---
title: "Initiate Fleet setup"
method: POST
path: "/api/fleet/setup"
tags: ["Fleet internals"]
---

# Initiate Fleet setup

`POST /api/fleet/setup`

**Spaces method and path for this operation:**

<div><span class="operation-verb post">post</span>&nbsp;<span class="operation-path">/s/{space_id}/api/fleet/setup</span></div>

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

Initialize Fleet and create the necessary Elasticsearch resources for Fleet to operate. Safe to call multiple times (idempotent). Returns the initialization status and any non-fatal errors encountered during setup.<br/><br/>[Required authorization] Route required privileges: fleet-agents-read OR fleet-agent-policies-read OR fleet-settings-read OR fleet-setup.

## Headers

- `kbn-xsrf` string, required

## Response `200`

Fleet setup completed

- object — A summary of the result of Fleet's `setup` lifecycle. If `isInitialized` is true, Fleet is ready to accept agent enrollment. `nonFatalErrors` may include useful insight into non-blocking issues with Fleet setup.
  - `isInitialized` boolean, required
  - `nonFatalErrors` object[], required
    - `message` string, required
    - `name` string, required

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `500` — Internal Server Error

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