The stop API stops the Watcher service if the service is running.

Requestedit

POST _xpack/watcher/_stop

Authorizationedit

You must have manage_watcher cluster privileges to use this API. For more information, see Security Privileges.

Examplesedit

POST _xpack/watcher/_stop

Watcher returns the following response if the request is successful:

{
   "acknowledged": true
}