--- layout: api page_title: License - Operator - HTTP API sidebar_current: api-operator-license description: |- The /operator/license endpoints allow for setting and retrieving the Consul Enterprise License. --- # License - Operator HTTP API ~> **Enterprise Only!** This API endpoint and functionality only exists in Consul Enterprise. This is not present in the open source version of Consul. 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/index.html#blocking-queries), [consistency modes](/api/index.html#consistency-modes), [agent caching](/api/index.html#agent-caching), and [required ACLs](/api/index.html#acls). | 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 ```text $ 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 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/index.html#blocking-queries), [consistency modes](/api/index.html#consistency-modes), [agent caching](/api/index.html#agent-caching), and [required ACLs](/api/index.html#acls). | 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 ```text $ 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": [] } ```