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Status Future Consideration
Created by Tom Hazell
Created on Nov 10, 2025

Expose search index actions via custom roles

What problem are you trying to solve?

Focus on the what and why of the need you have, not the how you'd like it solved.

Currently when using custom roles there is no way to allow access for a user/role to list/create/update/drop atlas search indexes.

What would you like to see happen?

Describe the desired outcome or enhancement. MongoDB Search Index Actions

MongoDB Search Index Actions exposed via Atlas custom role actions.

https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/reference/privilege-actions/#mongodb-search-index-actions


https://www.mongodb.com/docs/atlas/reference/custom-role-actions/

Why is this important to you or your team?

Explain how the request adds value or solves a business need.

For our use case (using custom roles for technician to access the DB) list search indexes is particularly important in allowing DB issues to be diagnosed.

What steps, if any, are you taking today to manage this problem?



  • Admin
    Fuat Ertunc
    Nov 25, 2025

    Thank you for your feedback. We consider to add search privileges to custom roles for future iterations. I understand your challenge is to grant search index privileges without grating data read privileges. Please check if "Project Search Index Editor" role on Atlas UI/CLI would be an option for you meanwhile.