# Elasticsearch privilege to read index templates **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Tags:** elastic-stack-security\ **Created:** [June 17, 2021, 9:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-privilege-to-read-index-templates/276248 "2021-06-17T09:59:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![willemdh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/willemdh/32/16922_2.png) [@willemdh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/willemdh)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2021, 9:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-privilege-to-read-index-templates/276248/1 "2021-06-17T09:59:04Z")
Hello, Is there a way to allow a user to only read (all) index templates? I can only find `manage_index_templates`, which also allows create, update.. Willem ---
**Author:** ![Julien](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/julien/32/19688_2.png) [@Julien](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Julien)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2021, 9:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-privilege-to-read-index-templates/276248/2 "2021-06-19T09:50:59Z")
Hi Willem, > [@willemdh](#): > > I can only find `manage_index_templates` , which also allows create, update.. This is correct, manage template will allow all operations on templates currently (you can track [Analyze and get templates index action privileges · Issue #47500 · elastic/elasticsearch · GitHub](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/47500) to track if this changes in the future) Thanks Julien ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2021, 9:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-privilege-to-read-index-templates/276248/3 "2021-07-17T09:51:06Z")
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