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title: Watch
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id: watch
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date: 2024-07-02
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full_link: /docs/reference/using-api/api-concepts/#api-verbs
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short_description: >
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A verb that is used to track changes to an object in Kubernetes as a stream.
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aka:
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tags:
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- API verb
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- fundamental
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---
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A verb that is used to track changes to an object in Kubernetes as a stream.
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It is used for the efficient detection of changes.
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A verb that is used to track changes to an object in Kubernetes as a stream. Watches allow
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efficient detection of changes; for example, a
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{{< glossary_tooltip term_id="controller" text="controller">}} that needs to know whenever a
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ConfigMap has changed can use a watch rather than polling.
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See [Efficient Detection of Changes in API Concepts](/docs/reference/using-api/api-concepts/#efficient-detection-of-changes) for more information.
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