# 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)
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