---
type: api
title: Bulk create or update roles
description: The role management APIs are generally the preferred way to manage roles, rather than using file-based role management.
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4641/api/doc/elasticsearch/operation/operation-security-bulk-put-role
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4641/api/doc/elasticsearch/operation/operation-security-bulk-put-role
products:
  - Elasticsearch
---

# Bulk create or update roles

Authentication: required

Availability: Generally available since 8.15

## Paths

- `POST` `/_security/role`

## Description

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

## Required authorization

- Cluster privileges: `manage_security`

## Query string parameters

- `refresh` (enum) — optional
  If `true` (the default) then refresh the affected shards to make this operation visible to search, if `wait_for` then wait for a refresh to make this operation visible to search, if `false` then do nothing with refreshes.
  Values: `true`, `false`, `wait_for`

## Request body

`application/json`

- `roles` (map string to object) — required
  A dictionary of role name to RoleDescriptor objects to add or update
  Map values (object)
  - `cluster` (union anyOf[]) — optional
    A list of cluster privileges. These privileges define the cluster level actions that API keys are able to execute.
    Values: `all`, `cancel_task`, `clone_api_key`, `create_snapshot`, `cross_cluster_replication`, `cross_cluster_search`, `delegate_pki`, `grant_api_key`, `manage`, `manage_api_key`, `manage_autoscaling`, `manage_behavioral_analytics`, `manage_ccr`, `manage_data_frame_transforms`, `manage_data_stream_global_retention`, `manage_enrich`, `manage_esql`, `manage_ilm`, `manage_index_templates`, `manage_inference`, `manage_ingest_pipelines`, `manage_logstash_pipelines`, `manage_ml`, `manage_oidc`, `manage_own_api_key`, `manage_pipeline`, `manage_reindex`, `manage_rollup`, `manage_saml`, `manage_search_application`, `manage_search_query_rules`, `manage_search_synonyms`, `manage_security`, `manage_service_account`, `manage_slm`, `manage_token`, `manage_transform`, `manage_user_profile`, `manage_watcher`, `monitor`, `monitor_data_frame_transforms`, `monitor_data_stream_global_retention`, `monitor_enrich`, `monitor_esql`, `monitor_inference`, `monitor_ml`, `monitor_reindex`, `monitor_rollup`, `monitor_snapshot`, `monitor_stats`, `monitor_text_structure`, `monitor_transform`, `monitor_watcher`, `none`, `post_behavioral_analytics_event`, `read_ccr`, `read_fleet_secrets`, `read_ilm`, `read_pipeline`, `read_security`, `read_slm`, `transport_client`, `write_connector_secrets`, `write_fleet_secrets`
  - `indices` (object[]) — optional
    A list of indices permissions entries.
    - `field_security` (object) — optional
      The document fields that the owners of the role have read access to.
      - `except` (union oneOf) — optional
        One of: `string[]` or `string`
      - `grant` (union oneOf) — optional
        One of: `string[]` or `string`
    - `names` (union string | string[]) — required
      A list of indices (or index name patterns) to which the permissions in this entry apply.
    - `privileges` (union anyOf[]) — required
      The index level privileges that owners of the role have on the specified indices.
      Values: `all`, `auto_configure`, `create`, `create_doc`, `create_index`, `create_view`, `cross_cluster_replication`, `cross_cluster_replication_internal`, `delete`, `delete_index`, `delete_view`, `index`, `maintenance`, `manage`, `manage_data_stream_lifecycle`, `manage_follow_index`, `manage_ilm`, `manage_leader_index`, `manage_view`, `monitor`, `none`, `read`, `read_cross_cluster`, `read_view_metadata`, `view_index_metadata`, `write`
    - `query` (union oneOf) — optional
      A search query that defines the documents the owners of the role have access to. A document within the specified indices must match this query for it to be accessible by the owners of the role.
      - **string**
      - **[Query](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4641/api/doc/elasticsearch/types/_types-query_dsl-querycontainer)**
        An Elasticsearch Query DSL (Domain Specific Language) object that defines a query.
      - **RoleTemplateQuery**
        - `template` (object) — optional
          When you create a role, you can specify a query that defines the document level security permissions. You can optionally
use Mustache templates in the role query to insert the username of the current authenticated user into the role.
Like other places in Elasticsearch that support templating or scripting, you can specify inline, stored, or file-based
templates and define custom parameters. You access the details for the current authenticated user through the _user parameter.
          - `source` (union oneOf) — optional
            - **string**
            - **[Query](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4641/api/doc/elasticsearch/types/_types-query_dsl-querycontainer)**
              An Elasticsearch Query DSL (Domain Specific Language) object that defines a query.
          - `id` (string) — optional
            The `id` for a stored script.
          - `params` (map string to object) — optional
            Specifies any named parameters that are passed into the script as variables.
Use parameters instead of hard-coded values to decrease compile time.
          - `lang` (union anyOf · default: painless) — optional
            Specifies the language the script is written in.

