Start the ILM plugin Added in 6.6.0

POST /_ilm/start

Start the index lifecycle management plugin if it is currently stopped. ILM is started automatically when the cluster is formed. Restarting ILM is necessary only when it has been stopped using the stop ILM API.

Query parameters

  • master_timeout string

    A duration. Units can be nanos, micros, ms (milliseconds), s (seconds), m (minutes), h (hours) and d (days). Also accepts "0" without a unit and "-1" to indicate an unspecified value.

  • timeout string

    A duration. Units can be nanos, micros, ms (milliseconds), s (seconds), m (minutes), h (hours) and d (days). Also accepts "0" without a unit and "-1" to indicate an unspecified value.

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 /_ilm/start 
curl \
 -X POST http://api.example.com/_ilm/start
Response examples (200) 
{
  "acknowledged": true
}