---
type: api
title: Disable an entity resolution rule
description: **Spaces method and path for this operation:**
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v9/operation/operation-put-security-entity-store-resolution-rules-id-disable
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v9/operation/operation-put-security-entity-store-resolution-rules-id-disable
products:
  - Kibana
---

# Disable an entity resolution rule

Availability: 9.5+

- Server: `https://{kibana_url}`

## Paths

- `PUT` `/api/security/entity_store/resolution/rules/{id}/disable`
- `PUT` `/s/{space_id}/api/security/entity_store/resolution/rules/{id}/disable`

- [Api key auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v9/authentication#apikeyauth)
- [Basic auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v9/authentication#basicauth)

#### Path Parameters

- `id` (string · max: 100)
  The stable identifier of the entity resolution rule.

## Description

Refer to [Spaces](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/manage-spaces) for more information.

Disable a managed entity resolution rule in this space.<br/><br/>[Required authorization] Route required privileges: securitySolution AND securitySolution-entity-analytics.

## Responses

#### `200`

Updated entity resolution rule.

#### `404`

Unknown entity resolution rule.

## Code Examples

#### Console

```console
PUT /api/security/entity_store/resolution/rules/{id}/disable
```

#### curl

```curl
curl -X PUT "https://{kibana_url}/api/security/entity_store/resolution/rules/{id}/disable" \
  -H "kbn-xsrf: true"
```

## Response Examples

#### Rule disabled

The related user alias resolution rule was disabled in the current space.

```json
{
  "enabled": false,
  "id": "related_user_alias_resolution",
  "kind": "related_user_alias_resolution",
  "managed": true
}
```

#### Unknown rule

The requested entity resolution rule does not exist.

```json
{
  "error": "Not Found",
  "message": "Saved object [entity-resolution-rule/unknown] not found",
  "statusCode": 404
}
```