/v2/projects/{project_id}/nodes/{node_id}/start
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POST /v2/projects/**{project_id}**/nodes/**{node_id}**/start
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Start a node instance

Parameters
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- **project_id**: Project UUID
- **node_id**: Node UUID

Response status codes
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- **400**: Invalid request
- **404**: Instance doesn't exist
- **204**: Instance started

Output
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    <table>
    <tr>                 <th>Name</th>                 <th>Mandatory</th>                 <th>Type</th>                 <th>Description</th>                 </tr>
    <tr><td>command_line</td>                    <td> </td>                     <td>['null', 'string']</td>                     <td>Command line use to start the node</td>                     </tr>
    <tr><td>compute_id</td>                    <td> </td>                     <td>string</td>                     <td>Compute identifier</td>                     </tr>
    <tr><td>console</td>                    <td> </td>                     <td>['integer', 'null']</td>                     <td>Console TCP port</td>                     </tr>
    <tr><td>console_host</td>                    <td> </td>                     <td>string</td>                     <td>Console host</td>                     </tr>
    <tr><td>console_type</td>                    <td> </td>                     <td>enum</td>                     <td>Possible values: serial, vnc, telnet, null</td>                     </tr>
    <tr><td>label</td>                    <td> </td>                     <td>object</td>                     <td></td>                     </tr>
    <tr><td>name</td>                    <td> </td>                     <td>string</td>                     <td>Node name</td>                     </tr>
    <tr><td>node_directory</td>                    <td> </td>                     <td>['null', 'string']</td>                     <td>Working directory of the node. Read only</td>                     </tr>
    <tr><td>node_id</td>                    <td> </td>                     <td>string</td>                     <td>Node UUID</td>                     </tr>
    <tr><td>node_type</td>                    <td> </td>                     <td>enum</td>                     <td>Possible values: cloud, ethernet_hub, ethernet_switch, frame_relay_switch, atm_switch, docker, dynamips, vpcs, virtualbox, vmware, iou, qemu</td>                     </tr>
    <tr><td>project_id</td>                    <td> </td>                     <td>string</td>                     <td>Project UUID</td>                     </tr>
    <tr><td>properties</td>                    <td> </td>                     <td>object</td>                     <td>Properties specific to an emulator</td>                     </tr>
    <tr><td>status</td>                    <td> </td>                     <td>enum</td>                     <td>Possible values: stopped, started, suspended</td>                     </tr>
    <tr><td>symbol</td>                    <td> </td>                     <td>string</td>                     <td>Symbol of the node</td>                     </tr>
    <tr><td>x</td>                    <td> </td>                     <td>number</td>                     <td>X position of the node</td>                     </tr>
    <tr><td>y</td>                    <td> </td>                     <td>number</td>                     <td>Y position of the node</td>                     </tr>
    <tr><td>z</td>                    <td> </td>                     <td>number</td>                     <td>Z position of the node</td>                     </tr>
    </table>

Sample session
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.. literalinclude:: ../../../examples/controller_post_projectsprojectidnodesnodeidstart.txt