elasticsearch/docs/reference/licensing/start-trial.asciidoc

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[[start-trial]]
=== Start trial API
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<titleabbrev>Start trial</titleabbrev>
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Starts a 30-day trial.

[discrete]
==== Request

`POST /_license/start_trial`

[discrete]
==== Description

The `start trial` API enables you to start a 30-day trial, which gives access to
all subscription features.

NOTE: You are allowed to initiate a trial only if your cluster has not already
activated a trial for the current major product version. For example, if you
have already activated a trial for v6.0, you cannot start a new trial until v7.0.
You can, however, request an extended trial at {extendtrial}.

To check the status of your trial, use <<get-trial-status>>. 

For more information about features and subscriptions, see
https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions.

==== Authorization

You must have `manage` cluster privileges to use this API.
For more information, see
<<security-privileges>>.

[discrete]
==== Examples

The following example starts a 30-day trial. The acknowledge parameter is
required as you are initiating a license that will expire.

[source,console]
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POST /_license/start_trial?acknowledge=true
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// TEST[skip:license testing issues]

Example response:
[source,js]
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{
  "trial_was_started": true,
  "acknowledged": true
}
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// NOTCONSOLE