open-vault/website/source/api/system/plugins-reload-backend.html.md

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api	/sys/plugins/reload/backend - HTTP API	<code>/sys/plugins/reload/backend</code>	api-http-system-plugins-reload-backend	The `/sys/plugins/reload/backend` endpoint is used to reload plugin backends.

/sys/plugins/reload/backend

The /sys/plugins/reload/backend endpoint is used to reload mounted plugin backends. Either the plugin name (plugin) or the desired plugin backend mounts (mounts) must be provided, but not both. In the case that the plugin name is provided, all mounted paths that use that plugin backend will be reloaded.

Reload Plugins

This endpoint reloads mounted plugin backends.

Method	Path -
PUT	/sys/plugins/reload/backend

Parameters

• plugin (string: "") – The name of the plugin to reload, as registered in the plugin catalog.

• mounts (array: []) – Array or comma-separated string mount paths of the plugin backends to reload.

Sample Payload

{
  "plugin": "mock-plugin"
}

Sample Request

$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    --request PUT
    http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/sys/plugins/reload/backend