Bulk create or update roles Generally available; Added in 8.15.0

POST /_security/role
Api key auth Basic auth Bearer auth

The role management APIs are generally the preferred way to manage roles, rather than using file-based role management. The bulk create or update roles API cannot update roles that are defined in roles files.

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: manage_security

Query parameters

  • refresh string

    If true (the default) then refresh the affected shards to make this operation visible to search, if wait_for then wait for a refresh to make this operation visible to search, if false then do nothing with refreshes.

    Values are true, false, or wait_for.

application/json

Body Required

  • roles object Required

    A dictionary of role name to RoleDescriptor objects to add or update

    Hide roles attribute Show roles attribute object
    • * object Additional properties
      Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
      • cluster array[string]

        A list of cluster privileges. These privileges define the cluster level actions that API keys are able to execute.

      • indices array[object]

        A list of indices permissions entries.

        Hide indices attributes Show indices attributes object
        • field_security object

          The document fields that the owners of the role have read access to.

        • names string | array[string] Required

          A list of indices (or index name patterns) to which the permissions in this entry apply.

          One of:
          IndexName string array-2 array[string]
        • privileges array[string] Required

          The index level privileges that owners of the role have on the specified indices.

        • query string | object

          A search query that defines the documents the owners of the role have access to. A document within the specified indices must match this query for it to be accessible by the owners of the role.

          One of:
          string-1 string QueryContainer object RoleTemplateQuery object

          A search query that defines the documents the owners of the role have access to. A document within the specified indices must match this query for it to be accessible by the owners of the role.

        • allow_restricted_indices boolean Generally available

          Set to true if using wildcard or regular expressions for patterns that cover restricted indices. Implicitly, restricted indices have limited privileges that can cause pattern tests to fail. If restricted indices are explicitly included in the names list, Elasticsearch checks privileges against these indices regardless of the value set for allow_restricted_indices.

          Default value is false.

      • remote_indices array[object] Generally available; Added in 8.14.0

        A list of indices permissions for remote clusters.

        The subset of index level privileges that can be defined for remote clusters.

        Hide remote_indices attributes Show remote_indices attributes object
        • clusters string | array[string] Required

          A list of cluster aliases to which the permissions in this entry apply.

        • field_security object

          The document fields that the owners of the role have read access to.

        • names string | array[string] Required

          A list of indices (or index name patterns) to which the permissions in this entry apply.

          One of:
          IndexName string array-2 array[string]
        • privileges array[string] Required

          The index level privileges that owners of the role have on the specified indices.

        • query string | object

          A search query that defines the documents the owners of the role have access to. A document within the specified indices must match this query for it to be accessible by the owners of the role.

          One of:
          string-1 string QueryContainer object RoleTemplateQuery object

          A search query that defines the documents the owners of the role have access to. A document within the specified indices must match this query for it to be accessible by the owners of the role.

        • allow_restricted_indices boolean Generally available

          Set to true if using wildcard or regular expressions for patterns that cover restricted indices. Implicitly, restricted indices have limited privileges that can cause pattern tests to fail. If restricted indices are explicitly included in the names list, Elasticsearch checks privileges against these indices regardless of the value set for allow_restricted_indices.

          Default value is false.

      • remote_cluster array[object] Generally available; Added in 8.15.0

        A list of cluster permissions for remote clusters. NOTE: This is limited a subset of the cluster permissions.

        The subset of cluster level privileges that can be defined for remote clusters.

        Hide remote_cluster attributes Show remote_cluster attributes object
        • clusters string | array[string] Required

          A list of cluster aliases to which the permissions in this entry apply.

        • privileges array[string] Required

          The cluster level privileges that owners of the role have on the remote cluster.

          Values are monitor_enrich or monitor_stats.

      • global array[object] | object

        An object defining global privileges. A global privilege is a form of cluster privilege that is request-aware. Support for global privileges is currently limited to the management of application privileges.

        One of:
        array-1 array[object] GlobalPrivilege object
        Hide attribute Show attribute object
        • application object Required
      • applications array[object]

        A list of application privilege entries

        Hide applications attributes Show applications attributes object
        • application string Required

          The name of the application to which this entry applies.

        • privileges array[string] Required

          A list of strings, where each element is the name of an application privilege or action.

        • resources array[string] Required

          A list resources to which the privileges are applied.

      • metadata object

        Optional meta-data. Within the metadata object, keys that begin with _ are reserved for system usage.

        Hide metadata attribute Show metadata attribute object
        • * object Additional properties
      • run_as array[string]

        A list of users that the API keys can impersonate. NOTE: In Elastic Cloud Serverless, the run-as feature is disabled. For API compatibility, you can still specify an empty run_as field, but a non-empty list will be rejected.

