diff --git a/internal/services/runservice/scheduler/api/api.go b/internal/services/runservice/scheduler/api/api.go
index 6777e3d..9bbcd6e 100644
--- a/internal/services/runservice/scheduler/api/api.go
+++ b/internal/services/runservice/scheduler/api/api.go
@@ -414,7 +414,15 @@ func (h *RunsHandler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 }
 
 type RunCreateRequest struct {
-	RunConfig               *types.RunConfig  `json:"run_config"`
+	// new run
+	RunConfig *types.RunConfig `json:"run_config"`
+
+	// existing run
+	RunID       string   `json:"run_id"`
+	RunConfigID string   `json:"run_config_id"`
+	FromStart   bool     `json:"from_start"`
+	ResetTasks  []string `json:"reset_tasks"`
+
 	Group                   string            `json:"group"`
 	Environment             map[string]string `json:"environment"`
 	Annotations             map[string]string `json:"annotations"`
@@ -445,15 +453,31 @@ func (h *RunCreateHandler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	creq := &command.RunCreateRequest{
 		RunConfig:               req.RunConfig,
+		RunID:                   req.RunID,
+		RunConfigID:             req.RunConfigID,
+		FromStart:               req.FromStart,
+		ResetTasks:              req.ResetTasks,
 		Group:                   req.Group,
 		Environment:             req.Environment,
 		Annotations:             req.Annotations,
 		ChangeGroupsUpdateToken: req.ChangeGroupsUpdateToken,
 	}
-	if err := h.ch.CreateRun(ctx, creq); err != nil {
+	rb, err := h.ch.CreateRun(ctx, creq)
+	if err != nil {
+		h.log.Errorf("err: %+v", err)
 		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusBadRequest)
 		return
 	}
+
+	res := &RunResponse{
+		Run:       rb.Run,
+		RunConfig: rb.Rc,
+	}
+
+	if err := json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(res); err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
 }
 
 type RunActionType string
diff --git a/internal/services/runservice/scheduler/command/command.go b/internal/services/runservice/scheduler/command/command.go
index cdd0371..6cbf012 100644
--- a/internal/services/runservice/scheduler/command/command.go
+++ b/internal/services/runservice/scheduler/command/command.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"time"
 
+	uuid "github.com/satori/go.uuid"
 	"github.com/sorintlab/agola/internal/etcd"
 	"github.com/sorintlab/agola/internal/objectstorage"
 	"github.com/sorintlab/agola/internal/runconfig"
@@ -79,38 +80,55 @@ func (s *CommandHandler) ChangeRunPhase(ctx context.Context, req *RunChangePhase
 
 type RunCreateRequest struct {
 	RunConfig               *types.RunConfig
+	RunID                   string
+	RunConfigID             string
+	FromStart               bool
+	ResetTasks              []string
 	Group                   string
 	Environment             map[string]string
 	Annotations             map[string]string
 	ChangeGroupsUpdateToken string
 }
 
-func (s *CommandHandler) CreateRun(ctx context.Context, req *RunCreateRequest) error {
+func (s *CommandHandler) CreateRun(ctx context.Context, req *RunCreateRequest) (*types.RunBundle, error) {
 	runcgt, err := types.UnmarshalChangeGroupsUpdateToken(req.ChangeGroupsUpdateToken)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	var rb *types.RunBundle
+	if req.RunID == "" {
+		rb, err = s.newRun(ctx, req)
+	} else {
+		rb, err = s.recreateRun(ctx, req)
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return rb, s.saveRun(ctx, rb, runcgt)
+}
+
+func (s *CommandHandler) newRun(ctx context.Context, req *RunCreateRequest) (*types.RunBundle, error) {
 	rc := req.RunConfig
+	var run *types.Run
 
 	// generate a new run sequence that will be the same for the run, runconfig and rundata
 	seq, err := sequence.IncSequence(ctx, s.e, common.EtcdRunSequenceKey)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	id := seq.String()
 
-	// TODO(sgotti) validate run config
 	if err := runconfig.CheckRunConfig(rc); err != nil {
-		return err
+		return nil, err
 	}
-
 	// set the run config ID
 	rc.ID = id
 
