# Changing xpack settings via API
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/changing-xpack-settings-via-api/351316
**Category:** Kibana
**Tags:** elastic-stack-reporting
**Created:** [January 18, 2024, 2:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/changing-xpack-settings-via-api/351316 "2024-01-18T02:22:20Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@hjazz6](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/hjazz6)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2024, 2:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/changing-xpack-settings-via-api/351316/1 "2024-01-18T02:22:20Z")
Hi,
I wish to increase the timeout for CSV report generation on Kibana, but I don't have access to the `kibana.yml` file to change the `xpack.reporting.queue.timeout` value. Is there a way I can change it via the API method using Dev Tools? Also, do I need to restart the Kibana and ES nodes after changing the value, or will it take effect automatically?
Thank you.
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### Author:  [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2024, 5:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/changing-xpack-settings-via-api/351316/2 "2024-01-18T05:09:07Z")
It depends.
If by "not having access to `kibana.yml`", you mean that you are running on Elastic Cloud, then you can change that setting from the Cloud UI in the Kibana settings. [The documentation](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/reporting-settings-kb.html#reporting-job-queue-settings) shows the cloud icon, meaning that's editable on cloud.
If not, you can't modify this. DevTools only communicates with Elasticsearch but this is a Kibana setting. And this setting is not available either in the [Kibana Advanced Settings](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/advanced-options.html).
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2024, 5:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/changing-xpack-settings-via-api/351316/3 "2024-02-15T05:09:42Z")
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