Supported values include:
  - `painless`: Painless scripting language, purpose-built for Elasticsearch.
  - `expression`: Lucene’s expressions language, compiles a JavaScript expression to bytecode.
  - `mustache`: Mustache templated, used for templates.
  - `java`: Expert Java API
            Values: `painless`, `expression`, `mustache`, `java`
          - `options` (map string to string) — optional
    - `allow_restricted_indices` (boolean · default: false) — optional
      Set to `true` if using wildcard or regular expressions for patterns that cover restricted indices. Implicitly, restricted indices have limited privileges that can cause pattern tests to fail. If restricted indices are explicitly included in the `names` list, Elasticsearch checks privileges against these indices regardless of the value set for `allow_restricted_indices`.
  - `remote_indices` (object[]) — optional
    A list of indices permissions for remote clusters.
    - `clusters` (union oneOf) — required
      A list of cluster aliases to which the permissions in this entry apply.
      One of: `string[]` or `string`
    - `field_security` (object) — optional
      The document fields that the owners of the role have read access to.
      - `except` (union oneOf) — optional
        One of: `string[]` or `string`
      - `grant` (union oneOf) — optional
        One of: `string[]` or `string`
    - `names` (union string | string[]) — required
      A list of indices (or index name patterns) to which the permissions in this entry apply.
    - `privileges` (union anyOf[]) — required
      The index level privileges that owners of the role have on the specified indices.
      Values: `all`, `auto_configure`, `create`, `create_doc`, `create_index`, `create_view`, `cross_cluster_replication`, `cross_cluster_replication_internal`, `delete`, `delete_index`, `delete_view`, `index`, `maintenance`, `manage`, `manage_data_stream_lifecycle`, `manage_follow_index`, `manage_ilm`, `manage_leader_index`, `manage_view`, `monitor`, `none`, `read`, `read_cross_cluster`, `read_view_metadata`, `view_index_metadata`, `write`
    - `query` (union oneOf) — optional
      A search query that defines the documents the owners of the role have access to. A document within the specified indices must match this query for it to be accessible by the owners of the role.
      - **string**
      - **[Query](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4641/api/doc/elasticsearch/types/_types-query_dsl-querycontainer)**
        An Elasticsearch Query DSL (Domain Specific Language) object that defines a query.
      - **RoleTemplateQuery**
        - `template` (object) — optional
          When you create a role, you can specify a query that defines the document level security permissions. You can optionally
use Mustache templates in the role query to insert the username of the current authenticated user into the role.
Like other places in Elasticsearch that support templating or scripting, you can specify inline, stored, or file-based
templates and define custom parameters. You access the details for the current authenticated user through the _user parameter.
          - `source` (union oneOf) — optional
            - **string**
            - **[Query](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4641/api/doc/elasticsearch/types/_types-query_dsl-querycontainer)**
              An Elasticsearch Query DSL (Domain Specific Language) object that defines a query.
          - `id` (string) — optional
            The `id` for a stored script.
          - `params` (map string to object) — optional
            Specifies any named parameters that are passed into the script as variables.
Use parameters instead of hard-coded values to decrease compile time.
          - `lang` (union anyOf · default: painless) — optional
            Specifies the language the script is written in.

Supported values include:
  - `painless`: Painless scripting language, purpose-built for Elasticsearch.
  - `expression`: Lucene’s expressions language, compiles a JavaScript expression to bytecode.
  - `mustache`: Mustache templated, used for templates.
  - `java`: Expert Java API
            Values: `painless`, `expression`, `mustache`, `java`
          - `options` (map string to string) — optional
    - `allow_restricted_indices` (boolean · default: false) — optional
      Set to `true` if using wildcard or regular expressions for patterns that cover restricted indices. Implicitly, restricted indices have limited privileges that can cause pattern tests to fail. If restricted indices are explicitly included in the `names` list, Elasticsearch checks privileges against these indices regardless of the value set for `allow_restricted_indices`.
  - `remote_cluster` (object[]) — optional
    A list of cluster permissions for remote clusters.
NOTE: This is limited a subset of the cluster permissions.
    - `clusters` (union oneOf) — required
      A list of cluster aliases to which the permissions in this entry apply.
      One of: `string[]` or `string`
    - `privileges` (enum[]) — required
      The cluster level privileges that owners of the role have on the remote cluster.
      Values: `monitor_enrich`, `monitor_stats`
  - `global` (object) — optional
    An object defining global privileges. A global privilege is a form of cluster privilege that is request-aware.
    - `application` (object) — optional
      - `manage` (object) — optional
        The applications for which application privileges can be managed.
Absent when the `application` section is present but grants no privileges.
        - `applications` (string[]) — required
    - `profile` (object) — optional
      A privilege that grants the ability to write the `data` and `access` sections of user profiles for the specified applications.
      - `write` (object) — optional
        The applications for which user profile data can be written.
Absent when the `profile` section is present but grants no privileges.
        - `applications` (string[]) — required
    - `role` (object) — optional
      A privilege that grants the ability to manage roles that are scoped to the specified indices.
      - `manage` (object) — optional
        The index-scoped role management privileges.
Absent when the `role` section is present but grants no privileges.
        - `indices` (object[]) — required
          - `names` (string[]) — required
            A list of indices (or index name patterns) that the owners of the role can manage roles for.
          - `privileges` (string[]) — required
            The index privileges that the managed roles are allowed to grant on the specified indices.
    - `data_source` (object[]) — optional
      A list of data source privilege entries, used to grant access to ES|QL data sources.
      - `names` (string[]) — required
        A list of data source names or wildcard patterns to which the permissions in this entry apply.
      - `privileges` (union anyOf[]) — required
        The data source privileges that owners of the role have for the specified data sources.

