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The operations are handled identically, but ~85% of the references were POST, and having a mix of PUT and POST was a source of questions. A subsequent commit will update the internal use of "PUT" such as by the API client and -output-curl-string.
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---
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layout: api
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page_title: /sys/plugins/reload/backend - HTTP API
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description: The `/sys/plugins/reload/backend` endpoint is used to reload plugin backends.
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---
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# `/sys/plugins/reload/backend`
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The `/sys/plugins/reload/backend` endpoint is used to reload mounted plugin
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backends. Either the plugin name (`plugin`) or the desired plugin backend mounts
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(`mounts`) must be provided, but not both. In the case that the plugin name is
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provided, all mounted paths that use that plugin backend will be reloaded.
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## Reload Plugins
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This endpoint reloads mounted plugin backends.
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| Method | Path - |
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| :----- | :---------------------------- |
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| `POST` | `/sys/plugins/reload/backend` |
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### Parameters
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- `plugin` `(string: "")` – The name of the plugin to reload, as
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registered in the plugin catalog.
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- `mounts` `(array: [])` – Array or comma-separated string mount paths
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of the plugin backends to reload.
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- `scope` `(string: "")` - The scope of the reload. If omitted, reloads the
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plugin or mounts on this Vault instance. If 'global', will begin reloading the
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plugin on all instances of a cluster.
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### Sample Payload
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```json
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{
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"plugin": "mock-plugin"
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}
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```
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### Sample Request
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```shell-session
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$ curl \
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--header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
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--request POST \
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--data @payload.json \
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http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/sys/plugins/reload/backend
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```
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