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Get watch API
editGet watch API
editRetrieves a watch by its ID.
Request
editGET _watcher/watch/<watch_id>
Prerequisites
edit-
You must have
manage_watcherormonitor_watchercluster privileges to use this API. For more information, see Security privileges.
Path parameters
edit-
<watch_id> - (Required, string) Identifier for the watch.
Examples
editThe following example gets a watch with my_watch id:
GET _watcher/watch/my_watch
Response:
{
"found": true,
"_id": "my_watch",
"_seq_no": 0,
"_primary_term": 1,
"_version": 1,
"status": {
"version": 1,
"state": {
"active": true,
"timestamp": "2015-05-26T18:21:08.630Z"
},
"actions": {
"test_index": {
"ack": {
"timestamp": "2015-05-26T18:21:08.630Z",
"state": "awaits_successful_execution"
}
}
}
},
"watch": {
"input": {
"simple": {
"payload": {
"send": "yes"
}
}
},
"condition": {
"always": {}
},
"trigger": {
"schedule": {
"hourly": {
"minute": [0, 5]
}
}
},
"actions": {
"test_index": {
"index": {
"index": "test"
}
}
}
}
}