# Add time filter to kibana

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-time-filter-to-kibana/41792>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [February 15, 2016, 1:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-time-filter-to-kibana/41792 "2016-02-15T13:46:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![chenbe2204](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@chenbe2204](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/chenbe2204)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2016, 1:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-time-filter-to-kibana/41792/1 "2016-02-15T13:46:55Z")

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Hi ,

I installed logtrash + ElasticSearch + Kibana on my server.  
When I'm entering to the Kibana I don't have the "time filter" at the top right of the screen.  
I attached 2 screenshots , 1 without the filter and the other with the filter.  
How can I add it ?

BR,  
Chen ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/2X/4/466a716cbfc20ae4d26fdb11a5b3e53696dbeda5.PNG) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/2X/a/ae529cbface824068e9db02e5f9fcc419654041f.PNG)

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2016, 3:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-time-filter-to-kibana/41792/2 "2016-02-15T15:56:50Z")

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You must not have ticked the box telling KB the index had time series data when you created the pattern.

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**Author:** ![Croos](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/croos/32/29489_2.png) [@Croos](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Croos)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2016, 6:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-time-filter-to-kibana/41792/3 "2016-02-16T06:19:34Z")

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As I show in the image, when you create the Index, have to check the **Index contains time-based events**

 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/2X/8/8753f88455e598d9a511155f68cbd95b0745d770.JPG)

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**Author:** ![chenbe2204](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@chenbe2204](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/chenbe2204)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2016, 6:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-time-filter-to-kibana/41792/4 "2016-02-16T06:42:46Z")

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It worked !  
Thanks 🙂

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 2:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-time-filter-to-kibana/41792/5 "2017-07-06T14:02:11Z")

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