Start index lifecycle management API

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This functionality is in beta and is subject to change. The design and code is less mature than official GA features and is being provided as-is with no warranties. Beta features are not subject to the support SLA of official GA features.

Start the index lifecycle management (ILM) plugin.

Request

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POST /_ilm/start

Description

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Starts the ILM plugin if it is currently stopped. ILM is started automatically when the cluster is formed. Restarting ILM is only necessary if it has been stopped using the Stop ILM API.

Request Parameters

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timeout
(time units) Specifies the period of time to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error. Defaults to 30s. For more information about time units, see Time units.
master_timeout
(time units) Specifies the period of time 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. Defaults to 30s. For more information about time units, see Time units.

Authorization

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You must have the manage_ilm cluster privilege to use this API. For more information, see Security privileges.

Examples

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The following example starts the ILM plugin.

POST _ilm/start

If the request succeeds, you receive the following result:

{
  "acknowledged": true
}