# Start instrument action

Perform various actions on the instrument, including starting calibration or SIC.

This will return the current status of the operation. Calibration and SIC can take a long time, so if it returns InProgress you will need to check the calibration or sic status endpoints or wait for the relevant webhook to fire.
        
Requires an API key with the instruments:action scope.

Endpoint: POST /control/instruments/{serial}/action
Version: 1.0.1
Security: apikey

## Path parameters:

  - `serial` (string, required)
    Serial number of the selected instrument
    Example: "QT123456"

## Query parameters:

  - `action` (string, required)
    Enum: "Identify", "Calibration", "SIC"

## Response 200 fields (application/json):

  - `action` (string)
    Enum: "Identify", "Calibration", "SIC"

  - `status` (string)
    Enum: "Success", "Failed", "InProgress"

## Response 400 fields (application/json):

  - `error` (string)
    Error code

  - `description` (string)
    Description of the error

## Response 401 fields (application/json):

  - `error` (string)
    Error code

  - `description` (string)
    Description of the error

## Response 403 fields (application/json):

  - `error` (string)
    Error code

  - `description` (string)
    Description of the error

## Response 404 fields (application/json):

  - `error` (string)
    Error code

  - `description` (string)
    Description of the error

## Response 429 fields (application/json):

  - `error` (string)
    Error code

  - `description` (string)
    Description of the error