Starting an Instance

Start a Compute instance.

1. Navigate to the Compute Instances list page. If you need help finding the list page, see Listing Instances.
2. From the Actions menu (three dots) for the instance, select Start.
Use the instance action command and required parameters to start an instance:
```
oci compute instance action --instance-id <instance_OCID> --action START
```
For a complete list of parameters and values for CLI commands, see the CLI Command Reference.
For information about using the API and signing requests, see REST API documentation and Security Credentials. For information about SDKs, see SDKs and the CLI.

Use the InstanceAction operation to start an instance, passing the value START as the action to perform.