Supported values include:
  - `create`: Grants privilege to create a data source with a matching name.
  - `delete`: Grants privilege to delete a data source with a matching name.
  - `read_metadata`: Grants privilege to read a data source's metadata.
  - `read`: Grants privilege to attach a dataset to a data source with a matching name.
  - `manage`: Grants all data source privileges, including `create`, `delete`, `read`, and `read_metadata`.
        Values: `create`, `delete`, `read_metadata`, `read`, `manage`
  - `applications` (object[]) — optional
    A list of application privilege entries
    - `application` (string) — required
      The name of the application to which this entry applies.
    - `privileges` (string[]) — required
      A list of strings, where each element is the name of an application privilege or action.
    - `resources` (string[]) — required
      A list resources to which the privileges are applied.
  - `metadata` (object) — optional
    Optional meta-data. Within the metadata object, keys that begin with `_` are reserved for system usage.
  - `run_as` (string[]) — optional
    A list of users that the API keys can impersonate.
NOTE: In Elastic Cloud Serverless, the run-as feature is disabled.
For API compatibility, you can still specify an empty `run_as` field, but a non-empty list will be rejected.
  - `description` (string) — optional
    Optional description of the role descriptor
  - `restriction` (object) — optional
    Restriction for when the role descriptor is allowed to be effective.
    - `workflows` (union anyOf[]) — required
      A list of workflows to which the API key is restricted.
NOTE: In order to use a role restriction, an API key must be created with a single role descriptor.
      Values: `search_application_query`
  - `transient_metadata` (map string to object) — optional

## Response

`application/json`

- `created` (string[])
  Array of created roles
- `updated` (string[])
  Array of updated roles
- `noop` (string[])
  Array of role names without any changes
- `errors` (object)
  Present if any updates resulted in errors
  - `count` (number)
    The number of errors
  - `details` (map string to object)
    Details about the errors, keyed by role name
    Map values (object)
    - `type` (string)
      The type of error
    - `reason` (union string) — nullable
      A human-readable explanation of the error, in English.
      One of: `string`
    - `stack_trace` (string)
      The server stack trace. Present only if the `error_trace=true` parameter was sent with the request.
    - `caused_by` (object) — recursive
    - `root_cause` (object[]) — recursive
    - `suppressed` (object[]) — recursive
## Code examples

### Bulk role success

#### Console

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

#### JavaScript

```javascript
const response = await client.security.bulkPutRole({
  roles: {
    my_admin_role: {
      cluster: ["all"],
      indices: [
        {
          names: ["index1", "index2"],
          privileges: ["all"],
          field_security: {
            grant: ["title", "body"],
          },
          query: '{"match": {"title": "foo"}}',
        },
      ],
      applications: [
        {
          application: "myapp",
          privileges: ["admin", "read"],
          resources: ["*"],
        },
      ],
      run_as: ["other_user"],
      metadata: {
        version: 1,
      },
    },
    my_user_role: {
      cluster: ["all"],
      indices: [
        {
          names: ["index1"],
          privileges: ["read"],
          field_security: {
            grant: ["title", "body"],
          },
          query: '{"match": {"title": "foo"}}',
        },
      ],
      applications: [
        {
          application: "myapp",
          privileges: ["admin", "read"],
          resources: ["*"],
        },
      ],
      run_as: ["other_user"],
      metadata: {
        version: 1,
      },
    },
  },
});
```

