# Canvas sql query for last 30 seconds

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/canvas-sql-query-for-last-30-seconds/186102
**Category:** Kibana
**Created:** [June 17, 2019, 3:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/canvas-sql-query-for-last-30-seconds/186102 "2019-06-17T15:16:37Z")
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### Author: ![u3432](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/cab0a1/32.png) [@u3432](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/u3432)
#### Post date: [June 17, 2019, 3:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/canvas-sql-query-for-last-30-seconds/186102/1 "2019-06-17T15:16:37Z")

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Hi all, I was wondering if its possible to do a sql query that limits to the last 30 seconds? So for example nginx access hits for last 30 seconds.

Thank You.

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### Author: ![Andrei\_Stefan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/andrei_stefan/32/47533_2.png) [@Andrei\_Stefan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Andrei_Stefan)
#### Post date: [June 17, 2019, 5:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/canvas-sql-query-for-last-30-seconds/186102/2 "2019-06-17T17:18:03Z")

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`WHERE "@timestamp" > NOW() - INTERVAL 30 SECOND AND "@timestamp" <= NOW()`

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### Author: ![u3432](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/cab0a1/32.png) [@u3432](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/u3432)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2019, 7:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/canvas-sql-query-for-last-30-seconds/186102/3 "2019-06-18T07:59:25Z")

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Thank you very much it works like a charm. This Elastic Stack system is incredible.

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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 16, 2019, 7:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/canvas-sql-query-for-last-30-seconds/186102/4 "2019-07-16T07:59:26Z")

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