# What's the difference between Kibana and ES roles?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/whats-the-difference-between-kibana-and-es-roles/295646>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [January 28, 2022, 2:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/whats-the-difference-between-kibana-and-es-roles/295646 "2022-01-28T02:55:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Agus\_Roca](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/agus_roca/32/100985_2.png) [@Agus\_Roca](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Agus_Roca)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2022, 2:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/whats-the-difference-between-kibana-and-es-roles/295646/1 "2022-01-28T02:55:26Z")

</div>

Hi fellows,

I am reading the docs and found in Kibana API for roles it states

> **[Kibana role management APIs | Kibana Guide \[7.16\] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/7.16/role-management-api.html)**
>
> Kibana provides you with several options to share \*Discover\* saved searches, dashboards, \*Visualize Library\* visualizations, and \*Canvas\* workpads with others, or on a website.

**\> Do not use the [Elasticsearch role management APIs](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.16/security-api.html#security-role-apis) to manage Kibana roles.**

I could not find the difference and where these are stored in comparison to ES roles. I want to manage spaces, so I am wondering which ones to use.

Thanks!

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![bhavyarm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bhavyarm/32/22392_2.png) [@bhavyarm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bhavyarm)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2022, 6:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/whats-the-difference-between-kibana-and-es-roles/295646/2 "2022-02-03T18:50:37Z")

</div>

Hello,

[Kibana role management | Kibana Guide [7.17] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/kibana-role-management.html) & [Kibana privileges | Kibana Guide [7.17] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/kibana-privileges.html)  
should help you.

You can create a role, assign space privileges to it and associate an user with it to access the space.

 ![Screen Shot 2022-02-03 at 1.50.10 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/7/9/79a9e7909411f937ff9a1662ef1f72af43071027.jpeg)

Thanks,  
Bhavya

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2022, 6:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/whats-the-difference-between-kibana-and-es-roles/295646/3 "2022-03-03T18:51:24Z")

</div>

This topic was automatically closed 28 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.