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Start watch service API
editStart watch service API
editStarts the Watcher service if it is not already running.
Request
editPOST _watcher/_start
Authorization
editYou must have manage_watcher cluster privileges to use this API. For more
information, see Security privileges.
Examples
editPOST _watcher/_start
Watcher returns the following response if the request is successful:
{
"acknowledged": true
}