---
type: api
title: Licensing
description: Licensing APIs enable you to manage your licenses.
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/group/endpoint-license
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/group/endpoint-license
products:
  - Elasticsearch
---

# Licensing

`license`

Licensing APIs enable you to manage your licenses.

[For more information about the different types of licenses, refer to Elastic subscriptions.](https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions)

- [Get license information](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/operation/operation-license-get): `GET` `/_license`
- [Update the license
](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/operation/operation-license-post): `POST` (also `PUT`) `/_license`
- [Delete the license](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/operation/operation-license-delete): `DELETE` `/_license`
- [Get the basic license status](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/operation/operation-license-get-basic-status): `GET` `/_license/basic_status`
- [Get the trial status](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/operation/operation-license-get-trial-status): `GET` `/_license/trial_status`
- [Start a basic license](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/operation/operation-license-post-start-basic): `POST` `/_license/start_basic`
- [Start a trial](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/operation/operation-license-post-start-trial): `POST` `/_license/start_trial`