# Elastic cloud 8.6 read only role
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-cloud-8-6-read-only-role/324569
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [February 2, 2023, 5:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-cloud-8-6-read-only-role/324569 "2023-02-02T17:28:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@aneeshks1982](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aneeshks1982)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2023, 5:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-cloud-8-6-read-only-role/324569/1 "2023-02-02T17:28:34Z")
Hi,
Can someone tell me how to create a read-only role in elastic cloud 8.6 version
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### Author:  [@joemcelroy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/joemcelroy)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2023, 8:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-cloud-8-6-read-only-role/324569/2 "2023-02-03T08:22:33Z")
Hi @aneeshks1982,
Are you asking how to create a read-only role API key? See [api key documentation](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/security-api-get-api-key.html) on how to. Notice the read privilege in the example shared.
Joe
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### Author:  [@aneeshks1982](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aneeshks1982)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2023, 8:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-cloud-8-6-read-only-role/324569/3 "2023-02-03T08:54:14Z")
Hi Joe,
My requirement is, I should have a user with read-only permission. I have created the user, now I need to assign a read only role(user should able to read all the indices) to that user. I couldn't find any in-built role created for read-only purpose.
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### Author:  [@joemcelroy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/joemcelroy)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2023, 10:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-cloud-8-6-read-only-role/324569/4 "2023-02-03T10:57:36Z")
Ok - couple of clarifying questions:
- How did you create the user? Was it through stack management \> security \> users?
- Have you looked at creating a new role within stack management \> security \> roles and created an index privilege and adding a wildcard to indices and read only privilege, then assigning the new user to the role?
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### Author:  [@aneeshks1982](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aneeshks1982)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2023, 11:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-cloud-8-6-read-only-role/324569/5 "2023-02-03T11:20:06Z")
I have created user using "Create or update users API", which is too complex.
Now I tried your method and that works for me.. thanks a lot.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 3, 2023, 11:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-cloud-8-6-read-only-role/324569/6 "2023-03-03T11:20:35Z")
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