# StartedByInfo

**Kind**: interface | **Module**: [App Management](https://docs.interop.io/desktop/reference/javascript/app%20management/index.md)

**Source**: https://docs.interop.io/desktop/reference/javascript/app management/startedbyinfo/index.html

Describes how the current app instance was started and provides details about the app that started it.

*Since: io.Connect Desktop 9.3, @interopio/desktop 6.3.1*

## Properties

- **`applicationName`** (`string`, required)
  Name of the app that started the current app instance.
- **`instanceID`** (`string`, required)
  ID of the app instance that started the current app instance.
- **`startedBy`** (`"application" | "intent" | "autoStart"`, required)
  Indicates how the current app instance was started. Apps can be started by other apps, by a raised Intent, or can be auto started by the system.