# Fork a stream

**POST /api/streams/{name}/_fork**

**Spaces method and path for this operation:**

<div><span class="operation-verb post">post</span>&nbsp;<span class="operation-path">/s/{space_id}/api/streams/{name}/_fork</span></div>

Refer to [Spaces](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/manage-spaces) for more information.

Forks a wired stream and creates a child stream<br/><br/>[Required authorization] Route required privileges: manage_stream.


## Servers
- https://localhost:5601: https://localhost:5601 ()


## Authentication methods
- Api key auth
- Basic auth


## Parameters
### Headers
- **kbn-xsrf** (string)
  A required header to protect against CSRF attacks

### Path parameters
- **name** (string)
  The name of the parent stream to fork from.


### Body: application/json (object)

- **draft** (boolean)

- **status** (string)

- **stream** (object)

- **where** (object)
  The root condition object. It can be a simple filter or a combination of other conditions.


## Responses
### 200
The stream was forked successfully.


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