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StartInstances

Last updated: 2023-08-18 14:28:07

1. API Description

Domain name for API request: ecm.tencentcloudapi.com.

This API is used to start an instance. Only instances in STOPPED status can be started. The instance status will become STARTING when this API is called successfully and will become RUNNING when the instance is started successfully.

A maximum of 20 requests can be initiated per second for this API.

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2. Input Parameters

The following request parameter list only provides API request parameters and some common parameters. For the complete common parameter list, see Common Request Parameters.

Parameter Name Required Type Description
Action Yes String Common Params. The value used for this API: StartInstances.
Version Yes String Common Params. The value used for this API: 2019-07-19.
Region No String Common Params. This parameter is not required for this API.
InstanceIdSet.N Yes Array of String List of IDs of the instances to be started. You can request up to 100 instances in a region at a time.

3. Output Parameters

Parameter Name Type Description
RequestId String The unique request ID, which is returned for each request. RequestId is required for locating a problem.

4. Example

Example1 Starting instance

This example shows you how to start an instance.

Input Example

https://ecm.tencentcloudapi.com/?Action=StartInstances
&InstanceIdSet.0=ein-496205jl
&InstanceIdSet.1=ein-495103ka
&<Common request parameters>

Output Example

{
    "Response": {
        "RequestId": "gb348fj3-03g7-4ss0-a6lr-78e2322a6594"
    }
}

5. Developer Resources

SDK

TencentCloud API 3.0 integrates SDKs that support various programming languages to make it easier for you to call APIs.

Command Line Interface

6. Error Code

The following only lists the error codes related to the API business logic. For other error codes, see Common Error Codes.

Error Code Description
FailedOperation.InstanceNotAllStopped Not all instances are shut down.
FailedOperation.InternalOperationFailure Internal error.
FailedOperation.OperationNotAllow The current operation is not allowed.
InternalError Internal error.
InvalidParameter.InvalidDataFormat The data format is incorrect.
InvalidParameterValue.InvalidInstanceID The instance ID is invalid.
InvalidParameterValue.ParameterValueTooLarge The parameter value exceeds the limit.
OperationDenied.InstanceOperationInProgress The current operation is not allowed.
UnauthorizedOperation.ForbiddenOperation You don't have the permission to perform this operation.
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