diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/create_route_with_auth.ts b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/create_route_with_auth.ts
index 41527d76432cb4..966dc20e27a7ed 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/create_route_with_auth.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/create_route_with_auth.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export const createRouteWithAuth = (
   const licenseCheckHandler: UMRouteHandler = async (customParams, context, request, response) => {
     const { statusCode, message } = libs.license(context.licensing.license);
     if (statusCode === 200) {
-      return await handler(customParams, context, request, response);
+      return handler(customParams, context, request, response);
     }
     switch (statusCode) {
       case 400:
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/dynamic_settings.ts b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/dynamic_settings.ts
index 2235379ba6f038..3f4e2fc345182c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/dynamic_settings.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/dynamic_settings.ts
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@ export const createGetDynamicSettingsRoute: UMRestApiRouteFactory = (libs: UMSer
   method: 'GET',
   path: '/api/uptime/dynamic_settings',
   validate: false,
-  options: {
-    tags: ['access:uptime-read'],
-  },
   handler: async ({ dynamicSettings }, _context, _request, response): Promise<any> => {
     return response.ok({
       body: dynamicSettings,
@@ -35,6 +32,7 @@ export const createPostDynamicSettingsRoute: UMRestApiRouteFactory = (libs: UMSe
   validate: {
     body: schema.object({}, { unknowns: 'allow' }),
   },
+  writeAccess: true,
   options: {
     tags: ['access:uptime-write'],
   },
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/index_state/get_index_pattern.ts b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/index_state/get_index_pattern.ts
index cec5bb1be245f1..689a75c5903a64 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/index_state/get_index_pattern.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/index_state/get_index_pattern.ts
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ export const createGetIndexPatternRoute: UMRestApiRouteFactory = (libs: UMServer
   method: 'GET',
   path: API_URLS.INDEX_PATTERN,
   validate: false,
-  options: {
-    tags: ['access:uptime-read'],
-  },
   handler: async ({ callES, dynamicSettings }, _context, _request, response): Promise<any> => {
     try {
       return response.ok({
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/index_state/get_index_status.ts b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/index_state/get_index_status.ts
index 9c94ef92f9b6ed..8ed73d90b2389e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/index_state/get_index_status.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/index_state/get_index_status.ts
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ export const createGetIndexStatusRoute: UMRestApiRouteFactory = (libs: UMServerL
   method: 'GET',
   path: API_URLS.INDEX_STATUS,
   validate: false,
-  options: {
-    tags: ['access:uptime-read'],
-  },
   handler: async ({ callES, dynamicSettings }, _context, _request, response): Promise<any> => {
     try {
       return response.ok({
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/monitors/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/monitors/index.ts
index 7da717b50c1496..51b39037049b58 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/monitors/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/monitors/index.ts
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
 
 export { createGetMonitorDetailsRoute } from './monitors_details';
 export { createGetMonitorLocationsRoute } from './monitor_locations';
-export { createGetStatusBarRoute } from './status';
+export { createGetStatusBarRoute } from './monitor_status';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/monitors/monitor_locations.ts b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/monitors/monitor_locations.ts
index befa5fd7e0e55d..66ce9871506d4e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/monitors/monitor_locations.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/monitors/monitor_locations.ts
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@ export const createGetMonitorLocationsRoute: UMRestApiRouteFactory = (libs: UMSe
       dateEnd: schema.string(),
     }),
   },
-  options: {
-    tags: ['access:uptime-read'],
-  },
   handler: async ({ callES, dynamicSettings }, _context, request, response): Promise<any> => {
     const { monitorId, dateStart, dateEnd } = request.query;
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/monitors/status.ts b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/monitors/monitor_status.ts
similarity index 95%
rename from x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/monitors/status.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/monitors/monitor_status.ts
index 9bccd64c4bd659..9cf1340fb94090 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/monitors/status.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/monitors/monitor_status.ts
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ export const createGetStatusBarRoute: UMRestApiRouteFactory = (libs: UMServerLib
       dateEnd: schema.string(),
     }),
   },
-  options: {
-    tags: ['access:uptime-read'],
-  },
   handler: async ({ callES, dynamicSettings }, _context, request, response): Promise<any> => {
     const { monitorId, dateStart, dateEnd } = request.query;
     const result = await libs.requests.getLatestMonitor({
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/monitors/monitors_details.ts b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/monitors/monitors_details.ts
index b14eb2c138a751..1cc010781457e2 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/monitors/monitors_details.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/monitors/monitors_details.ts
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@ export const createGetMonitorDetailsRoute: UMRestApiRouteFactory = (libs: UMServ
       dateEnd: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
     }),
   },
-  options: {
-    tags: ['access:uptime-read'],
-  },
   handler: async ({ callES, dynamicSettings }, _context, request, response): Promise<any> => {
     const { monitorId, dateStart, dateEnd } = request.query;
     return response.ok({
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/monitors/monitors_durations.ts b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/monitors/monitors_durations.ts
index 10008c4f6c7eaf..9743ced13350a4 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/monitors/monitors_durations.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/monitors/monitors_durations.ts
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ export const createGetMonitorDurationRoute: UMRestApiRouteFactory = (libs: UMSer
       dateEnd: schema.string(),
     }),
   },
-  options: {
-    tags: ['access:uptime-read'],
-  },
   handler: async ({ callES, dynamicSettings }, _context, request, response): Promise<any> => {
     const { monitorId, dateStart, dateEnd } = request.query;
     return response.ok({
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/overview_filters/get_overview_filters.ts b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/overview_filters/get_overview_filters.ts
index 05376f061c05f3..deac05f36c8dc9 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/overview_filters/get_overview_filters.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/overview_filters/get_overview_filters.ts
@@ -28,10 +28,6 @@ export const createGetOverviewFilters: UMRestApiRouteFactory = (libs: UMServerLi
       tags: arrayOrStringType,
     }),
   },
-
-  options: {
-    tags: ['access:uptime-read'],
-  },
   handler: async ({ callES, dynamicSettings }, _context, request, response) => {
     const { dateRangeStart, dateRangeEnd, locations, schemes, search, ports, tags } = request.query;
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/pings/get_all.ts b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/pings/get_all.ts
index d64c76fc18a809..c76892103da6b7 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/pings/get_all.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/pings/get_all.ts
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@ export const createGetAllRoute: UMRestApiRouteFactory = (libs: UMServerLibs) =>
       status: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
     }),
   },
-  options: {
-    tags: ['access:uptime-read'],
-  },
   handler: async ({ callES, dynamicSettings }, _context, request, response): Promise<any> => {
     const { dateRangeStart, dateRangeEnd, location, monitorId, size, sort, status } = request.query;
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/pings/get_ping_histogram.ts b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/pings/get_ping_histogram.ts
index cbd9ada027b31f..dceef5ecb78486 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/pings/get_ping_histogram.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/pings/get_ping_histogram.ts
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@ export const createGetPingHistogramRoute: UMRestApiRouteFactory = (libs: UMServe
       filters: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
     }),
   },
-  options: {
-    tags: ['access:uptime-read'],
-  },
   handler: async ({ callES, dynamicSettings }, _context, request, response): Promise<any> => {
     const { dateStart, dateEnd, statusFilter, monitorId, filters } = request.query;
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/pings/get_pings.ts b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/pings/get_pings.ts
index 8129ad70e6d7da..cde9a8c4e47ead 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/pings/get_pings.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/pings/get_pings.ts
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@ export const createGetPingsRoute: UMRestApiRouteFactory = (libs: UMServerLibs) =
       status: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
     }),
   },
-  options: {
-    tags: ['access:uptime-read'],
-  },
   handler: async ({ callES, dynamicSettings }, _context, request, response): Promise<any> => {
     const { dateRangeStart, dateRangeEnd, location, monitorId, size, sort, status } = request.query;
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/snapshot/get_snapshot_count.ts b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/snapshot/get_snapshot_count.ts
index 4fda95bbf86da9..d870f492801171 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/snapshot/get_snapshot_count.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/snapshot/get_snapshot_count.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import { schema } from '@kbn/config-schema';
 import { UMServerLibs } from '../../lib/lib';
 import { UMRestApiRouteFactory } from '../types';
-import { API_URLS } from '../../../../../legacy/plugins/uptime/common/constants/rest_api';
+import { API_URLS } from '../../../../../legacy/plugins/uptime/common/constants';
 
