+<http-url>/start_run (POST)
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+This request starts an NFVBench run with passed configurations.
+
+Example request: curl -XPOST 'localhost:7556/start_run' -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d @nfvbenchconfig.json
+
+See "NFVbench configuration JSON parameter" below for details on how to format this parameter.
+
+The request returns immediately with a json content indicating if there was an error (status=ERROR) or if the request was submitted successfully (status=PENDING).
+Example of return when the submission is successful:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+ {
+ "error_message": "NFVbench run still pending",
+ "request_id": "42cccb7effdc43caa47f722f0ca8ec96",
+ "status": "PENDING"
+ }
+
+If there is already an NFVBench running then it will return
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+ {
+ "error_message": "there is already an NFVbench request running",
+ "status": "ERROR"
+ }