Start the ILM plugin Added in 6.6.0
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
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master_timeout string
Period to wait for a connection to the master node. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.
-
timeout string
Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.
POST
/_ilm/start
curl \
--request POST http://api.example.com/_ilm/start
Response examples (200)
A successful response when stating the ILM plugin.
{
"acknowledged": true
}