#RefreshScope and /refresh not working - spring-cloud

Question

I have tried to implement spring external configurations using Config Server. It is working fine for the very first time when the application is started but any changes to the properties file are not being reflected. I tried to use /refresh endpoint to refresh my properties on the fly but it doesn't seem to be working. Any help on this would be greatly helpful.
I tried POSTing to localhost:8080/refresh but getting a 404 Error response.
Below is the code of my application class
#SpringBootApplication
public class Config1Application {
public static void main(String[] args) {
SpringApplication.run(Config1Application.class, args);
}
}
#RestController
#RefreshScope
class MessageRestController {
#Value("${message:Hello default}")
private String message;
#RequestMapping("/message")
String getMessage() {
return this.message;
}
}
and POM file is
<parent>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
<version>2.0.0.RELEASE</version>
<relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
</parent>
<properties>
<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
<project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
<java.version>1.8</java.version>
<spring-cloud.version>Finchley.M8</spring-cloud.version>
</properties>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-cloud-starter-config</artifactId>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-actuator</artifactId>
<scope>compile</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
<dependencyManagement>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-cloud-dependencies</artifactId>
<version>${spring-cloud.version}</version>
<type>pom</type>
<scope>import</scope>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
</dependencyManagement>
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
<repositories>
<repository>
<id>spring-milestones</id>
<name>Spring Milestones</name>
<url>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
<snapshots>
<enabled>false</enabled>
</snapshots>
</repository>
</repositories>
and bootstrap.properties
spring.application.name=xxx
spring.cloud.config.uri=https://xxxxxx.com
management.security.enabled=false
endpoints.actuator.enabled=true

Answer 1

The endpoint is now /actuator/refresh for Spring 2 and greater
From the comments:
You do need to have the management.endpoints.web.exposure.include=refresh set in the bootstrap.properties/bootstrap.yml
Note: If you're new to Spring-Cloud and not quite sure of what all keywords can go in web.exposure you can set it to * (management.endpoints.web.exposure.include=*) to have all exposed and you can get to know the endpoints and their restrictions later.

Answer 2

It worked for me after adding the property "management.endpoints.web.exposure.include=*" in bootstrap.properties and changing the url to /actuator/refresh for spring version above 2.0.0
For spring version 1.0.5 url is /refresh

Answer 3

For YAML files, the property's value needs to be wrapped inside double quotes :
# Spring Boot Actuator
management:
endpoints:
web:
exposure:
include: "*"
Note : Ensure you use the right endpoints keyword (with 's') for this property as long as it exists for another property without 's' : "management.endpoint.health.... " .

Answer 4

Note: - It's a POST request (not GET)
I've posted the solution here
[https://stackoverflow.com/a/74465108/2171938][1]

Answer 5

If you have issues with accepting formurlencoded in SPRING 2.0>, use :
curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d {} http://localhost:port/actuator/refresh
instead of:
curl -d {} http://localhost:port/refresh
which was accepted in SPRING 1.*