# Meta Elastic **URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/c/meta/3.md [Latest](https://discuss.elastic.co/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discuss.elastic.co/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discuss.elastic.co/tags.md) --- ## [Are you getting 403's when downloading? Please read here first](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/are-you-getting-403s-when-downloading-please-read-here-first/307340)
**Author:** [@carly.richmond](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/carly.richmond)\ **Replies:** 627\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 9:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/are-you-getting-403s-when-downloading-please-read-here-first/307340 "2026-09-21T09:28:18Z")
To save multiple topics on this, please copy and paste the below and we will follow it up with our geoip service provider (Google). Alternatively if you cannot post this information, please copy and paste the above into … --- ## [Notes on Using These Forums](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/notes-on-using-these-forums/118)
**Author:** [@Leslie\_Hawthorn](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Leslie_Hawthorn)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2015, 3:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/notes-on-using-these-forums/118 "2015-05-04T15:24:11Z")
Welcome to Elastic's Discussion Forums! We're glad you're here. :smile: You can use these forums to ask questions about any of Elastic's products, share tips and tricks you've learned with your fellow users and keep up … --- ## [Anonymize and/or remove this account](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/anonymize-and-or-remove-this-account/388620)
**Author:** [@luis](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/luis)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2026, 10:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/anonymize-and-or-remove-this-account/388620 "2026-07-22T10:03:41Z")
Hi, please delete this account and the data associated with it since I don't use it anymore. Thank you --- ## [How to change my username used in this forum?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-change-my-username-used-in-this-forum/386419)
**Author:** [@khteh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/khteh)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2026, 11:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-change-my-username-used-in-this-forum/386419 "2026-05-22T11:02:04Z")
How do I change my username? There is no option to do that in account settings. --- ## [Release Notes page for v9.x is too heavy — please bring back per-version pages](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/release-notes-page-for-v9-x-is-too-heavy-please-bring-back-per-version-pages/386313)
**Author:** [@True](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/True)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 9:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/release-notes-page-for-v9-x-is-too-heavy-please-bring-back-per-version-pages/386313 "2026-05-13T21:14:51Z")
Hi, I wanted to share some feedback about the release notes documentation structure that changed in v9.x. What changed: In v8.x, each version had its own dedicated page (e.g., 8.15, 8.16, 8.17), which made it easy to … --- ## [Feedback on bug bounty triage and reward processing timeline](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/feedback-on-bug-bounty-triage-and-reward-processing-timeline/385433)
**Author:** [@Attacker\_Tester](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Attacker_Tester)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2026, 11:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/feedback-on-bug-bounty-triage-and-reward-processing-timeline/385433 "2026-03-12T23:05:21Z")
Hello Elastic team, First of all, thank you for running a security program and for the work your team does to keep the ecosystem secure. I really appreciate the opportunity to contribute by reporting vulnerabilities aff… --- ## [Is elastic.aiops.work an official site?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-elastic-aiops-work-an-official-site/384475)
**Author:** [@wildflower](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/wildflower)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2026, 10:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-elastic-aiops-work-an-official-site/384475 "2026-01-16T22:24:02Z")
I’ve noticed recently that many, or most, of my search results for Elastic documentation are taking me elastic\[.\]aiops\[.\]work. This hosts what looks like a clone of the main elastic.co website, though with either older i… --- ## [Anonymize and/or remove this account](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/anonymize-and-or-remove-this-account/384348)
**Author:** [@anon68795679](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/anon68795679)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2026, 3:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/anonymize-and-or-remove-this-account/384348 "2026-01-03T15:55:05Z")
This account is long dead, would rather not have it associated anymore. Can a mod please anonymize and/or delete it? Thanks --- ## [2025: The Year in Review](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/2025-the-year-in-review/384333)
**Author:** [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2026, 9:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/2025-the-year-in-review/384333 "2026-01-01T21:52:24Z")
2025's Top Users Most Time Reading User Hours Read @RainTown 237 @stephenb 124 @leandrojmp 103 @Tortoise 81 @Christian\_Dahlqvist 80 @Rios 49 @DavidTurner 25 @Badger 25 @dadoonet 15 @… --- ## [Anonymize and/or remove my account please](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/anonymize-and-or-remove-my-account-please/382994)