 	// generate tasks levels
 	if err := runconfig.GenTasksLevels(rc); err != nil {
-		return err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	rd := &types.RunData{
@@ -120,12 +138,110 @@ func (s *CommandHandler) CreateRun(ctx context.Context, req *RunCreateRequest) e
 		Annotations: req.Annotations,
 	}
 
-	run, err := s.genRun(ctx, rc, rd)
+	run, err = s.genRun(ctx, rc, rd)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	s.log.Debugf("created run: %s", util.Dump(run))
 
+	return &types.RunBundle{
+		Run: run,
+		Rc:  rc,
+		Rd:  rd,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (s *CommandHandler) recreateRun(ctx context.Context, req *RunCreateRequest) (*types.RunBundle, error) {
+	// generate a new run sequence that will be the same for the run, runconfig and rundata
+	seq, err := sequence.IncSequence(ctx, s.e, common.EtcdRunSequenceKey)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	id := seq.String()
+
+	// fetch the existing runconfig, rundata and run
+	s.log.Infof("creating run from existing run")
+	rc, err := store.LTSGetRunConfig(s.wal, req.RunID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "runconfig %q doens't exist", req.RunID)
+	}
+	// update the run config ID
+	rc.ID = id
+
+	rd, err := store.LTSGetRunData(s.wal, req.RunID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "rundata %q doens't exist", req.RunID)
+	}
+	// update the run data ID
+	rd.ID = id
+
+	run, err := store.GetRunEtcdOrLTS(ctx, s.e, s.wal, req.RunID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if run == nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "run %q doens't exist", req.RunID)
+	}
+
+	// update the run ID
+	run.ID = id
+	// reset run revision
+	run.Revision = 0
+	// reset phase/result/archived/stop
+	run.Phase = types.RunPhaseQueued
+	run.Result = types.RunResultUnknown
+	run.Archived = false
+
+	// TODO(sgotti) handle reset tasks
+	// currently we only restart a run resetting al failed tasks
+	tasksToAdd := []*types.RunTask{}
+	tasksToDelete := []string{}
+
+	s.log.Infof("fromStart: %t", req.FromStart)
+	for _, rt := range run.RunTasks {
+		if req.FromStart || rt.Status != types.RunTaskStatusSuccess {
+			rct := rc.Tasks[rt.ID]
+			// change rct id
+			rct.ID = uuid.NewV4().String()
+
+			// update runconfig
+			delete(rc.Tasks, rt.ID)
+			rc.Tasks[rct.ID] = rct
+			// update other tasks depends to new task id
+			for _, t := range rc.Tasks {
+				for _, d := range t.Depends {
+					if d.TaskID == rt.ID {
+						d.TaskID = rct.ID
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
+			nrt := s.genRunTask(ctx, rct)
+			tasksToAdd = append(tasksToAdd, nrt)
+			tasksToDelete = append(tasksToDelete, rt.ID)
+		}
+	}
+	for _, rt := range tasksToAdd {
+		run.RunTasks[rt.ID] = rt
+	}
+	for _, rtID := range tasksToDelete {
+		delete(run.RunTasks, rtID)
+	}
+
+	s.log.Debugf("created run from existing run: %s", util.Dump(run))
+
+	return &types.RunBundle{
+		Run: run,
+		Rc:  rc,
+		Rd:  rd,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (s *CommandHandler) saveRun(ctx context.Context, rb *types.RunBundle, runcgt *types.ChangeGroupsUpdateToken) error {
+	run := rb.Run
+	rc := rb.Rc
+	rd := rb.Rd
+
 	c, cgt, err := store.LTSGetRunCounter(s.wal, run.Group)
 	s.log.Infof("c: %d, cgt: %s", c, util.Dump(cgt))
 	if err != nil && err != objectstorage.ErrNotExist {
diff --git a/internal/services/runservice/types/types.go b/internal/services/runservice/types/types.go
index b348027..55e9236 100644
--- a/internal/services/runservice/types/types.go
+++ b/internal/services/runservice/types/types.go
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/sorintlab/agola/internal/util"
 )
 
+type RunBundle struct {
+	Run *Run
+	Rc  *RunConfig
+	Rd  *RunData
+}
+
 type SortOrder int
 
 const (