# Start an Entity Engine **POST /api/entity_store/engines/{entityType}/start** **Spaces method and path for this operation:**
post /s/{space_id}/api/entity_store/engines/{entityType}/start
Refer to [Spaces](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/manage-spaces) for more information. ## Servers - https://: https:// () ## Authentication methods - Api key auth ## Parameters ### Path parameters - **entityType** (string) The entity type of the engine ## Responses ### 200 Successful response #### Body: application/json (object) - **started** (boolean) [Powered by Bump.sh](https://bump.sh)