--
:api: start-transform
:request: StartTransformRequest
:response: StartTransformResponse
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[role="xpack"]
[id="{upid}-{api}"]
=== Start {transform} API

Starts a {transform}.
It accepts a +{request}+ object and responds with a +{response}+ object.

[id="{upid}-{api}-request"]
==== Start {transform} request

A +{request}+ object requires a non-null `id`.

["source","java",subs="attributes,callouts,macros"]
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include-tagged::{doc-tests-file}[{api}-request]
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<1> Constructing a new start request referencing an existing
{transform}

==== Optional arguments

The following arguments are optional.

["source","java",subs="attributes,callouts,macros"]
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include-tagged::{doc-tests-file}[{api}-request-options]
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<1> Controls the amount of time to wait until the {transform} starts.

include::../execution.asciidoc[]

==== Response

The returned +{response}+ object acknowledges the {transform} has
started.