# Bulk edit visualizations?

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bulk-edit-visualizations/225547
**Category:** Kibana
**Created:** [March 29, 2020, 11:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bulk-edit-visualizations/225547 "2020-03-29T11:56:55Z")
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### Author: ![ethrbunny](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ethrbunny/32/34603_2.png) [@ethrbunny](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ethrbunny)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2020, 11:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bulk-edit-visualizations/225547/1 "2020-03-29T11:56:55Z")

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Is there a way to do this? Maybe access JSON somehow?

Rationale: On nearly every vis I have to edit the search params to include '.keyword'. The charts that are installed by packetbeat, auditbeat, etc don't work (for me) until I make this edit.

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### Author: ![flash1293](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/flash1293/32/41227_2.png) [@flash1293](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/flash1293)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2020, 12:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bulk-edit-visualizations/225547/2 "2020-03-30T12:19:30Z")

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You can use the [saved objects API](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/master/saved-objects-api.html) to export, manipulate and re-import visualizations with a script on your local machine.

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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: [April 27, 2020, 12:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bulk-edit-visualizations/225547/3 "2020-04-27T12:19:35Z")

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