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Create or update roles APIedit

Adds and updates roles in the native realm.

Requestedit

POST /_security/role/<name>

PUT /_security/role/<name>

Prerequisitesedit

To use this API, you must have at least the manage_security cluster privilege.

Descriptionedit

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

Path parametersedit

name: (string) The name of the role.

Request bodyedit

The following parameters can be specified in the body of a PUT or POST request and pertain to adding a role:

applications

(list) A list of application privilege entries.

application (required): (string) The name of the application to which this entry applies
privileges: (list) A list of strings, where each element is the name of an application privilege or action.
resources: (list) A list resources to which the privileges are applied.

cluster

(list) A list of cluster privileges. These privileges define the cluster level actions that users with this role are able to execute.

global

(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. This field is optional.

indices

(list) A list of indices permissions entries.

field_security: (object) The document fields that the owners of the role have read access to. For more information, see Setting up field and document level security.
names (required): (list) A list of indices (or index name patterns) to which the permissions in this entry apply.
privileges(required): (list) The index level privileges that the owners of the role have on the specified indices.
query: A search query that defines the documents the owners of the role have read access to. A document within the specified indices must match this query in order for it to be accessible by the owners of the role.

metadata

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

run_as

(list) A list of users that the owners of this role can impersonate. For more information, see Submitting requests on behalf of other users.

remote_indices

[beta] This functionality is in beta and is subject to change. The design and code is less mature than official GA features and is being provided as-is with no warranties. Beta features are not subject to the support SLA of official GA features. (list) A list of remote indices permissions entries.

Remote indices are effective for remote clusters configured with the API key based model. They have no effect for remote clusters configured with the certificate based model.

clusters (required): (list) 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. For more information, see Setting up field and document level security.
names (required): (list) A list of indices (or index name patterns) on the remote clusters (specified with clusters) to which the permissions in this entry apply.
privileges(required): (list) The index level privileges that the owners of the role have on the specified indices.
query: A search query that defines the documents the owners of the role have read access to. A document within the specified indices must match this query in order for it to be accessible by the owners of the role.

For more information, see Defining roles.

Examplesedit

The following example adds a role called my_admin_role:

POST /_security/role/my_admin_role
{
  "cluster": ["all"],
  "indices": [
    {
      "names": [ "index1", "index2" ],
      "privileges": ["all"],
      "field_security" : { // optional
        "grant" : [ "title", "body" ]
      },
      "query": "{\"match\": {\"title\": \"foo\"}}" // optional
    }
  ],
  "applications": [
    {
      "application": "myapp",
      "privileges": [ "admin", "read" ],
      "resources": [ "*" ]
    }
  ],
  "run_as": [ "other_user" ], // optional
  "metadata" : { // optional
    "version" : 1
  }
}

A successful call returns a JSON structure that shows whether the role has been created or updated.

{
  "role": {
    "created": true 
  }
}

When an existing role is updated, created is set to false.

The following example configures a role that can run SQL in JDBC:

POST /_security/role/cli_or_drivers_minimal
{
  "cluster": ["cluster:monitor/main"],
  "indices": [
    {
      "names": ["test"],
      "privileges": ["read", "indices:admin/get"]
    }
  ]
}

The following example configures a role with remote indices privileges on a remote cluster:

POST /_security/role/role_with_remote_indices
{
  "remote_indices": [
    {
      "clusters": [ "my_remote" ], 
      "names": ["logs*"], 
      "privileges": ["read", "read_cross_cluster", "view_index_metadata"] 
    }
  ]
}

	The remote indices privileges apply to remote cluster with the alias `my_remote`.
	Privileges are granted for indices matching pattern `logs*` on the remote cluster ( `my_remote`).
	The actual index privileges granted for `logs*` on `my_remote`.

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