# Config Error 403: "error":{"message":"blocked by: \[FORBIDDEN/8/index write (api)\];: \[cluster\_block\_exception\] blocked by: \[FORBIDDEN/8/index write (api)\];","name":"Error","stack":"\[cluster\_block\_exception\] blocked by: \[FORBIDDEN/8/index write (api)\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Kibana\ **Created:** [July 1, 2021, 6:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/config-error-403-error-message-blocked-by-forbidden-8-index-write-api-cluster-block-exception-blocked-by-forbidden-8-index-write-api-name-error-stack-cluster-block-exception-blocked-by-forbidden-8-index-write-api/277512 "2021-07-01T06:14:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ashish\_Manjrekar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Ashish\_Manjrekar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ashish_Manjrekar)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2021, 6:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/config-error-403-error-message-blocked-by-forbidden-8-index-write-api-cluster-block-exception-blocked-by-forbidden-8-index-write-api-name-error-stack-cluster-block-exception-blocked-by-forbidden-8-index-write-api/277512/1 "2021-07-01T06:14:18Z")
Can someone help me understand the below issue. Also, if any resolution available. {"type":"error","@timestamp":"2021-04-25T01:41:28Z","tags":,"pid":3076,"level":"error","error":{"message":"blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/8/index write (api)];: [cluster\_block\_exception] blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/8/index write (api)];","name":"Error","stack":"[cluster\_block\_exception] blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/8/index write (api)]; :: {"path":"/.kibana/doc/upgrade-assistant-telemetry%3Aupgrade-assistant-telemetry/\_update","query":{"refresh":"wait\_for","\_source":"true"},"body":"{\"script\":{\"source\":\"\\n if (ctx.\_source[params.type][params.counterFieldName] == null) {\\n ctx.\_source[params.type][params.counterFieldName] = params.count;\\n }\\n else {\\n ctx.\_source[params.type][params.counterFieldName] += params.count;\\n }\\n ctx.\_source.updated\_at = params.time;\\n \",\"lang\":\"painless\",\"params\":{\"count\":1,\"time\":\"2021-04-25T01:41:28.900Z\",\"type\":\"upgrade-assistant-telemetry\",\"counterFieldName\":\"ui\_open.indices\"}},\"upsert\":{\"upgrade-assistant-telemetry\":{\"ui\_open.indices\":1},\"type\":\"upgrade-assistant-telemetry\",\"updated\_at\":\"2021-04-25T01:41:28.900Z\"}}","statusCode":403,"response":"{\"error\":{\"root\_cause\":[{\"type\":\"cluster\_block\_exception\",\"reason\":\"blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/8/index write (api)];\"}],\"type\":\"cluster\_block\_exception\",\"reason\":\"blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/8/index write (api)];\"},\"status\":403}"}\n at respond (E:\Server\Apps\Kibana\kibana-6.8.14-windows-x86\_64\node\_modules\elasticsearch\src\lib\transport.js:308:15)\n at checkRespForFailure (E:\Server\Apps\Kibana\kibana-6.8.14-windows-x86\_64\node\_modules\elasticsearch\src\lib\transport.js:267:7)\n at HttpConnector. (\Kibana\kibana-6.8.14-windows-x86\_64\node\_modules\elasticsearch\src\lib\connectors\http.js)\n at IncomingMessage.wrapper (Kibana\kibana-6.8.14-windows-x86\_64\node\_modules\elasticsearch\node\_modules\lodash\lodash.js:)\n at IncomingMessage.emit (events.js:203:15)\n at endReadableNT (\_stream\_readable.js:1145:12)\n at process.\_tickCallback (internal/process/next\_tick.js:63:19)"},"url":{"protocol":null,"slashes":null,"auth":null,"host":null,"port":null,"hostname":null,"hash":null,"search":null,"query":{},"pathname":"/api/upgrade\_assistant/telemetry/ui\_open","path":"/api/upgrade\_assistant/telemetry/ui\_open","href":"/api/upgrade\_assistant/telemetry/ui\_open"},"message":"blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/8/index write (api)];: [cluster\_block\_exception] blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/8/index write (api)];"} ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2021, 7:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/config-error-403-error-message-blocked-by-forbidden-8-index-write-api-cluster-block-exception-blocked-by-forbidden-8-index-write-api-name-error-stack-cluster-block-exception-blocked-by-forbidden-8-index-write-api/277512/2 "2021-07-01T07:06:41Z")
Welcome to our community! 😃 It looks like your index is set to write only. Does your node have enough disk space on it? ---
**Author:** ![Ashish\_Manjrekar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Ashish\_Manjrekar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ashish_Manjrekar)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2021, 7:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/config-error-403-error-message-blocked-by-forbidden-8-index-write-api-cluster-block-exception-blocked-by-forbidden-8-index-write-api-name-error-stack-cluster-block-exception-blocked-by-forbidden-8-index-write-api/277512/3 "2021-07-01T07:31:58Z")
Thank you Mark !! Is there any more permission which needs to be granted for Index? Also, i check and we have enough disk space available. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 7:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/config-error-403-error-message-blocked-by-forbidden-8-index-write-api-cluster-block-exception-blocked-by-forbidden-8-index-write-api-name-error-stack-cluster-block-exception-blocked-by-forbidden-8-index-write-api/277512/4 "2021-07-29T07:32:55Z")
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