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[[client.security.bulkPutRole]]
=== client.security.bulkPutRole

Bulk create or update roles. The role management APIs are generally the preferred way to manage roles, rather than using file-based role management. The bulk create or update roles API cannot update roles that are defined in roles files.

{ref}/security-api-bulk-put-role.html[{es} documentation]

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==== Function signature

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(SecurityBulkPutRoleRequest, options?): Promise<SecurityBulkPutRoleResponse>
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==== Request

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interface SecurityBulkPutRoleRequest extends <<RequestBase>> {
  refresh?: <<Refresh>>
  roles: Record<string, <<SecurityRoleDescriptor>>>
}

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==== Response

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interface SecurityBulkPutRoleResponse {
  created?: string[]
  updated?: string[]
  noop?: string[]
  errors?: <<SecurityBulkError>>
}

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