#### Python

```python
resp = client.security.bulk_put_role(
    roles={
        "my_admin_role": {
            "cluster": [
                "all"
            ],
            "indices": [
                {
                    "names": [
                        "index1",
                        "index2"
                    ],
                    "privileges": [
                        "all"
                    ],
                    "field_security": {
                        "grant": [
                            "title",
                            "body"
                        ]
                    },
                    "query": "{\"match\": {\"title\": \"foo\"}}"
                }
            ],
            "applications": [
                {
                    "application": "myapp",
                    "privileges": [
                        "admin",
                        "read"
                    ],
                    "resources": [
                        "*"
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "run_as": [
                "other_user"
            ],
            "metadata": {
                "version": 1
            }
        },
        "my_user_role": {
            "cluster": [
                "all"
            ],
            "indices": [
                {
                    "names": [
                        "index1"
                    ],
                    "privileges": [
                        "read"
                    ],
                    "field_security": {
                        "grant": [
                            "title",
                            "body"
                        ]
                    },
                    "query": "{\"match\": {\"title\": \"foo\"}}"
                }
            ],
            "applications": [
                {
                    "application": "myapp",
                    "privileges": [
                        "admin",
                        "read"
                    ],
                    "resources": [
                        "*"
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "run_as": [
                "other_user"
            ],
            "metadata": {
                "version": 1
            }
        }
    },
)
```

#### curl

```curl
curl -X POST "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_security/role" \
  -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "roles": {
      "my_admin_role": {
        "cluster": [
          "all"
        ],
        "indices": [
          {
            "names": [
              "index1",
              "index2"
            ],
            "privileges": [
              "all"
            ],
            "field_security": {
              "grant": [
                "title",
                "body"
              ]
            },
            "query": "{\u0022match\u0022: {\u0022title\u0022: \u0022foo\u0022}}"
          }
        ],
        "applications": [
          {
            "application": "myapp",
            "privileges": [
              "admin",
              "read"
            ],
            "resources": [
              "*"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "run_as": [
          "other_user"
        ],
        "metadata": {
          "version": 1
        }
      },
      "my_user_role": {
        "cluster": [
          "all"
        ],
        "indices": [
          {
            "names": [
              "index1"
            ],
            "privileges": [
              "read"
            ],
            "field_security": {
              "grant": [
                "title",
                "body"
              ]
            },
            "query": "{\u0022match\u0022: {\u0022title\u0022: \u0022foo\u0022}}"
          }
        ],
        "applications": [
          {
            "application": "myapp",
            "privileges": [
              "admin",
              "read"
            ],
            "resources": [
              "*"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "run_as": [
          "other_user"
        ],
        "metadata": {
          "version": 1
        }
      }
    }
  }'
```

#### Java

```java
client.security().bulkPutRole(b -> b
    .roles(Map.of("my_admin_role", RoleDescriptor.roleDescriptorOf(r -> r
            .cluster("all")
            .indices(i -> i
                .fieldSecurity(f -> f
                    .grant(List.of("title","body"))
                )
                .names(List.of("index1","index2"))
                .privileges("all")
                .query(q -> q
                    .match(m -> m
                        .field("title")
                        .query(FieldValue.of("foo"))
                    )
                )
            )
            .applications(a -> a
                .application("myapp")
                .privileges(List.of("admin","read"))
                .resources("*")
            )
            .metadata("version", JsonData.fromJson("1"))
            .runAs("other_user")
        ),"my_user_role", RoleDescriptor.roleDescriptorOf(ro -> ro
            .cluster("all")
            .indices(i -> i
                .fieldSecurity(f -> f
                    .grant(List.of("title","body"))
                )
                .names("index1")
                .privileges("read")
                .query(q -> q
                    .match(m -> m
                        .field("title")
                        .query(FieldValue.of("foo"))
                    )
                )
            )
            .applications(a -> a
                .application("myapp")
                .privileges(List.of("admin","read"))
                .resources("*")
            )
            .metadata("version", JsonData.fromJson("1"))
            .runAs("other_user")
        )))
);
```

#### C#

```c#
var response = await client.Security
    .BulkPutRoleAsync(d1 => d1
        .Roles(d2 => d2
            .Add("my_admin_role", d3 => d3
                .Applications(d4 => d4
                    .Application("myapp")
                    .Privileges("admin", "read")
                    .Resources("*")
                )
                .Cluster(ClusterPrivilege.All)
                .Indices(d4 => d4
                    .FieldSecurity(d5 => d5
                        .Grant(x => x.Title, x => x.Body)
                    )
                    .Names(["index1", "index2"])
                    .Privileges(IndexPrivilege.All)
                    .Query("{\"match\": {\"title\": \"foo\"}}")
                )
                .Metadata(new Dictionary<string, object>()
                {
                    { "version", 1 }
                })
                .RunAs("other_user")
            )
            .Add("my_user_role", d3 => d3
                .Applications(d4 => d4
                    .Application("myapp")
                    .Privileges("admin", "read")
                    .Resources("*")
                )
                .Cluster(ClusterPrivilege.All)
                .Indices(d4 => d4
                    .FieldSecurity(d5 => d5
                        .Grant(x => x.Title, x => x.Body)
                    )
                    .Names(["index1"])
                    .Privileges(IndexPrivilege.Read)
                    .Query("{\"match\": {\"title\": \"foo\"}}")
                )
                .Metadata(new Dictionary<string, object>()
                {
                    { "version", 1 }
                })
                .RunAs("other_user")
            )
        )
    );
```

