Start the watch service Generally available

POST /_watcher/_start

Start the Watcher service if it is not already running. ##Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: manage_watcher

Query parameters

  • master_timeout string

    Period to wait for a connection to the master node.

    Values are -1 or 0.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
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    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.
POST /_watcher/_start 
POST _watcher/_start

curl \
 --request POST 'http://api.example.com/_watcher/_start'
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `POST _watcher/_start`. 
{
  "acknowledged": true
}

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