# Deactivate a watch


**POST /_watcher/watch/{watch_id}/_deactivate**

**All methods and paths for this operation:**

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                      <span class="operation-verb put">PUT</span>
                      <span class="operation-path">/_watcher/watch/{watch_id}/_deactivate</span>
                      </div>
                    <div>
                      <span class="operation-verb post">POST</span>
                      <span class="operation-path">/_watcher/watch/{watch_id}/_deactivate</span>
                      </div>
                    

A watch can be either active or inactive.

## Required authorization

* Cluster privileges: `manage_watcher`


[More about how Watcher works](https://www.elastic.co/docs/explore-analyze/alerts-cases/watcher/how-watcher-works)

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


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


## Parameters

### Path parameters
- **watch_id** (string)
  The watch identifier.



## Responses
### 200


#### Body: application/json (object)
- **status** (object)



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