[[api-java-service]]
==== Service API

The `service` watcher API allows the control of stopping and starting the watcher service.
The following example starts the watcher service:

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WatcherServiceResponse watcherServiceResponse = watcherClient.prepareWatchService().start().get();
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The following example stops the watcher service:

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WatcherServiceResponse watcherServiceResponse = watcherClient.prepareWatchService().stop().get();
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The following example restarts the watcher service:

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WatcherServiceResponse watcherServiceResponse = watcherClient.prepareWatchService().restart().get();
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