# Visualize: blocked by: \[FORBIDDEN/12/index read-only / allow delete (api)\]

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualize-blocked-by-forbidden-12-index-read-only-allow-delete-api/214545
**Category:** Kibana
**Created:** [January 10, 2020, 6:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualize-blocked-by-forbidden-12-index-read-only-allow-delete-api/214545 "2020-01-10T06:53:01Z")
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### Author: ![reyhanadp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/reyhanadp/32/60990_2.png) [@reyhanadp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/reyhanadp)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2020, 6:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualize-blocked-by-forbidden-12-index-read-only-allow-delete-api/214545/1 "2020-01-10T06:53:01Z")

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hi, i get the following error when i want to delete, change, and add a visualize.  
The error appears as follows:

Visualize: blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/12/index read-only / allow delete (api)];:  
[cluster\_block\_exception] blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/12/index read-only / allow delete (api)];

Less Info  
OK  
Error: Forbidden  
at [https://10.243.211.82:5601/bundles/commons.bundle.js:3:541446](https://10.243.211.82:5601/bundles/commons.bundle.js:3:541446)  
at step ([https://10.243.211.82:5601/built\_assets/dlls/vendors.bundle.dll.js:522:4015](https://10.243.211.82:5601/built_assets/dlls/vendors.bundle.dll.js:522:4015))  
at Object.next ([https://10.243.211.82:5601/built\_assets/dlls/vendors.bundle.dll.js:522:3275](https://10.243.211.82:5601/built_assets/dlls/vendors.bundle.dll.js:522:3275))  
at fulfilled ([https://10.243.211.82:5601/built\_assets/dlls/vendors.bundle.dll.js:522:2669](https://10.243.211.82:5601/built_assets/dlls/vendors.bundle.dll.js:522:2669))

please help, thank you

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### Author: ![reyhanadp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/reyhanadp/32/60990_2.png) [@reyhanadp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/reyhanadp)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2020, 7:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualize-blocked-by-forbidden-12-index-read-only-allow-delete-api/214545/2 "2020-01-10T07:12:53Z")

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the problem is finished.  
I did this to resolve the error

PUT \_settings  
{  
"index": {  
"blocks": {  
"read\_only\_allow\_delete": "false"  
}  
}  
}

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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: [February 7, 2020, 7:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualize-blocked-by-forbidden-12-index-read-only-allow-delete-api/214545/3 "2020-02-07T07:27:27Z")

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