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# apibox start

> Start API Box

Starts a stopped API Box from the state its stop saved, and returns at once with status starting; get the API Box until it is running. Its token stays the same; its get returns it. A running, starting or stopping API Box returns 409 apibox\_not\_stopped.

```bash theme={null}
continuous apibox start [flags]
```

## Examples

Replace `<id>` with the resource ID from your response before you run the command.

```bash theme={null}
continuous apibox start --id <id>
```

## Flags

**--id, -i** `string` *required*

API Box ID.

Global flags apply to every command. See [Global flags](https://docs.continuouslabs.ai/cli/global-flags.md).


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