# Clickable Metric Visualization (Or alternatives)

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/clickable-metric-visualization-or-alternatives/221797
**Category:** Kibana
**Created:** [March 3, 2020, 2:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/clickable-metric-visualization-or-alternatives/221797 "2020-03-03T02:04:08Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![AClerk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/aclerk/32/55297_2.png) [@AClerk](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/AClerk)
#### Post date: [March 3, 2020, 2:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/clickable-metric-visualization-or-alternatives/221797/1 "2020-03-03T02:04:08Z")

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Hey All,  
I know it is impossible to have a metric visualization that can be clickable for drill-down purposes. I thought as a workaround to create a Vega visualisation.  
Is this possible? i.e. create with vega a clickable metric visualization? When I click it I will be redirected to a new URL.  
If yes, how? Any tutorial or step by step guide will be great.  
If no, any suggestions? Maybe a clickable bar graph?  
Thanks

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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 3, 2020, 7:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/clickable-metric-visualization-or-alternatives/221797/2 "2020-03-03T07:29:46Z")

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Hi @AClerk,

we are currently working on better support for this, but currently it's not possible to link to another URL when clicking a bar in a regular bar graph.

However with vega you can achieve this, just make sure to use the `svg` renderer, not the canvas one. This question covers the same use case: [Vega Image + Link display in Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/vega-image-link-display-in-kibana/183877)

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### Author: ![AClerk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/aclerk/32/55297_2.png) [@AClerk](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/AClerk)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2020, 1:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/clickable-metric-visualization-or-alternatives/221797/3 "2020-03-04T01:50:46Z")

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@flash1293  
Thanks for the reply.  
That is what I am trying to achieve.  
However, I am getting hard time with the Vega visualisation.

Is there a tutorial for creating a Vega-metric visual? So when clicking it I will be redirected to a specific page?  
Or a Vega-bar-chart visual that each bar will redirect me to a different page?

Thanks

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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 4, 2020, 7:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/clickable-metric-visualization-or-alternatives/221797/4 "2020-03-04T07:23:42Z")

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There is a section about vega in the Kibana docs: [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/vega-graph.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/vega-graph.html)

For the specific use case of linking bars you can use the information in the other thread I linked above.

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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 1, 2020, 7:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/clickable-metric-visualization-or-alternatives/221797/5 "2020-04-01T07:23:50Z")

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