**Author:** [@anon9652915](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/anon9652915)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2025, 9:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/anonymize-and-or-remove-my-account-please/382994 "2025-10-26T21:54:08Z")
This account is long dead, would rather not have it associated anymore. Can a mod please anonymize and/or delete it? Thank you in advance --- ## [Delete account](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-account/382126)
**Author:** [@anon90868141](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/anon90868141)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2025, 6:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-account/382126 "2025-09-22T18:24:16Z")
Hello, I kindly request the deletion or full anonymization of my account in accordance with GDPR regulations. Please remove my personal information, including my email address and any other identifying data. If possible… --- ## [Forbidden IP errors? incompetent elastic team](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/forbidden-ip-errors-incompetent-elastic-team/381786)
**Author:** [@smoothopx](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/smoothopx)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2025, 8:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/forbidden-ip-errors-incompetent-elastic-team/381786 "2025-09-09T08:10:12Z")
we deployed elastic on a test environment and i’ve been trying all sorts of diagnostics believing this error was on our end until i stumbled on this forum and see so many people have this error. what is the point of bloc… --- ## [Slack invitation / link doesn't work](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/slack-invitation-link-doesnt-work/381438)
**Author:** [@idl0r](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/idl0r)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2025, 9:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/slack-invitation-link-doesnt-work/381438 "2025-08-29T09:06:22Z")
Hi, looking at Find Help from the Elastic Community | Elastic it seems like that slack community is public and you can and should easily join etc. Sign up for a new account However, you can’t. It’s invite only and requi… --- ## [General Elastic Support](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/general-elastic-support/379953)
**Author:** [@alongaks](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/alongaks)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2025, 5:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/general-elastic-support/379953 "2025-07-09T17:46:45Z")
Hello, I have a somewhat odd ask. I'm part of an enterprise environment that has a paid subscription to Elastic Cloud. As of recent, I am unable to login to the support.elastic.co after enabling MFA for my login. The … --- ## [Why has it become so difficult to find timely documentation on elastic.co?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-has-it-become-so-difficult-to-find-timely-documentation-on-elastic-co/378110)
**Author:** [@iTiago](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/iTiago)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2025, 7:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-has-it-become-so-difficult-to-find-timely-documentation-on-elastic-co/378110 "2025-05-28T19:01:18Z")
Hello Elastic team and community, I want to open this thread because I'm honestly frustrated (and I think I'm not alone) by how complex it has become to access specific documentation for key Elasticsearch features, such… --- ## [New documentation Issues](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/new-documentation-issues/377445)
**Author:** [@leandrojmp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/leandrojmp)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2025, 10:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/new-documentation-issues/377445 "2025-05-19T22:32:19Z")
Hello, Are there any plans to rolback the changes on the Documentation site and also on the new APIs documentation? Since the changes it is extremely hard to be able to find anything, they have been bad in terms of Use… --- ## [New documentation page width looks too small](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/new-documentation-page-width-looks-too-small/377223)
**Author:** [@leandrojmp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/leandrojmp)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 10:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/new-documentation-page-width-looks-too-small/377223 "2025-04-16T22:11:10Z")
Hello, The width of the new documentation page seems to be too small and is leading to some parts of it to being cropped. For example, the documentation page for logstash.yml here: logstash.yml | Elastic Documentation … --- ## [Release Process Documentation Request](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/release-process-documentation-request/377049)
**Author:** [@Simone\_Scarduzio](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Simone_Scarduzio)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2025, 4:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/release-process-documentation-request/377049 "2025-04-11T16:41:26Z")
Hello Elastic team, I’m a developer-turned-founder, currently running a software company. I’ve always appreciated the clarity and structure in how you manage development and releases—it’s something I’d like to adopt wit… --- ## [Are Documentation pages offline?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/are-documentation-pages-offline/376332)
**Author:** [@leandrojmp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/leandrojmp)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2025, 4:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/are-documentation-pages-offline/376332 "2025-03-24T16:28:44Z")
Hello, Is there any issue on the documentation pages? I'm getting a 504 error, tested in multiple devices with different external IP addresses. --- ## [Dark Mode on the Documentation](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dark-mode-on-the-documentation/375471)