      • description string

        Optional description of the role descriptor

      • restriction object

        Restriction for when the role descriptor is allowed to be effective.

        Hide restriction attribute Show restriction attribute object
        • workflows array[string] Required

          A list of workflows to which the API key is restricted. NOTE: In order to use a role restriction, an API key must be created with a single role descriptor.

      • transient_metadata object
        Hide transient_metadata attribute Show transient_metadata attribute object
        • * object Additional properties

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • created array[string]

      Array of created roles

    • updated array[string]

      Array of updated roles

    • noop array[string]

      Array of role names without any changes

    • errors object

      Present if any updates resulted in errors

      Hide errors attributes Show errors attributes object
      • count number Required

        The number of errors

      • details object Required

        Details about the errors, keyed by role name

        Hide details attribute Show details attribute object
        • * object

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

          Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
          • type string Required

            The type of error

          • reason string | null

            A human-readable explanation of the error, in English.

            One of:
            string-1 string string-2 string | null
          • stack_trace string

            The server stack trace. Present only if the error_trace=true parameter was sent with the request.

          • caused_by object

            Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

          • root_cause array[object]

            Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

            Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

          • suppressed array[object]

            Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

            Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.
POST /_security/role 
POST /_security/role
{
  "roles": {
      "my_admin_role": {
          "cluster": [
              "all"
          ],
          "indices": [
              {
                  "names": [
                      "index1",
                      "index2"
                  ],
                  "privileges": [
                      "all"
                  ],
                  "field_security": {
                      "grant": [
                          "title",
                          "body"
                      ]
                  },
                  "query": "{\"match\": {\"title\": \"foo\"}}"
              }
          ],
          "applications": [
              {
                  "application": "myapp",
                  "privileges": [
                      "admin",
                      "read"
                  ],
                  "resources": [
                      "*"
                  ]
              }
          ],
          "run_as": [
              "other_user"
          ],
          "metadata": {
              "version": 1
          }
      },
      "my_user_role": {
          "cluster": [
              "all"
          ],
          "indices": [
              {
                  "names": [
                      "index1"
                  ],
                  "privileges": [
                      "read"
                  ],
                  "field_security": {
                      "grant": [
                          "title",
                          "body"
                      ]
                  },
                  "query": "{\"match\": {\"title\": \"foo\"}}"
              }
          ],
          "applications": [
              {
                  "application": "myapp",
                  "privileges": [
                      "admin",
                      "read"
                  ],
                  "resources": [
                      "*"
                  ]
              }
          ],
          "run_as": [
              "other_user"
          ],
          "metadata": {
              "version": 1
          }
      }
  }
}
resp = client.security.bulk_put_role(
    roles={
        "my_admin_role": {
            "cluster": [
                "all"
            ],
            "indices": [
                {
                    "names": [
                        "index1",
                        "index2"
                    ],
                    "privileges": [
                        "all"
                    ],
                    "field_security": {
                        "grant": [
                            "title",
                            "body"
                        ]
                    },
                    "query": "{\"match\": {\"title\": \"foo\"}}"
                }
            ],
            "applications": [
                {
                    "application": "myapp",
                    "privileges": [
                        "admin",
                        "read"
                    ],
                    "resources": [
                        "*"
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "run_as": [
                "other_user"
            ],
            "metadata": {
                "version": 1
            }
        },
        "my_user_role": {
            "cluster": [
                "all"
            ],
            "indices": [
                {
                    "names": [
                        "index1"
                    ],
                    "privileges": [
                        "read"
                    ],
                    "field_security": {
                        "grant": [
                            "title",
                            "body"
                        ]
                    },
                    "query": "{\"match\": {\"title\": \"foo\"}}"
                }
            ],
            "applications": [
                {
                    "application": "myapp",
                    "privileges": [
                        "admin",
                        "read"
                    ],
                    "resources": [
                        "*"
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "run_as": [
                "other_user"
            ],
            "metadata": {
                "version": 1
            }
        }
    },
)
const response = await client.security.bulkPutRole({
  roles: {
    my_admin_role: {
      cluster: ["all"],
      indices: [
        {
