Jobs - Start

POST https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/34adfa4f-cedf-4dc0-ba29-b6d1a69ab345/resourceGroups/rg/providers/Microsoft.App/jobs/testcontainerAppsJob0/start?api-version=2026-07-01

{
  "containers": [
    {
      "name": "testcontainerAppsJob0",
      "image": "repo/testcontainerAppsJob0:v4",
      "resources": {
        "cpu": 0.2,
        "memory": "100Mi"
      }
    }
  ],
  "initContainers": [
    {
      "name": "testinitcontainerAppsJob0",
      "args": [
        "-c",
        "while true; do echo hello; sleep 10;done"
      ],
      "command": [
        "/bin/sh"
      ],
      "image": "repo/testcontainerAppsJob0:v4",
      "resources": {
        "cpu": 0.2,
        "memory": "100Mi"
      }
    }
  ]
}

import com.azure.resourcemanager.appcontainers.models.ContainerResources;
import com.azure.resourcemanager.appcontainers.models.JobExecutionContainer;
import com.azure.resourcemanager.appcontainers.models.JobExecutionTemplate;
import java.util.Arrays;

/**
 * Samples for Jobs Start.
 */
public final class Main {
    /*
     * x-ms-original-file: 2026-07-01/Job_Start.json
     */
    /**
     * Sample code: Run a Container Apps Job.
     * 
     * @param manager Entry point to ContainerAppsApiManager.
     */
    public static void runAContainerAppsJob(com.azure.resourcemanager.appcontainers.ContainerAppsApiManager manager) {
        manager.jobs().start("rg", "testcontainerAppsJob0",
            new JobExecutionTemplate()
                .withContainers(Arrays.asList(new JobExecutionContainer().withImage("repo/testcontainerAppsJob0:v4")
                    .withName("testcontainerAppsJob0")
                    .withResources(new ContainerResources().withCpu(0.2D).withMemory("100Mi"))))
                .withInitContainers(Arrays.asList(new JobExecutionContainer().withImage("repo/testcontainerAppsJob0:v4")
                    .withName("testinitcontainerAppsJob0").withCommand(Arrays.asList("/bin/sh"))
                    .withArgs(Arrays.asList("-c", "while true; do echo hello; sleep 10;done"))
                    .withResources(new ContainerResources().withCpu(0.2D).withMemory("100Mi")))),
            com.azure.core.util.Context.NONE);
    }
}

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from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential

from azure.mgmt.appcontainers import ContainerAppsAPIClient

"""
# PREREQUISITES
    pip install azure-identity
    pip install azure-mgmt-appcontainers
# USAGE
    python job_start.py

    Before run the sample, please set the values of the client ID, tenant ID and client secret
    of the AAD application as environment variables: AZURE_CLIENT_ID, AZURE_TENANT_ID,
    AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET. For more info about how to get the value, please see:
    https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/develop/howto-create-service-principal-portal
"""


def main():
    client = ContainerAppsAPIClient(
        credential=DefaultAzureCredential(),
        subscription_id="SUBSCRIPTION_ID",
    )

    response = client.jobs.begin_start(
        resource_group_name="rg",
        job_name="testcontainerAppsJob0",
    ).result()
    print(response)


# x-ms-original-file: 2026-07-01/Job_Start.json
if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

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package armappcontainers_test

import (
	"context"
	"log"

	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azcore/to"
	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity"
	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/resourcemanager/appcontainers/armappcontainers/v5"
)

// Generated from example definition: 2026-07-01/Job_Start.json
func ExampleJobsClient_BeginStart() {
	cred, err := azidentity.NewDefaultAzureCredential(nil)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("failed to obtain a credential: %v", err)
	}
	ctx := context.Background()
	clientFactory, err := armappcontainers.NewClientFactory("34adfa4f-cedf-4dc0-ba29-b6d1a69ab345", cred, nil)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("failed to create client: %v", err)
	}
	poller, err := clientFactory.NewJobsClient().BeginStart(ctx, "rg", "testcontainerAppsJob0", &armappcontainers.JobsClientBeginStartOptions{
		Template: &armappcontainers.JobExecutionTemplate{
			Containers: []*armappcontainers.JobExecutionContainer{
				{
					Name:  to.Ptr("testcontainerAppsJob0"),
					Image: to.Ptr("repo/testcontainerAppsJob0:v4"),
					Resources: &armappcontainers.ContainerResources{
						CPU:    to.Ptr[float64](0.2),
						Memory: to.Ptr("100Mi"),
					},
				},
			},
			InitContainers: []*armappcontainers.JobExecutionContainer{
				{
					Name: to.Ptr("testinitcontainerAppsJob0"),
					Args: []*string{
						to.Ptr("-c"),
						to.Ptr("while true; do echo hello; sleep 10;done"),
					},
					Command: []*string{
						to.Ptr("/bin/sh"),
					},
					Image: to.Ptr("repo/testcontainerAppsJob0:v4"),
					Resources: &armappcontainers.ContainerResources{
						CPU:    to.Ptr[float64](0.2),
						Memory: to.Ptr("100Mi"),
					},
				},
			},
		}})
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("failed to finish the request: %v", err)
	}
	res, err := poller.PollUntilDone(ctx, nil)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("failed to poll the result: %v", err)
	}
	// You could use response here. We use blank identifier for just demo purposes.
	_ = res
	// If the HTTP response code is 200 as defined in example definition, your response structure would look as follows. Please pay attention that all the values in the output are fake values for just demo purposes.
	// res = armappcontainers.JobsClientStartResponse{
	// 	JobExecutionBase: armappcontainers.JobExecutionBase{
	// 		Name: to.Ptr("testcontainerAppsJob0-pjxhsye"),
	// 		ID: to.Ptr("/subscriptions/34adfa4f-cedf-4dc0-ba29-b6d1a69ab345/resourceGroups/rg/providers/Microsoft.App/jobs/{containerAppsJobName}/executions/{jobExecutionName}"),
	// 	},
	// }
}

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const { ContainerAppsAPIClient } = require("@azure/arm-appcontainers");
const { DefaultAzureCredential } = require("@azure/identity");

/**
 * This sample demonstrates how to start a Container Apps Job
 *
 * @summary start a Container Apps Job
 * x-ms-original-file: 2026-07-01/Job_Start.json
 */
async function runAContainerAppsJob() {
  const credential = new DefaultAzureCredential();
  const subscriptionId = "34adfa4f-cedf-4dc0-ba29-b6d1a69ab345";
  const client = new ContainerAppsAPIClient(credential, subscriptionId);
  const result = await client.jobs.start("rg", "testcontainerAppsJob0", {
    template: {
      containers: [
        {
          name: "testcontainerAppsJob0",
          image: "repo/testcontainerAppsJob0:v4",
          resources: { cpu: 0.2, memory: "100Mi" },
        },
      ],
      initContainers: [
        {
          name: "testinitcontainerAppsJob0",
          args: ["-c", "while true; do echo hello; sleep 10;done"],
          command: ["/bin/sh"],
          image: "repo/testcontainerAppsJob0:v4",
          resources: { cpu: 0.2, memory: "100Mi" },
        },
      ],
    },
  });
  console.log(result);
}

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