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Start a rolling release for the project

POSThttps://api.vercel.com/v1/projects/{idOrName}/rolling-release/start
Start a rolling release for a deployment. If a rolling release is already active for the same canary deployment, returns the current state without side effects.
https://api.vercel.com/v1/projects/{idOrName}/rolling-release/start
const response = await fetch('https://api.vercel.com/v1/projects/idOrName/rolling-release/start?teamId=string&slug=string', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "canaryDeploymentId": "example_id"
  }),
});


const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
Response
{
  "rollingRelease": {
    "activeStage": {
      "duration": "null",
      "index": "0",
      "isFinalStage": "false",
      "linearShift": "false",
      "requireApproval": "false",
      "targetPercentage": "25"
    },
    "advancementType": "manual-approval",
    "canaryDeployment": {
      "createdAt": "1540257589405",
      "id": "dpl_89qyp1cskzkLrVicDaZoDbjyHuDJ",
      "name": "my-project",
      "readyState": "READY",
      "readyStateAt": "123",
      "source": "cli",
      "target": "null",
      "url": "my-instant-deployment-3ij3cxz9qr.now.sh"
    },
    "currentCanaryPercentage": "123",
    "currentDeployment": {
      "createdAt": "1540257589405",
      "id": "dpl_89qyp1cskzkLrVicDaZoDbjyHuDJ",
      "name": "my-project",
      "readyState": "READY",
      "readyStateAt": "123",
      "source": "cli",
      "target": "null",
      "url": "my-instant-deployment-3ij3cxz9qr.now.sh"
    },
    "nextStage": {
      "duration": "null",
      "index": "0",
      "isFinalStage": "false",
      "linearShift": "false",
      "requireApproval": "false",
      "targetPercentage": "25"
    },
    "queuedDeploymentId": "dpl_ghi789",
    "stages": [
      {
        "duration": "null",
        "index": "0",
        "isFinalStage": "false",
        "linearShift": "false",
        "requireApproval": "false",
        "targetPercentage": "25"
      }
    ],
    "startedAt": "1716210500000",
    "state": "ACTIVE",
    "substate": "PAUSED",
    "updatedAt": "1716210600000"
  }
}

Authentication

AuthorizationbearerToken

Default authentication mechanism

Path parameters

idOrNamestringRequired
Project ID or project name (URL-encoded)

Query parameters

teamIdstringOptional
The Team identifier to perform the request on behalf of.
slugstringOptional
The Team slug to perform the request on behalf of.

Body

application/json
canaryDeploymentIdstringRequired
The ID of the canary deployment to start the rolling release for

Response

200Success
rollingReleaseobjectRequired
Rolling release information including configuration and document details, or null if no rolling release exists

Errors

400One of the provided values in the request body is invalid. One of the provided values in the request query is invalid.
401The request is not authorized.
403You do not have permission to access this resource.
404Error
409Error
410Error
422Error