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id: sdk.startmode
title: StartMode
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## StartMode type

The start mode of the widget.

\* `"auto"`<!-- -->: the widget gets activated as soon as it is created. \* `"focus"`<!-- -->: the widget gets activated as soon as the form above it is focused. \* `"none"`<!-- -->: The widget does not get activated automatically at all, the user needs to press the widget (or `.start()` gets called using the Javascript API).

**Signature:**

```typescript
export type StartMode = "focus" | "auto" | "none";
```