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# Start App Version

> Start an existing App Version, creating a new instance for it



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-specs/6.3/public-api.json post /api/apps/beta/apps/{appId}/versions/{versionId}/start
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Domino Public API
  description: Reference for Domino's public REST API endpoints.
  version: 6.3.0
  x-catalog-key: nucleus
servers:
  - url: https://mycluster.domino.tech
    description: >-
      Replace 'mycluster.domino.tech' with your Domino cluster hostname. For
      Domino Cloud customers, that is `your-subdomain`.domino.tech (e.g.,
      acme.domino.tech). For self-hosted deployments, it is the hostname you
      reach the Domino UI at.
security: []
tags:
  - name: AIGateway
    x-displayName: AIGateway
  - name: AppInstances
    x-displayName: AppInstances
  - name: AppVersions
    x-displayName: AppVersions
  - name: Apps
    x-displayName: Apps
  - name: AsyncPredictions
    x-displayName: AsyncPredictions
  - name: AuditTrail
    x-displayName: AuditTrail
  - name: BillingTag
    x-displayName: BillingTag
  - name: BillingTagSettings
    x-displayName: BillingTagSettings
  - name: Cost
    x-displayName: Cost
  - name: CustomMetrics
    x-displayName: CustomMetrics
  - name: DataSource
    x-displayName: DataSource
  - name: DatasetRw
    x-displayName: DatasetRw
  - name: DeploymentTargets
    x-displayName: DeploymentTargets
  - name: Environments
    x-displayName: Environments
  - name: Extensions
    x-displayName: Extensions
  - name: GenAI
    x-displayName: GenAI
  - name: HPC Jobs
    x-displayName: HPC Jobs
  - name: HardwareTier
    x-displayName: HardwareTier
  - name: Jobs
    x-displayName: Jobs
  - name: ModelAPI
    x-displayName: ModelAPI
  - name: ModelAPIVersion
    x-displayName: ModelAPIVersion
  - name: ModelDeployment
    x-displayName: ModelDeployment
  - name: Organizations
    x-displayName: Organizations
  - name: PPM
    x-displayName: PPM
  - name: PersonalAccessToken
    x-displayName: PersonalAccessToken
  - name: ProjectSharedDatasets
    x-displayName: ProjectSharedDatasets
  - name: ProjectTemplates
    x-displayName: ProjectTemplates
  - name: Projects
    x-displayName: Projects
  - name: ProjectsCommits
    x-displayName: ProjectsCommits
  - name: ProjectsFiles
    x-displayName: ProjectsFiles
  - name: RegisteredModels
    x-displayName: RegisteredModels
  - name: ServiceAccounts
    x-displayName: ServiceAccounts
  - name: Users
    x-displayName: Users
  - name: Workspaces
    x-displayName: Workspaces
  - name: nucleus_other
    x-displayName: other
  - name: PersonalAccessTokenAdmin
    x-displayName: PersonalAccessTokenAdmin
  - name: Git Credentials
    x-displayName: Git Credentials
  - name: Activity
    x-displayName: Activity
  - name: Admin
    x-displayName: Admin
  - name: Notifications
    x-displayName: Notifications
  - name: Adminnotifications
    x-displayName: Adminnotifications
  - name: UserManagement
    x-displayName: UserManagement
  - name: WhiteLabel
    x-displayName: WhiteLabel
  - name: Authentication and Authorization
    x-displayName: Authentication and Authorization
  - name: Code
    x-displayName: Code
  - name: ComputeCluster
    x-displayName: ComputeCluster
  - name: Control Center
    x-displayName: Control Center
  - name: controlcenter
    x-displayName: controlcenter
  - name: DataSourceCredential
    x-displayName: DataSourceCredential
  - name: DataMount
    x-displayName: DataMount
  - name: DataPlane
    x-displayName: DataPlane
  - name: dataset
    x-displayName: dataset
  - name: Datasets
    x-displayName: Datasets
  - name: datasetrw.api
    x-displayName: datasetrw.api
  - name: DatasetObjectStore
