw)