[[api-java-stats]]
==== Stats API

The Watcher `stats` API returns information on the aspects of Watcher on your cluster.

The following example queries the `stats` API :

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WatcherStatsResponse watcherStatsResponse = watcherClient.prepareWatcherStats().get();
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A successful call returns a response structure that can be accessed as shown:

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WatcherBuild build = watcherStatsResponse.getBuild();

// The Version of watcher currently running
WatcherVersion version = watcherStatsResponse.getVersion();

// The current size of the watcher execution queue
long executionQueueSize = watcherStatsResponse.getExecutionQueueSize();

// The maximum size the watch execution queue has grown to
long executionQueueMaxSize = watcherStatsResponse.getWatchExecutionQueueMaxSize();

// The total number of watches registered in the system
long totalNumberOfWatches = watcherStatsResponse.getWatchesCount();

// Watcher state (STARTING,STOPPED or STARTED)
WatcherState watcherState = watcherStatsResponse.getWatcherState();
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