IMPORTANT: No additional bug fixes or documentation updates
will be released for this version. For the latest information, see the
current release documentation.
The start
API starts the Watcher service if the service is not already
running.
Request
POST _watcher/_start
You must have manage_watcher
cluster privileges to use this API. For more
information, see Security privileges.
Examples
POST _watcher/_start
Watcher returns the following response if the request is successful:
{ "acknowledged": true }