 export const createGetSnapshotCount: UMRestApiRouteFactory = (libs: UMServerLibs) => ({
   method: 'GET',
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ export const createGetSnapshotCount: UMRestApiRouteFactory = (libs: UMServerLibs
       statusFilter: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
     }),
   },
-  options: {
-    tags: ['access:uptime-read'],
-  },
   handler: async ({ callES, dynamicSettings }, _context, request, response): Promise<any> => {
     const { dateRangeStart, dateRangeEnd, filters, statusFilter } = request.query;
     const result = await libs.requests.getSnapshotCount({
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/telemetry/log_page_view.ts b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/telemetry/log_page_view.ts
index 1f6f0520198708..331c76ca31db57 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/telemetry/log_page_view.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/telemetry/log_page_view.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,4 @@ export const createLogPageViewRoute: UMRestApiRouteFactory = () => ({
       body: result,
     });
   },
-  options: {
-    tags: ['access:uptime-read'],
-  },
 });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/types.ts b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/types.ts
index 8bb1e8a6a86c0b..aecb099b7bed5c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/types.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/types.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import { UMServerLibs } from '../lib/lib';
  */
 export interface UMServerRoute<T> {
   method: string;
+  writeAccess?: boolean;
   handler: T;
 }
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/uptime_route_wrapper.ts b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/uptime_route_wrapper.ts
index 676aced23a25e5..7ede9d39c5f2c5 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/uptime_route_wrapper.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/rest_api/uptime_route_wrapper.ts
@@ -7,21 +7,20 @@
 import { UMKibanaRouteWrapper } from './types';
 import { savedObjectsAdapter } from '../lib/saved_objects';
 
-export const uptimeRouteWrapper: UMKibanaRouteWrapper = uptimeRoute => {
-  return {
-    ...uptimeRoute,
-    handler: async (context, request, response) => {
-      const { callAsCurrentUser: callES } = context.core.elasticsearch.dataClient;
-      const { client: savedObjectsClient } = context.core.savedObjects;
-      const dynamicSettings = await savedObjectsAdapter.getUptimeDynamicSettings(
-        savedObjectsClient
-      );
-      return await uptimeRoute.handler(
-        { callES, savedObjectsClient, dynamicSettings },
-        context,
-        request,
-        response
-      );
-    },
-  };
-};
+export const uptimeRouteWrapper: UMKibanaRouteWrapper = uptimeRoute => ({
+  ...uptimeRoute,
+  options: {
+    tags: ['access:uptime-read', ...(uptimeRoute?.writeAccess ? ['access:uptime-write'] : [])],
+  },
+  handler: async (context, request, response) => {
+    const { callAsCurrentUser: callES } = context.core.elasticsearch.dataClient;
+    const { client: savedObjectsClient } = context.core.savedObjects;
+    const dynamicSettings = await savedObjectsAdapter.getUptimeDynamicSettings(savedObjectsClient);
+    return uptimeRoute.handler(
+      { callES, savedObjectsClient, dynamicSettings },
+      context,
+      request,
+      response
+    );
+  },
+});