#### PHP

```php
$resp = $client->security()->bulkPutRole([
    "body" => [
        "roles" => [
            "my_admin_role" => [
                "cluster" => array(
                    "all",
                ),
                "indices" => array(
                    [
                        "names" => array(
                            "index1",
                            "index2",
                        ),
                        "privileges" => array(
                            "all",
                        ),
                        "field_security" => [
                            "grant" => array(
                                "title",
                                "body",
                            ),
                        ],
                        "query" => "{\"match\": {\"title\": \"foo\"}}",
                    ],
                ),
                "applications" => array(
                    [
                        "application" => "myapp",
                        "privileges" => array(
                            "admin",
                            "read",
                        ),
                        "resources" => array(
                            "*",
                        ),
                    ],
                ),
                "run_as" => array(
                    "other_user",
                ),
                "metadata" => [
                    "version" => 1,
                ],
            ],
            "my_user_role" => [
                "cluster" => array(
                    "all",
                ),
                "indices" => array(
                    [
                        "names" => array(
                            "index1",
                        ),
                        "privileges" => array(
                            "read",
                        ),
                        "field_security" => [
                            "grant" => array(
                                "title",
                                "body",
                            ),
                        ],
                        "query" => "{\"match\": {\"title\": \"foo\"}}",
                    ],
                ),
                "applications" => array(
                    [
                        "application" => "myapp",
                        "privileges" => array(
                            "admin",
                            "read",
                        ),
                        "resources" => array(
                            "*",
                        ),
                    ],
                ),
                "run_as" => array(
                    "other_user",
                ),
                "metadata" => [
                    "version" => 1,
                ],
            ],
        ],
    ],
]);
```

#### Ruby

```ruby
response = client.security.bulk_put_role(
  body: {
    "roles": {
      "my_admin_role": {
        "cluster": [
          "all"
        ],
        "indices": [
          {
            "names": [
              "index1",
              "index2"
            ],
            "privileges": [
              "all"
            ],
            "field_security": {
              "grant": [
                "title",
                "body"
              ]
            },
            "query": "{\"match\": {\"title\": \"foo\"}}"
          }
        ],
        "applications": [
          {
            "application": "myapp",
            "privileges": [
              "admin",
              "read"
            ],
            "resources": [
              "*"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "run_as": [
          "other_user"
        ],
        "metadata": {
          "version": 1
        }
      },
      "my_user_role": {
        "cluster": [
          "all"
        ],
        "indices": [
          {
            "names": [
              "index1"
            ],
            "privileges": [
              "read"
            ],
            "field_security": {
              "grant": [
                "title",
                "body"
              ]
            },
            "query": "{\"match\": {\"title\": \"foo\"}}"
          }
        ],
        "applications": [
          {
            "application": "myapp",
            "privileges": [
              "admin",
              "read"
            ],
            "resources": [
              "*"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "run_as": [
          "other_user"
        ],
        "metadata": {
          "version": 1
        }
      }
    }
  }
)
```

### Bulk role errors

#### Console

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

#### JavaScript

```javascript
const response = await client.security.bulkPutRole({
  roles: {
    my_admin_role: {
      cluster: ["bad_cluster_privilege"],
      indices: [
        {
          names: ["index1", "index2"],
          privileges: ["all"],
          field_security: {
            grant: ["title", "body"],
          },
          query: '{"match": {"title": "foo"}}',
        },
      ],
      applications: [
        {
          application: "myapp",
          privileges: ["admin", "read"],
          resources: ["*"],
        },
      ],
      run_as: ["other_user"],
      metadata: {
        version: 1,
      },
    },
    my_user_role: {
      cluster: ["all"],
      indices: [
        {
          names: ["index1"],
          privileges: ["read"],
          field_security: {
            grant: ["title", "body"],
          },
          query: '{"match": {"title": "foo"}}',
        },
      ],
      applications: [
        {
          application: "myapp",
          privileges: ["admin", "read"],
          resources: ["*"],
        },
      ],
      run_as: ["other_user"],
      metadata: {
        version: 1,
      },
    },
  },
});
```

