# Diggers

## GET diggers/:id/start

The request sends a command to immediately start the digger.

### Reference information about the resource:

|     |     |
| --- | --- |
| **API Endpoint** | https://www.diggernaut.com/api/diggers/:id/start |
| **Response Format** | JSON |
| **Access Level** | User |
| **Limits** | Yes |

- [Example of request with CURL](/content/dev/api-diggers-get-diggers-id-start.html#request/index.html)
- [Response](/content/dev/api-diggers-get-diggers-id-start.html#response/index.html)

```http
curl -v -H "Authorization: Token 9944b09199c62bcf9418ad846dd0e4bbdfc6ee4b" https://www.diggernaut.com/api/diggers/1/start
```

```http
HTTP/1.0 200 OK
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2016 17:36:48 GMT
Server: WSGIServer/0.1 Python/2.7.12
Vary: Accept, Accept-Language, Cookie
X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Language: en
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, HEAD, OPTIONS
{
    "Status": "Digger has been scheduled for start"
}
```