# Start executing a deployment task.

Transitions the given task to RUNNING state. Possible error codes are TASK_LIMIT_REACHED, INVALID_TASK, TASK_DEPLOYMENTS_RUNNING, TASK_RUNNING.

## Endpoints

PUT `/emsapi/osdeployer/tasks/{taskId}/start`

## Request URL

`https://[{serverurl}](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/oauth-authentication-endpoint-domain.html)/emsapi/osdeployer/tasks/{taskId}/start`

## Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.OSDTask.UPDATE`

## Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

- **Accept** `string` **Mandatory**
  - `application/deploymentTaskStartedStatus.v1+json`

### Path Parameters

- **taskId** `string` **Mandatory**
  - ID of the OS Deployment task

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request PUT \
  --url https://appdomains/emsapi/osdeployer/tasks/{taskId}/start \
  --header 'Accept: application/deploymentTaskStartedStatus.v1+json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52'
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP code 200

Response Body — `application/deploymentTaskStartedStatus.v1+json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **isTaskStarted** `boolean`
    - True if the task was successfully started.

## Possible Response Codes

- **200** `HTTP code`

## Sample Response: HTTP 200

Task has transitioned to RUNNING

```json
{
  "isTaskStarted": true
}
```

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**Duration:** 1 minute | **Threshold:** 50 | **Lock period:** 5 minutes

Duration - Time window for the threshold.  
Threshold - Number of API calls allowed within the specified duration.  
Lock Period - Wait time before consecutive API requests.