> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.meetchase.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Start Campaign

> Initiates a specified campaign, marking it as active and beginning the exchanges.

 ### Path Parameters

 - `organisation_id` (`int`): The ID of the organisation under which the campaign is registered.
 - `campaign_id` (`int`): The unique identifier of the campaign to be started.

 ### Headers

- `X-API-Key`: API key for user authentication.

 ### Response

 - Returns a confirmation message indicating that the campaign has been successfully started and will begin its operations imminently.

 ### Errors

 - `400 Bad Request`: If the campaign cannot be started due to missing or invalid campaign settings.
 - `403 Forbidden`: If the user making the request does not have the necessary permissions to start the campaign.
 - `404 Not Found`: The campaign does not belong to the specified organisation.



## OpenAPI

````yaml PUT /api/v1/campaigns/{campaign_id}/start
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: ChaseLabs API
  version: 0.1.0
servers:
  - url: https://services.meetchase.ai
security: []
paths:
  /api/v1/campaigns/{campaign_id}/start:
    put:
      tags:
        - Public API Routes
        - Campaign Routes
      summary: Start Campaign Api
      description: >-
        Initiates a specified campaign, marking it as active and beginning the
        exchanges.

         ### Path Parameters

         - `organisation_id` (`int`): The ID of the organisation under which the campaign is registered.
         - `campaign_id` (`int`): The unique identifier of the campaign to be started.

         ### Headers

        - `X-API-Key`: API key for user authentication.

         ### Response

         - Returns a confirmation message indicating that the campaign has been successfully started and will begin its operations imminently.

         ### Errors

         - `400 Bad Request`: If the campaign cannot be started due to missing or invalid campaign settings.
         - `403 Forbidden`: If the user making the request does not have the necessary permissions to start the campaign.
         - `404 Not Found`: The campaign does not belong to the specified organisation.
      operationId: start_campaign_api_api_v1_campaigns__campaign_id__start_put
      parameters:
        - name: campaign_id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: integer
            title: Campaign Id
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema: {}
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
      security:
        - API Key: []
components:
  schemas:
    HTTPValidationError:
      properties:
        detail:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationError'
          type: array
          title: Detail
      type: object
      title: HTTPValidationError
    ValidationError:
      properties:
        loc:
          items:
            anyOf:
              - type: string
              - type: integer
          type: array
          title: Location
        msg:
          type: string
          title: Message
        type:
          type: string
          title: Error Type
      type: object
      required:
        - loc
        - msg
        - type
      title: ValidationError
  securitySchemes:
    API Key:
      type: apiKey
      description: Key used to authenticate user API requests.
      in: header
      name: X-API-Key

````