# "Discover"-like custom visualization

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/discover-like-custom-visualization/135607>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [June 12, 2018, 10:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/discover-like-custom-visualization/135607 "2018-06-12T22:11:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![chrisfischer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/chrisfischer/32/32233_2.png) [@chrisfischer](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/chrisfischer)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2018, 10:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/discover-like-custom-visualization/135607/1 "2018-06-12T22:11:07Z")

</div>

Hi there, I'm trying to build a visualization similar to what saving a search from discover into a dashboard looks like, but am having a hard time figuring out how to get the data I need as input in the visualization. The closest I've come is having a terms aggregation on a uid field, such that every event gets their own row, but I'm stuck on how to pull the remaining fields. I suppose I could add a metric/sub-aggregation for every single one but I was hoping there would be a better way. Ideally I could just get the exact data in json format from a query. (maybe running a query on ES from inside the visualization is the way to go?) Thanks!

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Brandon\_Kobel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/brandon_kobel/32/14829_2.png) [@Brandon\_Kobel](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Brandon_Kobel)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2018, 1:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/discover-like-custom-visualization/135607/2 "2018-06-13T13:25:10Z")

</div>

Hey @chrisfischer, have you looked into using "Vega" [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/vega-graph.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/vega-graph.html) to create a Visualization? This should give you complete control over the query that is executed against Elasticsearch.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![chrisfischer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/chrisfischer/32/32233_2.png) [@chrisfischer](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/chrisfischer)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2018, 1:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/discover-like-custom-visualization/135607/3 "2018-06-14T01:22:57Z")

</div>

Thanks for the advice! I actually just got it working with callWithRequest.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2018, 1:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/discover-like-custom-visualization/135607/4 "2018-07-12T01:23:04Z")

</div>

This topic was automatically closed 28 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.