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Watch watch 2024-07-02 /docs/reference/using-api/api-concepts/#api-verbs A verb that is used to track changes to an object in Kubernetes as a stream.
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A verb that is used to track changes to an object in Kubernetes as a stream. It is used for the efficient detection of changes.

A verb that is used to track changes to an object in Kubernetes as a stream. Watches allow efficient detection of changes; for example, a {{< glossary_tooltip term_id="controller" text="controller">}} that needs to know whenever a ConfigMap has changed can use a watch rather than polling.

See Efficient Detection of Changes in API Concepts for more information.