          names: ["index1", "index2"],
          privileges: ["all"],
          field_security: {
            grant: ["title", "body"],
          },
          query: '{"match": {"title": "foo"}}',
        },
      ],
      applications: [
        {
          application: "myapp",
          privileges: ["admin", "read"],
          resources: ["*"],
        },
      ],
      run_as: ["other_user"],
      metadata: {
        version: 1,
      },
    },
    my_user_role: {
      cluster: ["all"],
      indices: [
        {
          names: ["index1"],
          privileges: ["read"],
          field_security: {
            grant: ["title", "body"],
          },
          query: '{"match": {"title": "foo"}}',
        },
      ],
      applications: [
        {
          application: "myapp",
          privileges: ["admin", "read"],
          resources: ["*"],
        },
      ],
      run_as: ["other_user"],
      metadata: {
        version: 1,
      },
    },
  },
});
response = client.security.bulk_put_role(
  body: {
    "roles": {
      "my_admin_role": {
        "cluster": [
          "all"
        ],
        "indices": [
          {
            "names": [
              "index1",
              "index2"
            ],
            "privileges": [
              "all"
            ],
            "field_security": {
              "grant": [
                "title",
                "body"
              ]
            },
            "query": "{\"match\": {\"title\": \"foo\"}}"
          }
        ],
        "applications": [
          {
            "application": "myapp",
            "privileges": [
              "admin",
              "read"
            ],
            "resources": [
              "*"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "run_as": [
          "other_user"
        ],
        "metadata": {
          "version": 1
        }
      },
      "my_user_role": {
        "cluster": [
          "all"
        ],
        "indices": [
          {
            "names": [
              "index1"
            ],
            "privileges": [
              "read"
            ],
            "field_security": {
              "grant": [
                "title",
                "body"
              ]
            },
            "query": "{\"match\": {\"title\": \"foo\"}}"
          }
        ],
        "applications": [
          {
            "application": "myapp",
            "privileges": [
              "admin",
              "read"
            ],
            "resources": [
              "*"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "run_as": [
          "other_user"
        ],
        "metadata": {
          "version": 1
        }
      }
    }
  }
)
$resp = $client->security()->bulkPutRole([
    "body" => [
        "roles" => [
            "my_admin_role" => [
                "cluster" => array(
                    "all",
                ),
                "indices" => array(
                    [
                        "names" => array(
                            "index1",
                            "index2",
                        ),
                        "privileges" => array(
                            "all",
                        ),
                        "field_security" => [
                            "grant" => array(
                                "title",
                                "body",
                            ),
                        ],
                        "query" => "{\"match\": {\"title\": \"foo\"}}",
                    ],
                ),
                "applications" => array(
                    [
                        "application" => "myapp",
                        "privileges" => array(
                            "admin",
                            "read",
                        ),
                        "resources" => array(
                            "*",
                        ),
                    ],
                ),
                "run_as" => array(
                    "other_user",
                ),
                "metadata" => [
                    "version" => 1,
                ],
            ],
            "my_user_role" => [
                "cluster" => array(
                    "all",
                ),
                "indices" => array(
                    [
                        "names" => array(
                            "index1",
                        ),
                        "privileges" => array(
                            "read",
                        ),
                        "field_security" => [
                            "grant" => array(
                                "title",
                                "body",
                            ),
                        ],
                        "query" => "{\"match\": {\"title\": \"foo\"}}",
                    ],
                ),
                "applications" => array(
                    [
                        "application" => "myapp",
                        "privileges" => array(
                            "admin",
                            "read",
                        ),
                        "resources" => array(
                            "*",
                        ),
                    ],
                ),
                "run_as" => array(
                    "other_user",
                ),
                "metadata" => [
                    "version" => 1,
                ],
            ],
        ],
    ],
]);
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"roles":{"my_admin_role":{"cluster":["all"],"indices":[{"names":["index1","index2"],"privileges":["all"],"field_security":{"grant":["title","body"]},"query":"{\"match\": {\"title\": \"foo\"}}"}],"applications":[{"application":"myapp","privileges":["admin","read"],"resources":["*"]}],"run_as":["other_user"],"metadata":{"version":1}},"my_user_role":{"cluster":["all"],"indices":[{"names":["index1"],"privileges":["read"],"field_security":{"grant":["title","body"]},"query":"{\"match\": {\"title\": \"foo\"}}"}],"applications":[{"application":"myapp","privileges":["admin","read"],"resources":["*"]}],"run_as":["other_user"],"metadata":{"version":1}}}}' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_security/role"
Request examples
Run `POST /_security/role` to add roles called `my_admin_role` and `my_user_role`. 
{
  "roles": {
      "my_admin_role": {
          "cluster": [
              "all"
          ],
          "indices": [
              {
                  "names": [
                      "index1",
                      "index2"
                  ],
