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Start Server

Start a stopped server.

  • Method: POST
  • Path (REST): /server/{serverId}/start
  • Returns: 200 OK
  • Backend behavior: Starts the server if the server is OFFLINE. The request returns immediately; the process continues asynchronously.

Note that this request completes immediately and does not wait for the server to be fully started.

gmc.serverClient().startServer("srv-123").execute();

await gmc.serverClient.startServer('srv-123');

gmc.server_client.start_server('srv-123')

curl -X POST -H "Application-Id: $GMC_APP_ID" -H "Application-Secret: $GMC_APP_SECRET" \
  https://api.gamemanager.cloud/server/srv-123/start

Responses

  • 200 OK: Server start requested.
  • 403 Forbidden: missingPermission.MANAGE_SERVERS — you lack the permission to manage servers in this team.
  • 404 Not Found: general.not_found — server not found or not in your team.
  • 409 Conflict: server.is_not_offline — the server must be OFFLINE to start.
  • 409 Conflict: server.server_directory_change_in_progress — a server directory change task is running on this server.