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 page_title: Watches Overview and Reference
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-  Watches monitor the key/value (KV) store, services, nodes, health checks, and events for updates. When it detects a change, it invokes a handler that can call an HTTP endpoint or run an executable. Learn how to configure watches to dynamically respond to changes in Consul.
+  Watches monitor the key/value (KV) store, services, nodes, health checks, and events for updates. When a watch detects a change, it invokes a handler that can call an HTTP endpoint or run an executable. Learn how to configure watches to dynamically respond to changes in Consul.
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 # Watches Overview and Reference