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Updating a License Key with the REST API

The REST API has a /license endpoint that allows you to temporarily update the license on a running member.

If a member shuts down, its license key will not be persisted. To persist the license key, you can add the license key to a configuration file.

Before you Begin

To use the REST API, you must enable it on your members. See the REST Endpoint Groups section.

Update a License Key

To temporarily update the license of a running cluster, send a POST request to the /license endpoint.

curl --data "{cluster-name}&{password}&{license}" http://localhost:5001/hazelcast/rest/license
The request parameters must be URL-encoded as described in the REST Client section.

The above command updates the license on all running Hazelcast members of the cluster. If successful, the response looks as follows:

{
  "status": "success",
  "licenseInfo": {
    "expiryDate": 1560380399161,
    "maxNodeCount": 10,
    "type": -1,
    "companyName": "ExampleCompany",
    "ownerEmail": "info@example.com",
    "keyHash": "ml/u6waTNQ+T4EWxnDRykJpwBmaV9uj+skZzv0SzDhs="
  },
  "message": "License updated at run time - please make sure to update the license in the persistent configuration to avoid losing the changes on restart."
}

If, for any reason, updating the license fails on some members (member does not respond, license is not compatible, etc.), the whole operation fails, leaving the cluster in a potentially inconsistent state (some members have been switched to the new license while some have not). It is up to you to resolve this situation manually.