# How to enable SLM feature in elastic.co

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-enable-slm-feature-in-elastic-co/223696>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [March 16, 2020, 6:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-enable-slm-feature-in-elastic-co/223696 "2020-03-16T06:45:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jack\_Phan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jack_phan/32/44738_2.png) [@Jack\_Phan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Jack_Phan)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 6:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-enable-slm-feature-in-elastic-co/223696/1 "2020-03-16T06:45:18Z")

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I'm running an Elasticsearch cluster in [elastic.co](http://elastic.co). The version is 7.6.0.  
While working with the SLM, I figured out that SLM is not enabled. I can check that by using the API

`GET _xpack?categories=features&pretty`

The response contained:

> "slm" : {  
> "available" : true,  
> "enabled" : false  
> }

I know that to enable it, I need to update the **elasticsearch.yml** file with`xpack.slm.enable: true`. However, [elastic.co](http://elastic.co) limits me to do that with limited privilege defined in [Edit Elasticsearch user settings | Elasticsearch Service Documentation | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/cloud/current/ec-add-user-settings.html).

How can I enable this feature in [elastic.co](http://elastic.co) in order to be able to use SLM?

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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:** [April 13, 2020, 6:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-enable-slm-feature-in-elastic-co/223696/2 "2020-04-13T06:45:25Z")

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