**Author:** [@manpap11](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/manpap11)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2025, 7:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dark-mode-on-the-documentation/375471 "2025-03-06T19:21:36Z")
Hello everyone, After several hours of studying the docs of Elasticsearch I would really like to see an option for Dark Mode in order to enhance the reading experience especially in the night. I can't be the only one t… --- ## [Delete my account](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-my-account/375196)
**Author:** [@marsa099](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/marsa099)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2025, 8:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-my-account/375196 "2025-02-28T08:47:22Z")
Hi! I Would like to delete my account here on discuss.elastic.co. How can I do that? --- ## [Delete my account](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-my-account/373749)
**Author:** [@anon17415294](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/anon17415294)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2025, 3:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-my-account/373749 "2025-01-28T03:30:46Z")
I need help deleting my account on discuss.elastic.co. Can someone help? --- ## [2024: The Year in Review](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/2024-the-year-in-review/372677)
**Author:** [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2025, 9:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/2024-the-year-in-review/372677 "2025-01-01T09:37:04Z")
2024's Top Users Most Time Reading User Hours Read @leandrojmp 164 @Christian\_Dahlqvist 147 @stephenb 142 @Rios 77 @Badger 68 @dadoonet 42 @TimV 36 @DavidTurner 30 @carly.richmond 25 … --- ## [Not getting much help](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-getting-much-help/372612)
**Author:** [@samer\_saleh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/samer_saleh)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 2:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-getting-much-help/372612 "2024-12-30T14:49:36Z")
Hi , Im trying to do proof of concept for my company. I have been hearing about elasticsearch for longtime and I thought it might work for our requirement. I spend a lot of time going through Elasticsearch documentation… --- ## [Delete Account](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-account/368684)
**Author:** [@anon99430464](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/anon99430464)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2024, 12:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-account/368684 "2024-10-11T12:49:50Z")
Hi I would like my account to be removed. I do not want my name showing up when I search in Google for this. Thank you --- ## [Delete discuss.elastic.co account](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-discuss-elastic-co-account/364725)
**Author:** [@anon17386273](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/anon17386273)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2024, 6:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-discuss-elastic-co-account/364725 "2024-08-10T06:51:32Z")
I have subscription and would like to delete my account here. thanks --- ## [New account on discuss.elastic.co points "Drafts" sidebar menu option to another user](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/new-account-on-discuss-elastic-co-points-drafts-sidebar-menu-option-to-another-user/362894)
**Author:** [@EAC](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/EAC)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2024, 3:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/new-account-on-discuss-elastic-co-points-drafts-sidebar-menu-option-to-another-user/362894 "2024-07-12T15:48:24Z")
Newbee trying to get comfortable with the land layout and seem to switch over to a screen for user stephenb (Stephen Brown) once I click on the "Drafts" sidebar option. Then once I click to a different tab (i.e. Summary… --- ## [Alternative to auto closing an unanswered topic](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/alternative-to-auto-closing-an-unanswered-topic/362255)
**Author:** [@LinuxArchitect](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/LinuxArchitect)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2024, 2:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/alternative-to-auto-closing-an-unanswered-topic/362255 "2024-06-30T14:48:31Z")
Also be patient when waiting for an answer to your questions. I believe closing a topic after 28 days when there is no answer is not a productive action. Sure, someone can create a new topic, link to the closed one, a… --- ## [Elastic certified engineer](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-certified-engineer/361746)
**Author:** [@Chenko](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Chenko)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2024, 7:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-certified-engineer/361746 "2024-06-24T07:49:21Z")
Hi, I have gotten the Elasticsearch Certified Engineer a while ago, However I have not received this on my forum profile. (maybe because I made my profile after I received the certification?) My email for completing th… --- ## [Allow old conversations to be resurrected](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/allow-old-conversations-to-be-resurrected/361037)
**Author:** [@hughes](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/hughes)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2024, 2:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/allow-old-conversations-to-be-resurrected/361037 "2024-06-07T14:41:05Z")
I'd like to suggest that old conversations/threads should only be closed when the original poster marks their question/topic as resolved and not after 28 days. To me, this seems like 28 days expiration is just a way for … [Next page](https://discuss.elastic.co/c/meta/3.md?page=1)