---
layout: api
page_title: License - Operator - HTTP API
description: |-
  The /operator/license endpoint allows for retrieving the Consul
  Enterprise License.
---

# License - Operator HTTP API

<EnterpriseAlert />

The licensing functionality described here is available only in
[Consul Enterprise](https://www.hashicorp.com/products/consul/) version 1.1.0 and later.

## Getting the Consul License

This endpoint gets information about the current license.

| Method | Path                | Produces           |
| ------ | ------------------- | ------------------ |
| `GET`  | `/operator/license` | `application/json` |

The table below shows this endpoint's support for
[blocking queries](/api/features/blocking),
[consistency modes](/api/features/consistency),
[agent caching](/api/features/caching), and
[required ACLs](/api#authentication).

| Blocking Queries | Consistency Modes | Agent Caching | ACL Required |
| ---------------- | ----------------- | ------------- | ------------ |
| `NO`             | `all`             | `none`        | `none`       |

### Parameters

- `dc` `(string: "")` - Specifies the datacenter whose license should be retrieved.
  This will default to the datacenter of the agent serving the HTTP request.
  This is specified as a URL query parameter.

### Sample Request

```shell-session
$ curl \
    http://127.0.0.1:8500/v1/operator/license
```

### Sample Response

```json
{
  "Valid": true,
  "License": {
    "license_id": "2afbf681-0d1a-0649-cb6c-333ec9f0989c",
    "customer_id": "0259271d-8ffc-e85e-0830-c0822c1f5f2b",
    "installation_id": "*",
    "issue_time": "2018-05-21T20:03:35.911567355Z",
    "start_time": "2018-05-21T04:00:00Z",
    "expiration_time": "2019-05-22T03:59:59.999Z",
    "product": "consul",
    "flags": {
      "package": "premium"
    },
    "features": [
      "Automated Backups",
      "Automated Upgrades",
      "Enhanced Read Scalability",
      "Network Segments",
      "Redundancy Zone",
      "Advanced Network Federation"
    ],
    "temporary": false
  },
  "Warnings": []
}
```

## Updating the Consul License

-> **Deprecated** This endpoint was removed in Consul v1.10.0 along with
the ability to manage the cluster's license via the API.

This endpoint updates the Consul license and returns some of the
license contents as well as any warning messages regarding its validity.

| Method | Path                | Produces           |
| ------ | ------------------- | ------------------ |
| `PUT`  | `/operator/license` | `application/json` |

The table below shows this endpoint's support for
[blocking queries](/api/features/blocking),
[consistency modes](/api/features/consistency),
[agent caching](/api/features/caching), and
[required ACLs](/api#authentication).

| Blocking Queries | Consistency Modes | Agent Caching | ACL Required     |
| ---------------- | ----------------- | ------------- | ---------------- |
| `NO`             | `none`            | `none`        | `operator:write` |

### Parameters

- `dc` `(string: "")` - Specifies the datacenter whose license should be updated.
  This will default to the datacenter of the agent serving the HTTP request.
  This is specified as a URL query parameter.

### Sample Payload

The payload is the raw license blob.

### Sample Request

```shell-session
$ curl \
    --request PUT \
    --data @consul.license \
    http://127.0.0.1:8500/v1/operator/license
```

### Sample Response

```json
{
  "Valid": true,
  "License": {
    "license_id": "2afbf681-0d1a-0649-cb6c-333ec9f0989c",
    "customer_id": "0259271d-8ffc-e85e-0830-c0822c1f5f2b",
    "installation_id": "*",
    "issue_time": "2018-05-21T20:03:35.911567355Z",
    "start_time": "2018-05-21T04:00:00Z",
    "expiration_time": "2019-05-22T03:59:59.999Z",
    "product": "consul",
    "flags": {
      "package": "premium"
    },
    "features": [
      "Automated Backups",
      "Automated Upgrades",
      "Enhanced Read Scalability",
      "Network Segments",
      "Redundancy Zone",
      "Advanced Network Federation"
    ],
    "temporary": false
  },
  "Warnings": []
}
```

## Resetting the Consul License

-> **Deprecated** This endpoint was removed in Consul v1.10.0 along with
the ability to manage the cluster's license via the API.

This endpoint resets the Consul license to the license included in the Enterprise binary. If the included license is not valid, the replace will fail.

| Method   | Path                | Produces           |
| -------- | ------------------- | ------------------ |
| `DELETE` | `/operator/license` | `application/json` |

The table below shows this endpoint's support for
[blocking queries](/api/features/blocking),
[consistency modes](/api/features/consistency),
[agent caching](/api/features/caching), and
[required ACLs](/api#authentication).

| Blocking Queries | Consistency Modes | Agent Caching | ACL Required     |
| ---------------- | ----------------- | ------------- | ---------------- |
| `NO`             | `none`            | `none`        | `operator:write` |

### Parameters

- `dc` `(string: "")` - Specifies the datacenter whose license should be updated.
  This will default to the datacenter of the agent serving the HTTP request.
  This is specified as a URL query parameter.

### Sample Request

```shell-session
$ curl \
    --request DELETE \
    http://127.0.0.1:8500/v1/operator/license
```

### Sample Response

```json
{
  "Valid": true,
  "License": {
    "license_id": "2afbf681-0d1a-0649-cb6c-333ec9f0989c",
    "customer_id": "0259271d-8ffc-e85e-0830-c0822c1f5f2b",
    "installation_id": "*",
    "issue_time": "2018-05-21T20:03:35.911567355Z",
    "start_time": "2018-05-21T04:00:00Z",
    "expiration_time": "2019-05-22T03:59:59.999Z",
    "product": "consul",
    "flags": {
      "package": "premium"
    },
    "features": [
      "Automated Backups",
      "Automated Upgrades",
      "Enhanced Read Scalability",
      "Network Segments",
      "Redundancy Zone",
      "Advanced Network Federation"
    ],
    "temporary": false
  },
  "Warnings": []
}
```
