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:api: put-role
:request: PutRoleRequest
:response: PutRoleResponse
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[role="xpack"]
[id="{upid}-{api}"]
=== Put Role API
[id="{upid}-{api}-request"]
==== Put Role Request
The +{request}+ class is used to create or update a role in the Native Roles
Store. The request contains a single role, which encapsulates privileges over
resources. A role can be assigned to an user using the
<<{upid}-put-role-mapping, Put Role Mapping API>>.
["source","java",subs="attributes,callouts,macros"]
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include-tagged::{doc-tests-file}[{api}-request]
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include::../execution.asciidoc[]
[id="{upid}-{api}-response"]
==== Put Role Response
The returned +{response}+ contains a single field, `created`. This field
serves as an indication if the role was created or if an existing entry was
updated.
["source","java",subs="attributes,callouts,macros"]
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include-tagged::{doc-tests-file}[{api}-response]
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<1> `created` is a boolean indicating whether the role was created or updated