# Enable a named stream

**POST /_streams/{name}/_enable**

Turn on the named stream feature for this cluster.

NOTE: To protect existing data, this feature can be turned on only if the cluster does not have
existing indices or data streams that match the pattern `<name>|<name>.*` for the enabled stream
type name. If those indices or data streams exist, a `409 - Conflict` response and error is
returned.

## Required authorization

* Cluster privileges: `manage`



## Servers
- http://api.example.com: http://api.example.com ()


## Authentication methods
- Api key auth
- Basic auth
- Bearer auth


## Parameters

### Path parameters
- **name** (string)
  The stream type to enable.

  Supported values include:
    - `logs`: The logs stream type.
    - `logs.otel`: The logs.otel stream type, meant for OTel-formatted data.
    - `logs.ecs`: The logs.ecs stream type, meant for ECS-formatted data.


### Query parameters
- **master_timeout** (string)
  The period to wait for a connection to the master node.
  If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.
- **timeout** (string)
  The period to wait for a response.
  If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.


## Responses
### 200


#### Body: application/json (object)
- **acknowledged** (boolean)
  For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.


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