# Restart service

This function restarts a service, or daemon, on a server.



If the user  possesses the 
Access Control List (ACL)
then this function can  act on the  service.

Endpoint: GET /restartservice
Version: 11.134.0.5
Security: BasicAuth

## Query parameters:

  - `service` (string, required)
    The service to restart. For a list of possible values, read our
Access Control List (ACL)
documentation.
    Example: "exim"

  - `queue_task` (integer)
    Whether to queue this task.

*  — Queue.
*  — Do  queue.



This parameter affects the  return.
    Enum: 0, 1

## Response 200 fields (application/json):

  - `data` (object)

  - `data.output` (string)
    The function's raw output.



If you call the  parameter, this changes the return's output:

*  — Nothing.
*  — A string of raw output.
    Example: "Waiting for httpd to restart..............finished.\\n\\nhttpd (/usr/local/apache/bin/httpd -k start -DSSL) running as root with PID 21379\\nhttpd (/usr/local/apache/bin/httpd -k start -DSSL) running as root with PID 21385\\n\\nhttpd started ok\\n"

  - `data.service` (string)
    The restarted service.
    Example: "exim"

  - `metadata` (object)

  - `metadata.command` (string)
    The method name called.
    Example: "restartservice"

  - `metadata.reason` (string)
    The reason the API function failed when the  field is . This field may display a success message when a function succeeds.
    Example: "OK"

  - `metadata.result` (integer)
    *  — Success.
*  — Failed. Check the  field for more details.
    Enum: 0, 1

  - `metadata.version` (integer)
    The version of the API function.
    Example: 1