elasticsearch/docs/reference/licensing/get-basic-status.asciidoc
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[[get-basic-status]]
=== Get basic status API
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<titleabbrev>Get basic status</titleabbrev>
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This API enables you to check the status of your basic license.
[discrete]
==== Request
`GET /_license/basic_status`
[discrete]
==== Description
In order to initiate a basic license, you must not currently have a basic
license.
For more information about the different types of licenses, see
https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions.
==== Authorization
You must have `monitor` cluster privileges to use this API.
For more information, see <<security-privileges>>.
[discrete]
==== Examples
The following example checks whether you are eligible to start a basic:
[source,console]
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GET /_license/basic_status
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Example response:
[source,console-result]
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{
"eligible_to_start_basic": true
}
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// TESTRESPONSE[s/"eligible_to_start_basic": true/"eligible_to_start_basic": $body.eligible_to_start_basic/]