    x-displayName: DatasetObjectStore
  - name: DevelopV1ProjectTemplates
    x-displayName: DevelopV1ProjectTemplates
  - name: DevelopV1Projects
    x-displayName: DevelopV1Projects
  - name: Execution Events
    x-displayName: Execution Events
  - name: Files
    x-displayName: Files
  - name: Frontend
    x-displayName: Frontend
  - name: Gateway
    x-displayName: Gateway
  - name: Runs
    x-displayName: Runs
  - name: Search
    x-displayName: Search
  - name: Git
    x-displayName: Git
  - name: Metadata
    x-displayName: Metadata
  - name: Gruz
    x-displayName: Gruz
  - name: Guardrails
    x-displayName: Guardrails
  - name: Hardware Tier
    x-displayName: Hardware Tier
  - name: ActionableInsights
    x-displayName: ActionableInsights
  - name: Socket
    x-displayName: Socket
  - name: Job
    x-displayName: Job
  - name: Tags
    x-displayName: Tags
  - name: JobComments
    x-displayName: JobComments
  - name: LogsWithProblemSuggestion
    x-displayName: LogsWithProblemSuggestion
  - name: JobResults
    x-displayName: JobResults
  - name: Layout
    x-displayName: Layout
  - name: Metrics
    x-displayName: Metrics
  - name: MLFlow
    x-displayName: MLFlow
  - name: ModelManager
    x-displayName: ModelManager
  - name: Model Products
    x-displayName: Model Products
  - name: Project Goals
    x-displayName: Project Goals
  - name: ProjectManagement
    x-displayName: ProjectManagement
  - name: Templates
    x-displayName: Templates
  - name: Project
    x-displayName: Project
  - name: Launchers
    x-displayName: Launchers
  - name: Scheduled Jobs
    x-displayName: Scheduled Jobs
  - name: Quota
    x-displayName: Quota
  - name: RemoteFileSystem
    x-displayName: RemoteFileSystem
  - name: Scheduled Runs
    x-displayName: Scheduled Runs
  - name: Workspace
    x-displayName: Workspace
  - name: Logs
    x-displayName: Logs
  - name: WorkspaceComments
    x-displayName: WorkspaceComments
  - name: WorkspaceResults
    x-displayName: WorkspaceResults
  - name: Resource
    description: The Data Plane Resource API
    x-displayName: Resource
  - name: authz
    x-displayName: authz
  - name: volumes
    x-displayName: volumes
  - name: data transfers
    x-displayName: data transfers
  - name: downloads
    x-displayName: downloads
  - name: filesystems
    x-displayName: filesystems
  - name: snapshots
    x-displayName: snapshots
  - name: tasks
    x-displayName: tasks
  - description: Manage taxonomy namespaces.
    name: Tagging - Namespaces
    x-displayName: Tagging - Namespaces
  - description: Manage tags within namespaces.
    name: Tagging - Tags
    x-displayName: Tagging - Tags
  - description: Assign, remove, and list tag assignments on entities.
    name: Tagging - Entity Tags
    x-displayName: Tagging - Entity Tags
  - description: Look up entities by tag.
    name: Tagging - Entities
    x-displayName: Tagging - Entities
  - description: Fetch the full namespace + tag hierarchy.
    name: Tagging - Taxonomy Tree
    x-displayName: Tagging - Taxonomy Tree
  - description: Validate and import taxonomy data from a file.
    name: Tagging - Import
    x-displayName: Tagging - Import
  - description: Export the current taxonomy to a file.
    name: Tagging - Export
    x-displayName: Tagging - Export
  - description: Internal-only endpoints for service-account callers.
    name: Tagging - Internal
    x-displayName: Tagging - Internal
  - description: Manage property definitions and their groups.
    name: Properties - Definitions
    x-displayName: Properties - Definitions
  - description: Read and update an entity's property values.
    name: Properties - Values
    x-displayName: Properties - Values
  - description: Internal-only endpoints for service-account callers (properties).
