# Bulk api and loading roles/users

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bulk-api-and-loading-roles-users/184375>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 5, 2019, 2:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bulk-api-and-loading-roles-users/184375 "2019-06-05T14:02:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![mikeq](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mikeq/32/46931_2.png) [@mikeq](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mikeq)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2019, 2:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bulk-api-and-loading-roles-users/184375/1 "2019-06-05T14:02:29Z")

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Can you use the bulk api to load a number of roles and users?

Have tried a few things but can't get it working and not much info in the securing ES or the bulk documentation. Just need to know if possible or not so I can stop wasting my time trying.

On version 6.8.0

Thanks  
Mike

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2019, 2:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bulk-api-and-loading-roles-users/184375/2 "2019-07-03T14:02:36Z")

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