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  tags:
    - Automations
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  description: >-
    Idempotent per idempotency_key; runners use… Reference for the POST
    /api/agent/automations/{id}/start endpoint in the BrainyShorts API.
sidebar:
  label: Start a run
  badge: POST
title: Start a run
type: openapi-operation
---
Idempotent per `idempotency_key`; runners use `${automation_id}:${revision}:${scheduled_for}`. Returns a run token (`ba_run_...`, valid for 6 hours) for the child agent.

`POST /api/agent/automations/{id}/start`