    name: Properties - Internal
    x-displayName: Properties - Internal
  - name: config
    x-displayName: config
  - name: Workloads
    description: Everything related to deploying and managingDomino Workloads
    x-displayName: Workloads
  - name: Executor
    description: Executor-related commands
    x-displayName: Executor
  - name: HPC
    description: HPC workload management
    x-displayName: HPC
  - name: Endpoints
    x-displayName: Endpoints
  - name: mlflow-proxy_other
    x-displayName: other
  - name: attachments
    x-displayName: attachments
  - name: bundle-stages
    x-displayName: bundle-stages
  - name: bundles
    x-displayName: bundles
  - name: findings
    x-displayName: findings
  - name: drafts
    x-displayName: drafts
  - name: evidence-templates
    x-displayName: evidence-templates
  - name: policies
    x-displayName: policies
  - name: policy-versions
    x-displayName: policy-versions
  - name: policy-enforcers
    x-displayName: policy-enforcers
  - name: results
    x-displayName: results
  - name: rpc
    x-displayName: rpc
  - name: approvals
    x-displayName: approvals
  - description: >-
      Create, query, bulk-update, and evaluate priority-based access control
      rules.
    name: rules
    x-displayName: rules
  - name: domino-connect_other
    x-displayName: other
  - name: events
    x-displayName: events
  - name: curated-central-configs
    x-displayName: curated-central-configs
  - name: nodepools
    x-displayName: nodepools
  - name: ip-allowlist
    x-displayName: ip-allowlist
externalDocs:
  description: OpenAPI
  url: https://swagger.io/resources/open-api/
paths:
  /api/apps/beta/apps/{appId}/versions/{versionId}/start:
    post:
      tags:
        - AppVersions
      summary: Start App Version
      description: Start an existing App Version, creating a new instance for it
      operationId: startAppVersion
      parameters:
        - description: The id of the app.
          in: path
          name: appId
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - description: The id of the app version to start.
          in: path
          name: versionId
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/nucleus_AppVersionResponse'
          description: Success
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/nucleus_400'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/nucleus_401'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/nucleus_403'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/nucleus_404'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/nucleus_500'
      security:
        - nucleus_DominoApiKey: []
        - nucleus_BearerAuthentication: []
components:
  schemas:
    nucleus_AppVersionResponse:
      properties:
        autoscalingSpecification:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/nucleus_AppAutoscalingSpecification'
        bundleId:
          description: Guardrails bundle ID. Immutable after creation.
          type: string
        bundleName:
          type: string
        createdAt:
          format: epoch
          type: number
        currentInstance:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/nucleus_AppInstanceSummaryResponse'
          description: The most recently created instance for this AppVersion.
        description:
          description: Optional version description.
          type: string
        dfsCommitId:
          description: >-
            The original DFS commit ID specified when the version was created.
            May be null if not explicitly provided.
          type: string
        entryScript:
          description: >-
            Optional inline script to execute instead of the app's entry point.
            If provided, this script will take precedence over the entry point.
          type: string
        environmentId:
          type: string
        environmentRevisionId:
          type: string
        extendedIdentityPropagationToAppsEnabled:
          type: boolean
        externalVolumeMountIds:
          items:
            type: string
          type: array
        gitRef:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/nucleus_GitRef'
          description: >-
            The original git reference (e.g. branch name) specified when the
            version was created.
        hardwareTierId:
          type: string
        id:
          type: string
        netAppVolumeIds:
          items:
            type: string
          type: array
        publisher:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/nucleus_AppUserResponse'
        resolvedCommits:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/nucleus_ResolvedCommits'
          description: >-
            Commit and import snapshots resolved at version creation time,
            representing the actual values used for execution.
        tags:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/nucleus_AppVersionTag'
          type: array
        updatedAt:
          format: epoch
          type: number
        vanityUrl:
          type: string
        versionNumber:
          format: int64
          type: integer
      required:
        - id
        - environmentId
        - environmentRevisionId
        - hardwareTierId
        - externalVolumeMountIds
        - netAppVolumeIds
        - createdAt
        - updatedAt
        - tags
        - extendedIdentityPropagationToAppsEnabled
      type: object
    nucleus_AppAutoscalingSpecification:
      properties:
        enabled:
          type: boolean
        maxReplicas:
          maximum: 30
          minimum: 1
          type: integer
        minReplicas:
          maximum: 30
          minimum: 1
          type: integer
        scaleDownStabilizationWindowSeconds:
          maximum: 3600
          minimum: 0
          type: integer
        scaleUpStabilizationWindowSeconds:
          maximum: 3600
          minimum: 0
          type: integer
        targetCpuAvgUtilizationPct:
          maximum: 100
          minimum: 1
          type: integer
        targetMemoryAvgUtilizationPct:
          maximum: 100
          minimum: 1
          type: integer
        useSessionAffinity:
          type: boolean
      required:
        - enabled
      type: object
    nucleus_AppInstanceSummaryResponse:
      properties:
        createdAt:
          format: epoch
          type: number
        describeUrl:
          type: string
        dfsCommitId:
          description: The DFS commit ID that was used for this instance's execution.