#### Python

```python
resp = client.security.bulk_put_role(
    roles={
        "my_admin_role": {
            "cluster": [
                "bad_cluster_privilege"
            ],
            "indices": [
                {
                    "names": [
                        "index1",
                        "index2"
                    ],
                    "privileges": [
                        "all"
                    ],
                    "field_security": {
                        "grant": [
                            "title",
                            "body"
                        ]
                    },
                    "query": "{\"match\": {\"title\": \"foo\"}}"
                }
            ],
            "applications": [
                {
                    "application": "myapp",
                    "privileges": [
                        "admin",
                        "read"
                    ],
                    "resources": [
                        "*"
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "run_as": [
                "other_user"
            ],
            "metadata": {
                "version": 1
            }
        },
        "my_user_role": {
            "cluster": [
                "all"
            ],
            "indices": [
                {
                    "names": [
                        "index1"
                    ],
                    "privileges": [
                        "read"
                    ],
                    "field_security": {
                        "grant": [
                            "title",
                            "body"
                        ]
                    },
                    "query": "{\"match\": {\"title\": \"foo\"}}"
                }
            ],
            "applications": [
                {
                    "application": "myapp",
                    "privileges": [
                        "admin",
                        "read"
                    ],
                    "resources": [
                        "*"
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "run_as": [
                "other_user"
            ],
            "metadata": {
                "version": 1
            }
        }
    },
)
```

#### curl

```curl
curl -X POST "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_security/role" \
  -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "roles": {
      "my_admin_role": {
        "cluster": [
          "bad_cluster_privilege"
        ],
        "indices": [
          {
            "names": [
              "index1",
              "index2"
            ],
            "privileges": [
              "all"
            ],
            "field_security": {
              "grant": [
                "title",
                "body"
              ]
            },
            "query": "{\u0022match\u0022: {\u0022title\u0022: \u0022foo\u0022}}"
          }
        ],
        "applications": [
          {
            "application": "myapp",
            "privileges": [
              "admin",
              "read"
            ],
            "resources": [
              "*"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "run_as": [
          "other_user"
        ],
        "metadata": {
          "version": 1
        }
      },
      "my_user_role": {
        "cluster": [
          "all"
        ],
        "indices": [
          {
            "names": [
              "index1"
            ],
            "privileges": [
              "read"
            ],
            "field_security": {
              "grant": [
                "title",
                "body"
              ]
            },
            "query": "{\u0022match\u0022: {\u0022title\u0022: \u0022foo\u0022}}"
          }
        ],
        "applications": [
          {
            "application": "myapp",
            "privileges": [
              "admin",
              "read"
            ],
            "resources": [
              "*"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "run_as": [
          "other_user"
        ],
        "metadata": {
          "version": 1
        }
      }
    }
  }'
```

#### Java

```java
client.security().bulkPutRole(b -> b
    .roles(Map.of("my_admin_role", RoleDescriptor.roleDescriptorOf(r -> r
            .cluster("bad_cluster_privilege")
            .indices(i -> i
                .fieldSecurity(f -> f
                    .grant(List.of("title","body"))
                )
                .names(List.of("index1","index2"))
                .privileges("all")
                .query(q -> q
                    .match(m -> m
                        .field("title")
                        .query(FieldValue.of("foo"))
                    )
                )
            )
            .applications(a -> a
                .application("myapp")
                .privileges(List.of("admin","read"))
                .resources("*")
            )
            .metadata("version", JsonData.fromJson("1"))
            .runAs("other_user")
        ),"my_user_role", RoleDescriptor.roleDescriptorOf(ro -> ro
            .cluster("all")
            .indices(i -> i
                .fieldSecurity(f -> f
                    .grant(List.of("title","body"))
                )
                .names("index1")
                .privileges("read")
                .query(q -> q
                    .match(m -> m
                        .field("title")
                        .query(FieldValue.of("foo"))
                    )
                )
            )
            .applications(a -> a
                .application("myapp")
                .privileges(List.of("admin","read"))
                .resources("*")
            )
            .metadata("version", JsonData.fromJson("1"))
            .runAs("other_user")
        )))
);
```

#### C#

```c#
var response = await client.Security
    .BulkPutRoleAsync(d1 => d1
        .Roles(d2 => d2
            .Add("my_admin_role", d3 => d3
                .Applications(d4 => d4
                    .Application("myapp")
                    .Privileges("admin", "read")
                    .Resources("*")
                )
                .Cluster(new ClusterPrivilege("bad_cluster_privilege"))
                .Indices(d4 => d4
                    .FieldSecurity(d5 => d5
                        .Grant(x => x.Title, x => x.Body)
                    )
                    .Names(["index1", "index2"])
                    .Privileges(IndexPrivilege.All)
                    .Query("{\"match\": {\"title\": \"foo\"}}")
                )
                .Metadata(new Dictionary<string, object>()
                {
                    { "version", 1 }
                })
                .RunAs("other_user")
            )
            .Add("my_user_role", d3 => d3
                .Applications(d4 => d4
                    .Application("myapp")
                    .Privileges("admin", "read")
                    .Resources("*")
                )
                .Cluster(ClusterPrivilege.All)
                .Indices(d4 => d4
                    .FieldSecurity(d5 => d5
                        .Grant(x => x.Title, x => x.Body)
                    )
                    .Names(["index1"])
                    .Privileges(IndexPrivilege.Read)
                    .Query("{\"match\": {\"title\": \"foo\"}}")
                )
                .Metadata(new Dictionary<string, object>()
                {
                    { "version", 1 }
                })
                .RunAs("other_user")
            )
        )
    );
```

