# Annotations @ Lens - query automatically derived annotations

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/annotations-lens-query-automatically-derived-annotations/347671>\
**Category:** APM\
**Created:** [November 21, 2023, 9:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/annotations-lens-query-automatically-derived-annotations/347671 "2023-11-21T21:35:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![lodooowa](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/lodooowa/32/127888_2.png) [@lodooowa](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/lodooowa)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2023, 9:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/annotations-lens-query-automatically-derived-annotations/347671/1 "2023-11-21T21:35:00Z")

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[Tracking application deployment with annotations](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/8.11/transactions-annotations.html) seems to be very useful feature. However out of the box it is shown only on very few transaction charts.

**Is there any way to query those automatically derived annotations in Lens graphs?**

Let's assume that I don't want to create my own custom annotations through [Annotation API](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/8.11/apm-annotation-api.html) because those derived automatically (on `service.version` change) are just fine for me and I don't want to replace them.  
I would like to use derived annotations on my Lens or time series graphs ([Add annotations to Lens](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/lens.html#add-annotations))

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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:** [December 19, 2023, 9:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/annotations-lens-query-automatically-derived-annotations/347671/2 "2023-12-19T21:35:52Z")

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