---
title: "Launch a remote-run pod"
method: POST
path: "/remote_run/{service}/{instance}/start"
tags: ["remote_run"]
---

# Launch a remote-run pod

`POST /remote_run/{service}/{instance}/start`

## Path parameters

- `service` string, required
- `instance` string, required

## Response `200`

Successfully started remote-run sandbox

- RemoteRunOutcome
  - `status` integer, required
  - `message` string, required
  - `pod_name` string
  - `pod_address` string
  - `job_name` string
  - `namespace` string

## Other responses

- `403` — Unauthorized to remote-run this service
- `404` — Deployment key not found
- `500` — Failure

## Changes

- **2025-03-27** `d45fb8757c38` — 1 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `403`
- **2025-03-24** `6beb7bd95e89` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2020-10-19** `4e68a4d7f4e6` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/yelp/apis/paasta-api/changes/remote_run/:service/:instance/start/post.md)

---

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