# Start watching a company

Canonical documentation: https://veripoint.ai/api-docs/watch-start

Subscribe a company to selected change indicators.

## Request

POST https://api.globaldatabase.com/v2/companies/{id}/watch/start

This data API uses separately licensed credentials: Authorization: Token YOUR_DATA_API_KEY. It does not accept a Veripoint workspace key.

| Parameter | Location | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| id | path | integer | Yes | Company ID returned by a company lookup. It is not the registration number. |
| fields | body | string[] | No | Optional list of indicator keys. If omitted, all available watch fields are selected. |

## Example

```curl
curl --fail-with-body --request POST 'https://api.globaldatabase.com/v2/companies/YOUR_COMPANY_ID/watch/start' \
  --header "Authorization: Token $DATA_API_KEY" \
  --header 'Accept: application/json' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
  "fields": [
    "company.status",
    "company.financial",
    "company.group_structure"
  ]
}'
```

## Illustrative response

```json
null
```

The reference documents HTTP 201, without a JSON response body.

- Set fields explicitly when you need a limited set of indicators. Omitting fields starts monitoring all available indicators.

Machine-readable reference: https://veripoint.ai/data-openapi.json