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The restart API stops then starts the Watcher service.
Request
POST _xpack/watcher/_restart
Authorization
You must have manage_watcher cluster privileges to use this API. For more
information, see Security Privileges.
Examples
POST _xpack/watcher/_restart
Watcher returns the following response if the request is successful:
{
"acknowledged": true
}