Tools: How to Update an Elasticsearch/Kibana License Using Kibana Dev Tools
Overview
Step 1: Log in to Kibana
Step 2: Select the Space (if applicable)
Step 3: Open Dev Tools
Step 4: Check Current License
Important Note About License Format
Step 5: Update the License
Step 6: Verify the Update
Key Notes
Summary Licensing in the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch + Kibana) controls access to advanced features such as security, alerting, machine learning, and enterprise capabilities. Licenses have expiration dates, and once expired, certain features may be limited or disabled. Updating your license ensures: One important detail: licenses are applied at the cluster level, not per space or namespace.
This means updating the license once applies it globally across all spaces/namespaces in Kibana. If your Kibana instance uses multiple spaces: Important:Even though you select a specific space, the license update will apply to the entire cluster — all spaces will inherit the updated license. Run the following request to view the current license: Sometimes the license you receive (for example from Elastic or a vendor) comes as a single-line JSON string. Example (hard to read / error-prone): Before pasting it into Kibana Dev Tools, you should: This helps avoid syntax errors when running the request in Dev Tools. Run the following request: Expected result:You should receive an acknowledgment response confirming the license update. Updating a license via Dev Tools in Kibana is a quick and reliable method: Remember:
One update applies to all namespaces/spaces in the cluster. Templates let you quickly answer FAQs or store snippets for re-use. Are you sure you want to ? It will become hidden in your post, but will still be visible via the comment's permalink. Hide child comments as well For further actions, you may consider blocking this person and/or reporting abuse
