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url: >-
  https://adk.nht.io/api/@nhtio/adk/dispatch_runner/interfaces/DispatchStartEvent.md
description: Payload fired when a dispatch begins.
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# Interface: DispatchStartEvent

Defined in: [lib/types/dispatch\_runner.ts:283](https://github.com/NHTIO/ADK/blob/v1.20260605.0/src/lib/types/dispatch_runner.ts#L283)

Payload fired when a dispatch begins.

## Properties

| Property                                      | Type       | Description                                   | Defined in                                                                                                                |
| --------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|  `dispatchId` | `string`   | Stable identifier for this dispatch (UUIDv6). | [lib/types/dispatch\_runner.ts:285](https://github.com/NHTIO/ADK/blob/v1.20260605.0/src/lib/types/dispatch_runner.ts#L285) |
|  `startedAt`   | `DateTime` | When the dispatch began.                      | [lib/types/dispatch\_runner.ts:287](https://github.com/NHTIO/ADK/blob/v1.20260605.0/src/lib/types/dispatch_runner.ts#L287) |