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Delete role
editDelete role
editThis API is experimental and may be changed or removed completely in a future release. Although the underlying mechanism of enforcing role-based access control is stable, the APIs for managing the roles are currently experimental.
Authorization
editTo use this API, you must have at least the manage_security
cluster privilege.
Request
editTo delete a role, submit a DELETE request to the /api/security/role/<rolename>
endpoint:
DELETE /api/security/role/my_admin_role
Response
editIf the role is successfully deleted, the response code is 204
; otherwise, the response
code is 404.