GET /_security/role

Get roles in the native realm. The role management APIs are generally the preferred way to manage roles, rather than using file-based role management. The get roles API cannot retrieve roles that are defined in roles files. ##Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: read_security

Responses

  • 200 application/json
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    • * object Additional properties
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      • cluster array[string] Required
      • indices array[object] Required
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        • field_security object
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          • except string | array[string]
          • grant string | array[string]

        • names string | array[string]

          A list of indices (or index name patterns) to which the permissions in this entry apply.

          One of:
          IndexName string array-2 array[string]
        • privileges array[string] Required

          The index level privileges that owners of the role have on the specified indices.

        • query string | object

          While creating or updating a role you can provide either a JSON structure or a string to the API. However, the response provided by Elasticsearch will only be string with a json-as-text content.

          Since this is embedded in IndicesPrivileges, the same structure is used for clarity in both contexts.

          One of:
          IndicesPrivilegesQuery string QueryContainer object RoleTemplateQuery object
        • allow_restricted_indices boolean Generally available

          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 array[object] Generally available; Added in 8.14.0
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        • clusters string | array[string] Required
        • field_security object
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          • except string | array[string]
          • grant string | array[string]

        • names string | array[string]

          A list of indices (or index name patterns) to which the permissions in this entry apply.

          One of:
          IndexName string array-2 array[string]
        • privileges array[string] Required

          The index level privileges that owners of the role have on the specified indices.

        • query string | object

          While creating or updating a role you can provide either a JSON structure or a string to the API. However, the response provided by Elasticsearch will only be string with a json-as-text content.

          Since this is embedded in IndicesPrivileges, the same structure is used for clarity in both contexts.

          One of:
          IndicesPrivilegesQuery string QueryContainer object RoleTemplateQuery object
        • allow_restricted_indices boolean Generally available

          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 array[object] Generally available; Added in 8.15.0
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        • clusters string | array[string] Required
        • privileges array[string] Required

          The cluster level privileges that owners of the role have on the remote cluster.

          Values are monitor_enrich or monitor_stats.

      • metadata object Required
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        • * object Additional properties
      • description string
      • run_as array[string]
      • transient_metadata object
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        • * object Additional properties
      • applications array[object] Required
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        • application string Required

          The name of the application to which this entry applies.

        • privileges array[string] Required

          A list of strings, where each element is the name of an application privilege or action.

        • resources array[string] Required

          A list resources to which the privileges are applied.

      • role_templates array[object]
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        • format string

          Values are string or json.

        • template object Required
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          • source string | object

            One of:
            ScriptSource string SearchRequestBody object
          • id string
          • params object

            Specifies any named parameters that are passed into the script as variables. Use parameters instead of hard-coded values to decrease compile time.

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            • * object Additional properties

          • lang string

            Any of:
            ScriptLanguage string ScriptLanguage string

            Values are painless, expression, mustache, or java.

          • options object
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            • * string Additional properties
      • global object Generally available; Added in 8.0.0
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          • * object Additional properties
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            • * array[string] Additional properties
GET /_security/role 
GET /_security/role/my_admin_role

curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_security/role'
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `GET /_security/role/my_admin_role`. The response contains information about the `my_admin_role` role in the native realm. 
{
  "my_admin_role": {
    "description": "Grants full access to all management features within the cluster.",
    "cluster" : [ "all" ],
    "indices" : [
      {
        "names" : [ "index1", "index2" ],
        "privileges" : [ "all" ],
        "allow_restricted_indices" : false,
        "field_security" : {
          "grant" : [ "title", "body" ]}
      }
    ],
    "applications" : [ ],
    "run_as" : [ "other_user" ],
    "metadata" : {
      "version" : 1
    },
    "transient_metadata": {
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}

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