:doc:`EventBridgePipes <../../pipes>` / Client / start_pipe

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start_pipe
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.. py:method:: EventBridgePipes.Client.start_pipe(**kwargs)

  

  Start an existing pipe.

  

  See also: `AWS API Documentation <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/WebAPI/pipes-2015-10-07/StartPipe>`_  


  **Request Syntax**
  ::

    response = client.start_pipe(
        Name='string'
    )
    
  :type Name: string
  :param Name: **[REQUIRED]** 

    The name of the pipe.

    

  
  
  :rtype: dict
  :returns: 
    
    **Response Syntax**

    
    ::

      {
          'Arn': 'string',
          'Name': 'string',
          'DesiredState': 'RUNNING'|'STOPPED',
          'CurrentState': 'RUNNING'|'STOPPED'|'CREATING'|'UPDATING'|'DELETING'|'STARTING'|'STOPPING'|'CREATE_FAILED'|'UPDATE_FAILED'|'START_FAILED'|'STOP_FAILED'|'DELETE_FAILED'|'CREATE_ROLLBACK_FAILED'|'DELETE_ROLLBACK_FAILED'|'UPDATE_ROLLBACK_FAILED',
          'CreationTime': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
          'LastModifiedTime': datetime(2015, 1, 1)
      }
      
    **Response Structure**

    

    - *(dict) --* 
      

      - **Arn** *(string) --* 

        The ARN of the pipe.

        
      

      - **Name** *(string) --* 

        The name of the pipe.

        
      

      - **DesiredState** *(string) --* 

        The state the pipe should be in.

        
      

      - **CurrentState** *(string) --* 

        The state the pipe is in.

        
      

      - **CreationTime** *(datetime) --* 

        The time the pipe was created.

        
      

      - **LastModifiedTime** *(datetime) --* 

        When the pipe was last updated, in `ISO-8601 format <https://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-datetime>`__ (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss.sTZD).

        
  
  **Exceptions**
  
  *   :py:class:`EventBridgePipes.Client.exceptions.InternalException`

  
  *   :py:class:`EventBridgePipes.Client.exceptions.ValidationException`

  
  *   :py:class:`EventBridgePipes.Client.exceptions.ThrottlingException`

  
  *   :py:class:`EventBridgePipes.Client.exceptions.NotFoundException`

  
  *   :py:class:`EventBridgePipes.Client.exceptions.ConflictException`

  