Starting an Instance

• Console
• CLI
• API

• 1. On the Instances list page, find the instance that you want to work with. If you need help finding the list page or the instance, see Listing Instances.
  2. From available actions for the instance, select Start.

• Use the instance action command and required parameters to start an instance:

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  oci compute instance action --instance-id <instance_OCID> --action START

  For a complete list of parameters and values for CLI commands, see the CLI Command Reference.

• For information about using the API and signing requests, see REST API documentation and Security Credentials. For information about SDKs, see SDKs and the CLI.

  Use the InstanceAction operation to start an instance, passing the value START as the action to perform.