The start basic API enables you to initiate an indefinite basic license, which gives access to all the basic features Added in 6.3.0

POST /_license/start_basic

If the basic license does not support all of the features that are available with your current license, however, you are notified in the response. You must then re-submit the API request with the acknowledge parameter set to true. To check the status of your basic license, use the following API: Get basic status.

Query parameters

  • acknowledge boolean

    whether the user has acknowledged acknowledge messages (default: false)

Responses

POST /_license/start_basic 
curl \
 -X POST http://api.example.com/_license/start_basic
Response examples (200) 
{
  "acknowledged": true,
  "basic_was_started": true,
  "error_message": "string",
  "type": "missing",
  "acknowledge": {}
}