# Permissions to use Observability and Watcher

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/permissions-to-use-observability-and-watcher/375503>\
**Category:** Elastic Observability\
**Tags:** elastic-stack-alerting\
**Created:** [March 6, 2025, 7:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/permissions-to-use-observability-and-watcher/375503 "2025-03-06T07:57:47Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 7:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/permissions-to-use-observability-and-watcher/375503/1 "2025-03-06T07:57:47Z")

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Hi,  
I want to restrict access in Kibana and Elasticsearch as much as possible.  
Which permissions are necessary to use observability and watcher to observe a dedicated index by using a dedicated space ?  
The user wants to send an alarm if a field in the index is changing is reaching a maximum.  
What's the API command (PUT/POST) to configure the correct permissions ? I'm using Kibana 7.17 and Elasticsearch 7.17.  
Thnx for any help !