#### PHP

```php
$resp = $client->security()->bulkPutRole([
    "body" => [
        "roles" => [
            "my_admin_role" => [
                "cluster" => array(
                    "bad_cluster_privilege",
                ),
                "indices" => array(
                    [
                        "names" => array(
                            "index1",
                            "index2",
                        ),
                        "privileges" => array(
                            "all",
                        ),
                        "field_security" => [
                            "grant" => array(
                                "title",
                                "body",
                            ),
                        ],
                        "query" => "{\"match\": {\"title\": \"foo\"}}",
                    ],
                ),
                "applications" => array(
                    [
                        "application" => "myapp",
                        "privileges" => array(
                            "admin",
                            "read",
                        ),
                        "resources" => array(
                            "*",
                        ),
                    ],
                ),
                "run_as" => array(
                    "other_user",
                ),
                "metadata" => [
                    "version" => 1,
                ],
            ],
            "my_user_role" => [
                "cluster" => array(
                    "all",
                ),
                "indices" => array(
                    [
                        "names" => array(
                            "index1",
                        ),
                        "privileges" => array(
                            "read",
                        ),
                        "field_security" => [
                            "grant" => array(
                                "title",
                                "body",
                            ),
                        ],
                        "query" => "{\"match\": {\"title\": \"foo\"}}",
                    ],
                ),
                "applications" => array(
                    [
                        "application" => "myapp",
                        "privileges" => array(
                            "admin",
                            "read",
                        ),
                        "resources" => array(
                            "*",
                        ),
                    ],
                ),
                "run_as" => array(
                    "other_user",
                ),
                "metadata" => [
                    "version" => 1,
                ],
            ],
        ],
    ],
]);
```

#### Ruby

```ruby
response = client.security.bulk_put_role(
  body: {
    "roles": {
      "my_admin_role": {
        "cluster": [
          "bad_cluster_privilege"
        ],
        "indices": [
          {
            "names": [
              "index1",
              "index2"
            ],
            "privileges": [
              "all"
            ],
            "field_security": {
              "grant": [
                "title",
                "body"
              ]
            },
            "query": "{\"match\": {\"title\": \"foo\"}}"
          }
        ],
        "applications": [
          {
            "application": "myapp",
            "privileges": [
              "admin",
              "read"
            ],
            "resources": [
              "*"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "run_as": [
          "other_user"
        ],
        "metadata": {
          "version": 1
        }
      },
      "my_user_role": {
        "cluster": [
          "all"
        ],
        "indices": [
          {
            "names": [
              "index1"
            ],
            "privileges": [
              "read"
            ],
            "field_security": {
              "grant": [
                "title",
                "body"
              ]
            },
            "query": "{\"match\": {\"title\": \"foo\"}}"
          }
        ],
        "applications": [
          {
            "application": "myapp",
            "privileges": [
              "admin",
              "read"
            ],
            "resources": [
              "*"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "run_as": [
          "other_user"
        ],
        "metadata": {
          "version": 1
        }
      }
    }
  }
)
```

### Role example 3

#### Console

```console
POST /_security/role/only_remote_access_role
{
  "remote_indices": [
    {
      "clusters": ["my_remote"], 
      "names": ["logs*"], 
      "privileges": ["read", "read_cross_cluster", "view_index_metadata"] 
    }
  ],
  "remote_cluster": [
    {
      "clusters": ["my_remote"], 
      "privileges": ["monitor_stats"]  
    }
  ]
}
```

#### JavaScript

```javascript
const response = await client.security.putRole({
  name: "only_remote_access_role",
  remote_indices: [
    {
      clusters: ["my_remote"],
      names: ["logs*"],
      privileges: ["read", "read_cross_cluster", "view_index_metadata"],
    },
  ],
  remote_cluster: [
    {
      clusters: ["my_remote"],
      privileges: ["monitor_stats"],
    },
  ],
});
```

#### Python

```python
resp = client.security.put_role(
    name="only_remote_access_role",
    remote_indices=[
        {
            "clusters": [
                "my_remote"
            ],
            "names": [
                "logs*"
            ],
            "privileges": [
                "read",
                "read_cross_cluster",
                "view_index_metadata"
            ]
        }
    ],
    remote_cluster=[
        {
            "clusters": [
                "my_remote"
            ],
            "privileges": [
                "monitor_stats"
            ]
        }
    ],
)
```

