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# Restart Bot

> Stops and restarts a bot. Returns immediately — the restart happens in the background.

## Body

<ParamField body="bot_id" type="string" required>
  UUID of the bot to restart.
</ParamField>

<Info>
  Track the restart progress via `GET /bots/:id` or `GET /bots/:id/logs/stream`.
</Info>

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X POST https://api.phanomcloud.online/bots/restart \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer sess_..." \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{ "bot_id": "3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6" }'
  ```

  ```js JavaScript theme={null}
  await fetch("https://api.phanomcloud.online/bots/restart", {
    method: "POST",
    headers: {
      Authorization: "Bearer sess_...",
      "Content-Type": "application/json"
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({ bot_id: "3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6" })
  });
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json 200 theme={null}
  {
    "success": true,
    "message": "Bot \"my-discord-bot\" is restarting",
    "data": { "status": "starting" }
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>