# \[FORBIDDEN\\/12\\/index read-only \\/ allow delete (api)

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/forbidden-12-index-read-only-allow-delete-api/154269>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [October 27, 2018, 7:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/forbidden-12-index-read-only-allow-delete-api/154269 "2018-10-27T07:13:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![vll\_genius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/9fc348/32.png) [@vll\_genius](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vll_genius)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2018, 7:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/forbidden-12-index-read-only-allow-delete-api/154269/1 "2018-10-27T07:13:07Z")

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Dear,  
i have installed elasticsearch on the server and also installed addon for elasticsearch in cs-cart website. i have facing while indexing data , some indexing are correct but some give an error result:-  
"index": {  
"\_index": "products\_2425419182",  
"\_type": "product",  
"\_id": "en-1350",  
"status": 403,  
"error": {  
"type": "cluster\_block\_exception",  
"reason": "blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/12/index read-only / allow delete (api)];"  
}  
}  
how can i fix this issue please help me.

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**Author:** ![nugusbayevkk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nugusbayevkk/32/126683_2.png) [@nugusbayevkk](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nugusbayevkk)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2018, 9:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/forbidden-12-index-read-only-allow-delete-api/154269/2 "2018-10-27T09:49:12Z")

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hi, @vll_genius  
can you show result of status of this index via command  
curl host:port/\_cat/indices?v |grep products\_2425419182  
?  
i think that your index is broken, or on disk not enough space for writing new data, so your index enter to read only mode.  
and can you send free disk space information?

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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:** [November 24, 2018, 9:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/forbidden-12-index-read-only-allow-delete-api/154269/3 "2018-11-24T09:49:12Z")

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