diff --git a/python/ray/serve/api.py b/python/ray/serve/api.py
index 592b847b1..e3a6416ed 100644
--- a/python/ray/serve/api.py
+++ b/python/ray/serve/api.py
@@ -1687,7 +1687,7 @@ def _get_deployments_from_node(node: DeploymentNode) -> List[Deployment]:
 
     Returns:
         deployment_list(List[Deployment]): the list of Deployment objects. The
-          last element correspond to the node passed in to this function.
+          last element corresponds to the node passed in to this function.
     """
     from ray.serve.pipeline.api import build as pipeline_build
 
@@ -1712,21 +1712,36 @@ def run(
     will be deployed.
     """
 
+    client = start(detached=True, http_options={"host": host, "port": port})
+
     if isinstance(target, DeploymentNode):
         deployments = _get_deployments_from_node(target)
     else:
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
-    for d in deployments:
-        logger.debug(f"Deploying {d}")
-        d.deploy()
+    parameter_group = [
+        {
+            "name": deployment._name,
+            "func_or_class": deployment._func_or_class,
+            "init_args": deployment.init_args,
+            "init_kwargs": deployment.init_kwargs,
+            "ray_actor_options": deployment._ray_actor_options,
+            "config": deployment._config,
+            "version": deployment._version,
+            "prev_version": deployment._prev_version,
+            "route_prefix": deployment.route_prefix,
+            "url": deployment.url,
+        }
+        for deployment in deployments
+    ]
 
+    client.deploy_group(parameter_group, _blocking=True)
     return deployments[-1].get_handle()
 
 
 @PublicAPI(stability="alpha")
 def build(target: DeploymentNode) -> Application:
-    """Builds a Serve application into a static configuration.
+    """Builds a Serve application into a static application.
 
     Takes in a DeploymentNode and converts it to a Serve application
     consisting of one or more deployments. This is intended to be used for