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# Start Rotating Group

PUT https://rotating_groups/%7Bgroup_id%7D/start
Content-Type: application/json

Reference: https://docs.kollo.ng/kollo-ap-is/rotating-groups/contributions-withdrawals/start-rotating-group

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required)

## Request

### Body (application/json)

- `start_date` (any, optional, nullable)

## Response

### 200

OK

- `message` (string, required)
- `body` (object, required)
  - `rotatingGroup` (object, required)
    - `groupId` (string, required)
    - `name` (string, required)
    - `description` (string, required)
    - `status` (string, required)
    - `contributionAmount` (string, required)
    - `maxMembers` (integer, required)
    - `currentCycle` (integer, required)
    - `groupCode` (string, required)
    - `startDate` (date, required)
    - `createdBy` (string, required)
    - `createdAt` (datetime, required)
    - `updatedAt` (datetime, required)
    - `groupType` (string, required)
    - `groupLink` (string, required)

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "message": "Kollo Together started",
  "body": {
    "rotatingGroup": {
      "groupId": "3528b2ad-16c0-4c47-919b-2e756558dde7",
      "name": "monthly 150k",
      "description": "monthly 150k",
      "status": "active",
      "contributionAmount": "150000",
      "maxMembers": 2,
      "currentCycle": 1,
      "groupCode": "RTRGY2E4",
      "startDate": "2025-09-14",
      "createdBy": "cad93347-d28d-49bc-8960-1c326ad9832e",
      "createdAt": "2025-09-13T20:51:13Z",
      "updatedAt": "2025-09-14T14:00:20Z",
      "groupType": "rotating",
      "groupLink": "localhost:3333/api/v1/rotating_groups/RTRGY2E4/request"
    }
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://https/rotating_groups/%7Bgroup_id%7D/start"

payload = {}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.put(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://https/rotating_groups/%7Bgroup_id%7D/start';
const options = {
  method: 'PUT',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://https/rotating_groups/%7Bgroup_id%7D/start"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("PUT", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://https/rotating_groups/%7Bgroup_id%7D/start")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Put.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.put("https://https/rotating_groups/%7Bgroup_id%7D/start")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('PUT', 'https://https/rotating_groups/%7Bgroup_id%7D/start', [
  'body' => '{}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://https/rotating_groups/%7Bgroup_id%7D/start");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.PUT);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://https/rotating_groups/%7Bgroup_id%7D/start")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "PUT"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```