Lisa Cawley df1e4e85a4 Format Watcher APIs (elastic/x-pack-elasticsearch#2382)
* [DOCS] Format Watcher APIs

* [DOCS] Removed master_timeout from Watcher APIs

* [DOCS] Added authority info to watcher APIs

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[role="xpack"]
[[watcher-api-stop]]
=== Stop API
The `stop` API stops the {watcher} service if the service is running.
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==== Request
`POST _xpack/watcher/_stop`
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==== Authorization
You must have `manage_watcher` cluster privileges to use this API. For more
information, see {xpack-ref}/security-privileges.html[Security Privileges].
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==== Examples
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POST _xpack/watcher/_stop
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// CONSOLE
{watcher} returns the following response if the request is successful:
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{
"acknowledged": true
}
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// TESTRESPONSE