# POST api using watcher

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/post-api-using-watcher/286803>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** elastic-stack-alerting, windows\
**Created:** [October 15, 2021, 7:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/post-api-using-watcher/286803 "2021-10-15T07:44:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![vicky\_rock](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vicky_rock/32/95932_2.png) [@vicky\_rock](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vicky_rock)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2021, 7:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/post-api-using-watcher/286803/1 "2021-10-15T07:44:33Z")

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Hi Experts,

I am using 7.9.3 Elasticsearch with searchguard authentication. I want to create a index daily with POST. I want to schedule this POST api . Is any chance to fo that. And I am new for this so please send me detailed solution with examples.

Thanks in advance,

Vicky.

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2021, 12:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/post-api-using-watcher/286803/2 "2021-10-18T00:48:57Z")

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Welcome to our community! 😃

Why do you want to use Watcher to handle this?

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**Author:** ![vicky\_rock](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vicky_rock/32/95932_2.png) [@vicky\_rock](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vicky_rock)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 6:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/post-api-using-watcher/286803/3 "2021-10-19T18:07:24Z")

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Hi @warkolm ,

Thanks for the reply. I done this using Cronjob.

Thanks,  
Vicky.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2021, 6:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/post-api-using-watcher/286803/4 "2021-11-16T18:08:00Z")

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