/v2/projects/{project_id}/links/{link_id}/start_capture
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POST /v2/projects/**{project_id}**/links/**{link_id}**/start_capture
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Start capture on a link instance. By default we consider it as an Ethernet link

Parameters
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- **project_id**: Project UUID
- **link_id**: Link UUID

Response status codes
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- **201**: Capture started
- **400**: Invalid request

Input
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.. raw:: html

    <table>
    <tr>                 <th>Name</th>                 <th>Mandatory</th>                 <th>Type</th>                 <th>Description</th>                 </tr>
    <tr><td>capture_file_name</td>                    <td> </td>                     <td>string</td>                     <td>Read only property. The name of the capture file if capture is running</td>                     </tr>
    <tr><td>data_link_type</td>                    <td> </td>                     <td>enum</td>                     <td>Possible values: DLT_ATM_RFC1483, DLT_EN10MB, DLT_FRELAY, DLT_C_HDLC, DLT_PPP_SERIAL</td>                     </tr>
    </table>

Output
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.. raw:: html

    <table>
    <tr>                 <th>Name</th>                 <th>Mandatory</th>                 <th>Type</th>                 <th>Description</th>                 </tr>
    <tr><td>capture_file_name</td>                    <td> </td>                     <td>['string', 'null']</td>                     <td>Read only property. The name of the capture file if capture is running</td>                     </tr>
    <tr><td>capture_file_path</td>                    <td> </td>                     <td>['string', 'null']</td>                     <td>Read only property. The full path of the capture file if capture is running</td>                     </tr>
    <tr><td>capturing</td>                    <td> </td>                     <td>boolean</td>                     <td>Read only property. True if a capture running on the link</td>                     </tr>
    <tr><td>link_id</td>                    <td> </td>                     <td>string</td>                     <td>Link UUID</td>                     </tr>
    <tr><td>link_type</td>                    <td> </td>                     <td>enum</td>                     <td>Possible values: ethernet, serial</td>                     </tr>
    <tr><td>nodes</td>                    <td>&#10004;</td>                     <td>array</td>                     <td>List of the VMS</td>                     </tr>
    <tr><td>project_id</td>                    <td> </td>                     <td>string</td>                     <td>Project UUID</td>                     </tr>
    </table>

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