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[[watcher-api-put-watch]]
=== Put Watch API
The PUT watch API either registers a new watch in {watcher} or update an
existing one.
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==== Request
`PUT _xpack/watcher/watch/<watch_id>`
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==== Description
When a watch is registered, a new document that represents the watch is added to
the `.watches` index and its trigger is immediately registered with the relevant
trigger engine. Typically for the `schedule` trigger, the scheduler is the
trigger engine.
IMPORTANT: Putting a watch must be done via this API only. Do not put a watch
directly to the `.watches` index using the Elasticsearch Index API.
If {security} is enabled, make sure no `write` privileges are
granted to anyone over the `.watches` index.
When adding a watch you can also define its initial
{xpack-ref}/how-watcher-works.html#watch-active-state[active state]. You do that
by setting the `active` parameter.
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==== Path Parameters
`watch_id` (required)::
(string) Identifier for the watch.
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==== Query Parameters
`active`::
(boolean) Defines whether the watch is active or inactive by default. The
default value is `true`, which means the watch is active by default.
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==== Request Body
A watch has the following fields:
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| Name | Description
| `trigger` | The {xpack-ref}/trigger.html[trigger] that defines when
the watch should run.
| `input` | The {xpack-ref}/input.html[input] that defines the input
that loads the data for the watch.
| `condition` | The {xpack-ref}/condition.html[condition] that defines if
the actions should be run.
| `actions` | The list of {xpack-ref}/actions.html[actions] that will be
run if the condition matches
| `metadata` | Metadata json that will be copied into the history entries.
| `throttle_period` | The minimum time between actions being run, the default
for this is 5 seconds. This default can be changed in the
config file with the setting `xpack.watcher.throttle.period.default_period`.
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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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==== Security Integration
When {security} is enabled, your watch will only be able to index or search on
indices for which the user that stored the watch, has privileges. If the user is
able to read index `a`, but not index `b`, the same will apply, when the watch
is executed.
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==== Examples
The following example adds a watch with the `my-watch` id that has the following
characteristics:
* The watch schedule triggers every minute.
* The watch search input looks for any 404 HTTP responses that occurred in the
last five minutes.
* The watch condition checks if any search hits where found.
* When found, the watch action sends an email to an administrator.
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PUT _xpack/watcher/watch/my-watch
{
"trigger" : {
"schedule" : { "cron" : "0 0/1 * * * ?" }
},
"input" : {
"search" : {
"request" : {
"indices" : [
"logstash*"
],
"body" : {
"query" : {
"bool" : {
"must" : {
"match": {
"response": 404
}
},
"filter" : {
"range": {
"@timestamp": {
"from": "{{ctx.trigger.scheduled_time}}||-5m",
"to": "{{ctx.trigger.triggered_time}}"
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
},
"condition" : {
"compare" : { "ctx.payload.hits.total" : { "gt" : 0 }}
},
"actions" : {
"email_admin" : {
"email" : {
"to" : "admin@domain.host.com",
"subject" : "404 recently encountered"
}
}
}
}
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// CONSOLE
When you add a watch you can also define its initial
{xpack-ref}/how-watcher-works.html#watch-active-state[active state]. You do that
by setting the `active` parameter. The following command adds a watch and sets
it to be inactive by default:
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PUT _xpack/watcher/watch/my-watch?active=false
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NOTE: If you omit the `active` parameter, the watch is active by default.