Overview
This document describes how to start up an instance via the console or an API.
Directions
Starting up an instance via the console
- Log in to the CVM console.
- Choose the appropriate operation method based on your actual needs.
- Starting up one instance: select the instance you want to start up, and click More -> Instance Status -> Start up in the Operation column on the right, as shown below:

- Starting up the instances: select the instances you want to start up, and click Start up at the top of the list to start the selected instances, as shown below:

Starting up an instance via an API
Use the StartInstances API to start up an instance.
Subsequent Operations
Once the instance starts up, you can perform the following operations:
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