Disable users APIedit
Disables users in the native realm.
Requestedit
PUT /_security/user/<username>/_disable
Prerequisitesedit
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To use this API, you must have at least the
manage_securitycluster privilege.
Descriptionedit
By default, when you create users, they are enabled. You can use this API to revoke a user’s access to Elasticsearch. To re-enable a user, there is an enable users API.
For more information about the native realm, see Realms and Native user authentication.
Path parametersedit
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username - (Required, string) An identifier for the user.
Examplesedit
The following example disables the user jacknich:
PUT /_security/user/jacknich/_disable