# Change default timepicker to today

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-default-timepicker-to-today/108428>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [November 20, 2017, 4:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-default-timepicker-to-today/108428 "2017-11-20T16:45:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![maddie0726](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@maddie0726](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/maddie0726)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 4:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-default-timepicker-to-today/108428/1 "2017-11-20T16:45:16Z")

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Hi all,  
I have Kibana 5.6.2 up and running, I just need to set the default timepicker to today and the auto-refresh interval to 5 seconds. I can't find anything that has the correct syntax and I feel like I've tried every variation in the "from" and "to" fields under Advanced settings and I get a syntax error every time.

Thanks in advance!

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**Author:** ![rashmi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rashmi/32/16391_2.png) [@rashmi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rashmi)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 4:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-default-timepicker-to-today/108428/2 "2017-11-20T16:58:39Z")

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Hi ,  
You will find the time picker in the upper right hand corner like shown below:

You can adjust the date to today and click on auto refresh to change the refresh interval setting 🙂

 ![00 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/8/2/825f4e7feabf1abae31200c66470728a38f10c30.png)

Hope this helps

Thanks  
Rashmi

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**Author:** ![maddie0726](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@maddie0726](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/maddie0726)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 5:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-default-timepicker-to-today/108428/3 "2017-11-20T17:00:58Z")

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I know how to change it, but I am trying to change these to default settings under advanced settings so I don't have to change those settings every time I pull Kibana up.

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**Author:** ![maddie0726](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@maddie0726](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/maddie0726)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 5:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-default-timepicker-to-today/108428/4 "2017-11-20T17:04:27Z")

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I was able to figure out the auto-refresh default but I still cannot figure out the syntax to change the timepicker to today instead of last 15 minutes.

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**Author:** ![rashmi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rashmi/32/16391_2.png) [@rashmi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rashmi)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 5:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-default-timepicker-to-today/108428/5 "2017-11-20T17:27:13Z")

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> [@HOW-TO: set the time picker to "This month"](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-the-time-picker-to-this-month/46045/2):
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> Hi Nikos, I believe the value you are looking for is: { "from": "now/M", "to": "now/M", "mode": "quick" }

This might help you.

Rashmi

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**Author:** ![maddie0726](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@maddie0726](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/maddie0726)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 5:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-default-timepicker-to-today/108428/6 "2017-11-20T17:29:38Z")

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I've tried that with "from": "now/T", "to": "now/T", "mode": "quick" with no luck, as I want today instead of this month. I have also tried today instead of T also with no luck.

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**Author:** ![rashmi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rashmi/32/16391_2.png) [@rashmi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rashmi)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 5:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-default-timepicker-to-today/108428/7 "2017-11-20T17:30:44Z")

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he equivalent value for "today" would be `now/d` or `now/D`

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**Author:** ![maddie0726](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@maddie0726](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/maddie0726)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 5:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-default-timepicker-to-today/108428/8 "2017-11-20T17:32:38Z")

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That's what I needed, thank you!

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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 18, 2017, 5:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-default-timepicker-to-today/108428/9 "2017-12-18T17:33:14Z")

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