# API keys not enabled in Elasticsearch Contact your system administrator and refer to the docs(opens in a new tab or window) to enable API keys **URL:** \ **Category:** Kibana\ **Tags:** elastic-stack-security\ **Created:** [September 24, 2021, 2:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/api-keys-not-enabled-in-elasticsearch-contact-your-system-administrator-and-refer-to-the-docs-opens-in-a-new-tab-or-window-to-enable-api-keys/285043 "2021-09-24T02:37:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![savan820](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5a626/32.png) [@savan820](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/savan820)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2021, 2:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/api-keys-not-enabled-in-elasticsearch-contact-your-system-administrator-and-refer-to-the-docs-opens-in-a-new-tab-or-window-to-enable-api-keys/285043/1 "2021-09-24T02:37:54Z")
## API keys not enabled in Elasticsearch Contact your system administrator to enable API keys. how to resolve this? ---
**Author:** ![zx8086](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/zx8086/32/94917_2.png) [@zx8086](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zx8086)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2021, 2:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/api-keys-not-enabled-in-elasticsearch-contact-your-system-administrator-and-refer-to-the-docs-opens-in-a-new-tab-or-window-to-enable-api-keys/285043/2 "2021-09-24T02:50:54Z")
Have you secured your cluster ? You need a certain level of security enabled to use API keys. [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/secure-cluster.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/secure-cluster.html) ---
**Author:** ![savan820](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5a626/32.png) [@savan820](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/savan820)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2021, 3:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/api-keys-not-enabled-in-elasticsearch-contact-your-system-administrator-and-refer-to-the-docs-opens-in-a-new-tab-or-window-to-enable-api-keys/285043/3 "2021-09-24T03:04:47Z")
No , we configure only password but not configure HTTP and SSl. we tried to configure the HTTP and SSl but that time Elasticsearch service are not started. ---
**Author:** ![zx8086](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/zx8086/32/94917_2.png) [@zx8086](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zx8086)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2021, 3:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/api-keys-not-enabled-in-elasticsearch-contact-your-system-administrator-and-refer-to-the-docs-opens-in-a-new-tab-or-window-to-enable-api-keys/285043/4 "2021-09-24T03:11:18Z")
Have you at least configured TLS ? Otherwise API keys won't be enabled. You can do this without needing the https and ssl configuration. [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/security-basic-setup.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/security-basic-setup.html) ---
**Author:** ![savan820](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5a626/32.png) [@savan820](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/savan820)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2021, 2:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/api-keys-not-enabled-in-elasticsearch-contact-your-system-administrator-and-refer-to-the-docs-opens-in-a-new-tab-or-window-to-enable-api-keys/285043/5 "2021-09-25T02:28:10Z")
hello , we enable the TLS , please guide me for the next step for API Key. ---
**Author:** ![zx8086](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/zx8086/32/94917_2.png) [@zx8086](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zx8086)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2021, 8:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/api-keys-not-enabled-in-elasticsearch-contact-your-system-administrator-and-refer-to-the-docs-opens-in-a-new-tab-or-window-to-enable-api-keys/285043/6 "2021-09-25T20:43:51Z")
You create API keys in Stack Management. Where do you want to use the keys and in what configuration? You must have enable a configuration key somewhere to generate that error ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2021, 8:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/api-keys-not-enabled-in-elasticsearch-contact-your-system-administrator-and-refer-to-the-docs-opens-in-a-new-tab-or-window-to-enable-api-keys/285043/7 "2021-10-23T20:44:01Z")
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