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POST
Start computer
Starts a computer that is frozen or stopped. Its archived disk is restored, including files, installed software, and configuration. It cold-boots on a freshly chosen host.
A started computer receives a new IP address, new ports, and a new VNC / Desktop API token, so re-fetch GET /computers/{id} afterwards. Only the disk is restored: processes and other in-memory state from before the stop are gone. The call can take considerably longer than a normal request while the saved disk is fetched and the computer boots.

Path parameters

string
required
Computer UUID or instance_id. Both resolve to the same computer.

Response

boolean
true when the start succeeded or the computer was already running.
boolean
Present and true only when the computer’s record said stopped but the computer was still running on its host, so the record was corrected instead of a second copy being booted. No boot happened.
Starting is idempotent for an already-running computer: it returns { "success": true } and changes nothing. Only frozen and stopped computers are startable. Every other status returns 409. A suspended computer resumes on interaction rather than through this endpoint.

Example

Response

Errors

Authorizations

Authorization
string
header
required

API key authentication. Get your key at orgo.ai/workspaces

Path Parameters

id
string
required

Computer ID

Response

Computer starting

success
boolean
Example:

true