# API Key Permissions for Behavioral Analytics

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/api-key-permissions-for-behavioral-analytics/363236>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [July 16, 2024, 5:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/api-key-permissions-for-behavioral-analytics/363236 "2024-07-16T17:13:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![jokulicz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f4b2a3/32.png) [@jokulicz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jokulicz)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2024, 5:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/api-key-permissions-for-behavioral-analytics/363236/1 "2024-07-16T17:13:06Z")

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I configured Behavioral Analytics using an API key to track analytics from Search UI and I am trying to refine the permissions so the API key only has access to what it needs. I am running an on-premise Elasticsearch installation. Can anybody help me determine what resources this API key needs permissions to? Thanks!

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**Author:** ![jokulicz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f4b2a3/32.png) [@jokulicz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jokulicz)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2024, 5:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/api-key-permissions-for-behavioral-analytics/363236/2 "2024-07-21T17:24:55Z")

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I ended up figuring out the solution after some more testing. The API key requires post\_behavioral\_analytics\_event permissions at the cluster level.