---
title: "Manage checks"
method: POST
path: "/v1/checks"
tags: ["checks"]
---

# Manage checks

`POST /v1/checks`

Perform a check operation such as start or stop.

## Request body

- object
  - `action` 'start' | 'stop' — The action to perform.
  - `checks` string[] — A list of service names. Required.

## Response `200`

Check operations completed.

- CheckActionResponse
  - `type` string — Response type, "sync".
  - `status-code` integer — HTTP response status code.
  - `status` string — The description of the HTTP status code. See the [IANA list](https://www.iana.org/assignments/http-status-codes/http-status-codes.xhtml).
  - `result` object
    - `changed` string[] — List of checks that were changed.

## Changes

> 12 revisions in range; 1 could not be searched.

- **2025-02-10** `4852ad914739` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2024-12-22** `b3903318c3bd` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/canonical/apis/pebble-api/changes/v1/checks/post.md)

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