# Running Elasticsearch with expired license

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/running-elasticsearch-with-expired-license/302282
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [April 12, 2022, 11:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/running-elasticsearch-with-expired-license/302282 "2022-04-12T23:53:34Z")
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### Author: ![Chris\_Gatihi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/chris_gatihi/32/25820_2.png) [@Chris\_Gatihi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Chris_Gatihi)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2022, 11:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/running-elasticsearch-with-expired-license/302282/1 "2022-04-12T23:53:34Z")

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Hi,

My team is running Elasticsearch 7.16.3 with an enterprise license that is about to expire. We use X-Pack but as far as I know that became open-source since we started using it and we don't actively use any of the paid features.

I have a couple of questions that my team is trying to understand in a worst-case scenario if our license were to expire before we can get the renewal uploaded:

1. Will any of our functionality stop working after the expiration? Or should things continue to work as they did before the expiration?
2. Is there a way to remove the license via API or some other mechanism to simulate what might happen in such a scenario when the license expires?

Thanks,  
Chris

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### Author: ![stephenb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stephenb/32/40856_2.png) [@stephenb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stephenb)
#### Post date: [April 13, 2022, 5:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/running-elasticsearch-with-expired-license/302282/2 "2022-04-13T05:27:25Z")

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Assuming you are speaking of Self Managed [here](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/7.16/managing-licenses.html#license-expiration) is an overview of the affects of a an expired license.

You can also revert to a Basic License... under **Stack Management \> License Management**.

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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: [May 11, 2022, 5:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/running-elasticsearch-with-expired-license/302282/3 "2022-05-11T05:28:23Z")

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