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Start watch service API
editStart watch service APIedit
Starts the Watcher service if it is not already running.
Requestedit
POST _watcher/_start
Prerequisitesedit
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You must have
manage_watcher
cluster privileges to use this API. For more information, see Security privileges.
Examplesedit
response = client.watcher.start puts response
POST _watcher/_start
Watcher returns the following response if the request is successful:
{ "acknowledged": true }