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# StartDialogue(string)

Method in [DialogueRunner](/api/csharp/yarn.unity/yarn.unity.dialoguerunner.md)

## Summary

Starts running a node of dialogue.

```csharp
public async YarnTask StartDialogue(string nodeName)
```

## Remarks

`nodeName` must be the name of a node in [YarnProject](/api/csharp/yarn.unity/yarn.unity.dialoguerunner/yarn.unity.dialoguerunner.yarnproject.md) .

## Parameters

| Name              | Description                  |
| ----------------- | ---------------------------- |
| `string` nodeName | The name of the node to run. |