                  "privileges": [
                      "all"
                  ],
                  "field_security": {
                      "grant": [
                          "title",
                          "body"
                      ]
                  },
                  "query": "{\"match\": {\"title\": \"foo\"}}"
              }
          ],
          "applications": [
              {
                  "application": "myapp",
                  "privileges": [
                      "admin",
                      "read"
                  ],
                  "resources": [
                      "*"
                  ]
              }
          ],
          "run_as": [
              "other_user"
          ],
          "metadata": {
              "version": 1
          }
      },
      "my_user_role": {
          "cluster": [
              "all"
          ],
          "indices": [
              {
                  "names": [
                      "index1"
                  ],
                  "privileges": [
                      "read"
                  ],
                  "field_security": {
                      "grant": [
                          "title",
                          "body"
                      ]
                  },
                  "query": "{\"match\": {\"title\": \"foo\"}}"
              }
          ],
          "applications": [
              {
                  "application": "myapp",
                  "privileges": [
                      "admin",
                      "read"
                  ],
                  "resources": [
                      "*"
                  ]
              }
          ],
          "run_as": [
              "other_user"
          ],
          "metadata": {
              "version": 1
          }
      }
  }
}
Because errors are handled individually for each role create or update, the API allows partial success. For example, `POST /_security/role` would throw an error for `my_admin_role` because the privilege `bad_cluster_privilege` doesn't exist, but would be successful for the `my_user_role`. 
{
  "roles": {
      "my_admin_role": {
          "cluster": [
              "bad_cluster_privilege"
          ],
          "indices": [
              {
                  "names": [
                      "index1",
                      "index2"
                  ],
                  "privileges": ["all"],
                  "field_security": {
                      "grant": [
                          "title",
                          "body"
                      ]
                  },
                  "query": "{\"match\": {\"title\": \"foo\"}}"
              }
          ],
          "applications": [
              {
                  "application": "myapp",
                  "privileges": [
                      "admin",
                      "read"
                  ],
                  "resources": [
                      "*"
                  ]
              }
          ],
          "run_as": [
              "other_user"
          ],
          "metadata": {
              "version": 1
          }
      },
      "my_user_role": {
          "cluster": [
              "all"
          ],
          "indices": [
              {
                  "names": [
                      "index1"
                  ],
                  "privileges": [
                      "read"
                  ],
                  "field_security": {
                      "grant": [
                          "title",
                          "body"
                      ]
                  },
                  "query": "{\"match\": {\"title\": \"foo\"}}"
              }
          ],
          "applications": [
              {
                  "application": "myapp",
                  "privileges": [
                      "admin",
                      "read"
                  ],
                  "resources": [
                      "*"
                  ]
              }
          ],
          "run_as": [
              "other_user"
          ],
          "metadata": {
              "version": 1
          }
      }
  }
}
Run `POST /_security/role/only_remote_access_role` to configure a role with remote indices and remote cluster privileges for a remote cluster. 
{
  "remote_indices": [
    {
      "clusters": ["my_remote"], 
      "names": ["logs*"], 
      "privileges": ["read", "read_cross_cluster", "view_index_metadata"] 
    }
  ],
  "remote_cluster": [
    {
      "clusters": ["my_remote"], 
      "privileges": ["monitor_stats"]  
    }
  ]
}
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `POST /_security/role/my_admin_role` returns a JSON structure that shows whether the role has been created, updated, or had no changes made. 
{
    "created": [ 
        "my_admin_role", 
        "my_user_role"
    ]
}
A partially successful response from `POST /_security/role`. Errors are handled individually for each role create or update, thus the API allows partial success. In this example, the creation of the `my_user_role` role succeeds and the `my_admin_role` role fails. 
{
  "created": [
      "my_user_role" 
  ],
  "errors": { 
      "count": 1, 
      "details": {
          "my_admin_role": { 
              "type": "action_request_validation_exception",
              "reason": "Validation Failed: 1: unknown cluster privilege [bad_cluster_privilege]. a privilege must be either one of the predefined cluster privilege names [manage_own_api_key,manage_data_stream_global_retention,monitor_data_stream_global_retention,none,cancel_task,cross_cluster_replication,cross_cluster_search,delegate_pki,grant_api_key,manage_autoscaling,manage_index_templates,manage_logstash_pipelines,manage_oidc,manage_saml,manage_search_application,manage_search_query_rules,manage_search_synonyms,manage_service_account,manage_token,manage_user_profile,monitor_connector,monitor_enrich,monitor_inference,monitor_ml,monitor_rollup,monitor_snapshot,monitor_stats,monitor_text_structure,monitor_watcher,post_behavioral_analytics_event,read_ccr,read_connector_secrets,read_fleet_secrets,read_ilm,read_pipeline,read_security,read_slm,transport_client,write_connector_secrets,write_fleet_secrets,create_snapshot,manage_behavioral_analytics,manage_ccr,manage_connector,manage_enrich,manage_ilm,manage_inference,manage_ml,manage_rollup,manage_slm,manage_watcher,monitor_data_frame_transforms,monitor_transform,manage_api_key,manage_ingest_pipelines,manage_pipeline,manage_data_frame_transforms,manage_transform,manage_security,monitor,manage,all] or a pattern over one of the available cluster actions;"
          }
      }
  }
}