          type: string
        gitCommitId:
          description: The git commit SHA that was used for this instance's execution.
          type: string
        id:
          type: string
        status:
          type: string
      required:
        - id
        - createdAt
        - status
      type: object
    nucleus_GitRef:
      properties:
        type:
          enum:
            - head
            - commitId
            - branches
            - tags
            - custom
          type: string
        value:
          type: string
      required:
        - type
      type: object
    nucleus_AppUserResponse:
      type: object
      required:
        - id
        - name
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
    nucleus_ResolvedCommits:
      description: >-
        Resolved commit and import snapshot information captured at version
        creation time.
      properties:
        dfsCommitId:
          description: The DFS commit ID resolved at version creation time.
          type: string
        gitCommitId:
          description: The git commit SHA resolved at version creation time.
          type: string
        importedGitRepos:
          description: Imported git repo snapshots resolved at version creation time.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/nucleus_ImportedGitRepoSnapshot'
          type: array
        importedProjects:
          description: Imported project snapshots resolved at version creation time.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/nucleus_ImportedProjectSnapshot'
          type: array
      type: object
    nucleus_AppVersionTag:
      properties:
        key:
          type: string
        value:
          type: string
      required:
        - key
        - value
      type: object
    nucleus_ErrorV1:
      properties:
        code:
          description: Machine-readable error code.
          example: NOT_FOUND
          type: string
        message:
          description: Human-readable description of the error.
          example: The requested HPC Job could not be found.
          type: string
      required:
        - message
      type: object
    nucleus_ImportedGitRepoSnapshot:
      properties:
        ref:
          type: string
        repoId:
          type: string
        repoName:
          type: string
      required:
        - repoId
        - repoName
        - ref
      type: object
    nucleus_ImportedProjectSnapshot:
      properties:
        commitId:
          type: string
        directoryName:
          type: string
        ownerId:
          type: string
        projectId:
          type: string
        projectName:
          type: string
        release:
          type: string
      required:
        - projectId
        - projectName
        - ownerId
        - directoryName
        - commitId
      type: object
  responses:
    nucleus_400:
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            properties:
              error:
                type: string
            type: object
      description: Bad Request
    nucleus_401:
      content:
        application/json:
          example:
            code: UNAUTHORIZED
            message: Authentication is required to access this resource.
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/nucleus_ErrorV1'
      description: Unauthorized - authentication is required or has failed.
    nucleus_403:
      content:
        application/json:
          example:
            code: FORBIDDEN
            message: You do not have permission to perform this action.
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/nucleus_ErrorV1'
      description: Forbidden - the caller lacks permission to perform this action.
    nucleus_404:
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            properties:
              error:
                type: string
            type: object
      description: Not Found
    nucleus_500:
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            properties:
              error:
                type: string
            type: object
      description: Internal Server Error
  securitySchemes:
    nucleus_DominoApiKey:
      type: apiKey
      name: X-Domino-Api-Key
      in: header
    nucleus_BearerAuthentication:
      type: apiKey
      name: Authorization
      in: header

````

## Related topics

- [Start App Version (v1)](/6.3/api-reference/appversions/start-app-version-v1.md)
- [Create App Version and Start (v1)](/6.3/api-reference/appversions/create-app-version-and-start-v1.md)
- [Create App Version (v1)](/6.3/api-reference/appversions/create-app-version-v1.md)
- [App Structure and Lifecycle](/6.3/platform-capabilities/features/apps/apps-in-domino/app-structure-lifecycle.md)
