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Activate watch API
editActivate watch API
editA watch can be either active or inactive. This API enables you to activate a currently inactive watch.
Request
editPUT _watcher/watch/<watch_id>/_activate
Path Parameters
edit-
watch_id
(required) - (string) Identifier for the watch.
Authorization
editYou must have manage_watcher
cluster privileges to use this API. For more
information, see Security privileges.
Examples
editThe status of an inactive watch is returned with the watch definition when you call the Get Watch API:
GET _watcher/watch/my_watch
{ "found": true, "_id": "my_watch", "_seq_no": 0, "_primary_term": 1, "_version": 1, "status": { "state" : { "active" : false, "timestamp" : "2015-08-20T12:21:32.734Z" }, "actions": ..., "version": 1 }, "watch": ... }
You can activate the watch by executing the following API call:
PUT _watcher/watch/my_watch/_activate
The new state of the watch is returned as part of its overall status:
{ "status": { "state" : { "active" : true, "timestamp" : "2015-09-04T08:39:46.816Z" }, "actions": ..., "version": 1 } }