#### curl

```curl
curl -X POST "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_security/role/only_remote_access_role" \
  -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "remote_indices": [
      {
        "clusters": [
          "my_remote"
        ],
        "names": [
          "logs*"
        ],
        "privileges": [
          "read",
          "read_cross_cluster",
          "view_index_metadata"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "remote_cluster": [
      {
        "clusters": [
          "my_remote"
        ],
        "privileges": [
          "monitor_stats"
        ]
      }
    ]
  }'
```

#### Java

```java
client.security().putRole(p -> p
    .name("only_remote_access_role")
    .remoteCluster(r -> r
        .clusters("my_remote")
        .privileges(RemoteClusterPrivilege.MonitorStats)
    )
    .remoteIndices(r -> r
        .clusters("my_remote")
        .names("logs*")
        .privileges(List.of("read","read_cross_cluster","view_index_metadata"))
    )
);
```

#### C#

```c#
var response = await client.Security
    .PutRoleAsync(name: "only_remote_access_role", d1 => d1
        .RemoteCluster(d2 => d2
            .Clusters(new[] { "my_remote" })
            .Privileges(RemoteClusterPrivilege.MonitorStats)
        )
        .RemoteIndices(d2 => d2
            .Clusters(new[] { "my_remote" })
            .Names(["logs*"])
            .Privileges(IndexPrivilege.Read, IndexPrivilege.ReadCrossCluster, IndexPrivilege.ViewIndexMetadata)
        )
    );
```

#### PHP

```php
$resp = $client->security()->putRole([
    "name" => "only_remote_access_role",
    "body" => [
        "remote_indices" => array(
            [
                "clusters" => array(
                    "my_remote",
                ),
                "names" => array(
                    "logs*",
                ),
                "privileges" => array(
                    "read",
                    "read_cross_cluster",
                    "view_index_metadata",
                ),
            ],
        ),
        "remote_cluster" => array(
            [
                "clusters" => array(
                    "my_remote",
                ),
                "privileges" => array(
                    "monitor_stats",
                ),
            ],
        ),
    ],
]);
```

#### Ruby

```ruby
response = client.security.put_role(
  name: "only_remote_access_role",
  body: {
    "remote_indices": [
      {
        "clusters": [
          "my_remote"
        ],
        "names": [
          "logs*"
        ],
        "privileges": [
          "read",
          "read_cross_cluster",
          "view_index_metadata"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "remote_cluster": [
      {
        "clusters": [
          "my_remote"
        ],
        "privileges": [
          "monitor_stats"
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
)
```

## Response examples

#### A successful response

`application/json`

A successful response from `POST /_security/role/my_admin_role` returns a JSON structure that shows whether the role has been created, updated, or had no changes made.

```json
{
    "created": [ 
        "my_admin_role", 
        "my_user_role"
    ]
}
```

#### A partially successful response

`application/json`

A partially successful response from `POST /_security/role`. Errors are handled individually for each role create or update, thus the API allows partial success. In this example, the creation of the `my_user_role` role succeeds and the `my_admin_role` role fails.

```json
{
  "created": [
      "my_user_role" 
  ],
  "errors": { 
      "count": 1, 
      "details": {
          "my_admin_role": { 
              "type": "action_request_validation_exception",
              "reason": "Validation Failed: 1: unknown cluster privilege [bad_cluster_privilege]. a privilege must be either one of the predefined cluster privilege names [manage_own_api_key,manage_data_stream_global_retention,monitor_data_stream_global_retention,none,cancel_task,cross_cluster_replication,cross_cluster_search,delegate_pki,grant_api_key,manage_autoscaling,manage_index_templates,manage_logstash_pipelines,manage_oidc,manage_saml,manage_search_application,manage_search_query_rules,manage_search_synonyms,manage_service_account,manage_token,manage_user_profile,monitor_connector,monitor_enrich,monitor_inference,monitor_ml,monitor_rollup,monitor_snapshot,monitor_stats,monitor_text_structure,monitor_watcher,post_behavioral_analytics_event,read_ccr,read_connector_secrets,read_fleet_secrets,read_ilm,read_pipeline,read_security,read_slm,transport_client,write_connector_secrets,write_fleet_secrets,create_snapshot,manage_behavioral_analytics,manage_ccr,manage_connector,manage_enrich,manage_ilm,manage_inference,manage_ml,manage_rollup,manage_slm,manage_watcher,monitor_data_frame_transforms,monitor_transform,manage_api_key,manage_ingest_pipelines,manage_pipeline,manage_data_frame_transforms,manage_transform,manage_security,monitor,manage,all] or a pattern over one of the available cluster actions;"
          }
      }
  }
}
```

