---
type: api
title: Initialize the Privilege Monitoring Engine
description: **Spaces method and path for this operation:**
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana-serverless/operation/operation-initmonitoringengine
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana-serverless/operation/operation-initmonitoringengine
products:
  - Kibana
---

# Initialize the Privilege Monitoring Engine

deprecated

- Server: `https://{kibana_url}`

## Paths

- `POST` `/api/entity_analytics/monitoring/engine/init`
- `POST` `/s/{space_id}/api/entity_analytics/monitoring/engine/init`

- [Api key auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana-serverless/authentication#apikeyauth)

## Description

Refer to [Spaces](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/manage-spaces) for more information.

**Deprecated in 9.4.0.** Initializes the Privilege Monitoring Engine, setting up the required resources and starting the engine.

## Responses

#### `200`

Successful response

`application/json`

- `error` (object)
  - `message` (string)
    Error message typically only present if the engine is in error state
- `status` (enum)
  The status of the Privilege Monitoring Engine
  Values: `started`, `error`, `disabled`, `not_installed`
#### `500`

Internal Server Error

`application/json`

- `error` (object)
  - `message` (string)
    Error message typically only present if the engine is in error state
- `status` (enum)
  The status of the Privilege Monitoring Engine
  Values: `started`, `error`, `disabled`, `not_installed`
## Code Examples

#### Console

```console
POST /api/entity_analytics/monitoring/engine/init
```

#### curl

```curl
curl -X POST "https://{kibana_url}/api/entity_analytics/monitoring/engine/init"
```

## Response Examples

#### Engine initialized successfully

```json
{
  "status": "started"
}
```

#### Internal server error during engine initialization

```json
{
  "error": {
    "message": "Failed to initialize monitoring engine"
  },
  "status": "error"
}
```