Role mappings define which roles are assigned to each user. The role mapping APIs are generally the preferred way to manage role mappings rather than using role mapping files. The delete role mappings API cannot remove role mappings that are defined in role mapping files.
Read the reference documentationAuthorization: <value>Elasticsearch APIs support key-based authentication. You must create an API key and use the encoded value in the request header. For example:
curl -X GET "${ES_URL}/_cat/indices?v=true" \
-H "Authorization: ApiKey ${API_KEY}"
To get API keys, use the /_security/api_key APIs.
Authorization: Basic <credentials>Authorization: Bearer <token>Elasticsearch APIs support the use of bearer tokens in the Authorization HTTP header to authenticate with the API.
For examples, refer to Token-based authentication services