Start a Failover Plan
You can start a failover plan with the specified ID.
Request
To start a failover plan, send the POST HTTPS request to the URL of the /failoverPlans/{ID}/action resource.
HTTP Request
POST https://<hostname>:1281/v2/failoverPlans/{ID}/action |
Request Headers
The request header must contain the authorization token for the current logon session.
Request Body
In the request body, the client must send the start action property with the null value:
{"start": null} |
Response
The server returns the following response to the client.
Response Code
A successfully completed operation returns response code 200 OK.
Response Headers
The response to this request contains the following headers. The response may also include additional standard HTTP headers.
Header | Description |
Content-length | The length of the response body. |
Content-type | The media type and syntax of the request body message: application/json; charset=utf-8 |
Response Body
In the response body, Veeam Service Provider Console returns a response to an action.
Example 
The following example returns a response on a start action for a failover plan with ID 27a8baf5-179e-4eae-81d5-772aa2331562.
Request: POST https://localhost:1281/v2/failoverPlans/27a8baf5-179e-4eae-81d5-772aa2331562/action
Request Header: Content-Type: application/json Authorization: Bearer <Access-Token>
Request Body: {"start": null}
Response Code: 200 Success
Response Body: "Action started." |