[[condition-never]] ==== Never Condition A watch <> that always evaluates to `false`. If you use this condition, the watch's actions are never executed. The watch's input is executed, a record is added to the watch history, and processing stops. This condition is generally only used for testing. ===== Using the Never Condition There are no attributes to specify for the `never` condition. To use the `never` condition, you simply specify the condition type and associate it with an empty object: [source,json] -------------------------------------------------- PUT _watcher/watch/my-watch { ... "condition" : { "never" : {} } ... } --------------------------------------------------