# Discover - Limit events returned
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/discover-limit-events-returned/101048
**Category:** Kibana
**Created:** [September 19, 2017, 4:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/discover-limit-events-returned/101048 "2017-09-19T16:15:16Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@KRasekhi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/KRasekhi)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2017, 4:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/discover-limit-events-returned/101048/1 "2017-09-19T16:15:16Z")
Is it possible to limit the number of results returned from a discover search? For example I just want the last event indexed for a particular field.
I was able to do this in a visualization by taking the max @timestamp and then bucket -\> Split rows by Term but it would return a table that included both @timestamp AND term. I just want the term.
Thanks!
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### Author:  [@BigFunger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/BigFunger)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2017, 7:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/discover-limit-events-returned/101048/2 "2017-09-19T19:21:16Z")
I _think_ I understand what you're shooting for.
If you go into the `Management` section, and select `Advanced Settings`, there is a `'discover:sampleSize'` setting. Change that to `1`.
Does that accomplish that you want?
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### Author:  [@KRasekhi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/KRasekhi)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2017, 7:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/discover-limit-events-returned/101048/3 "2017-09-19T19:31:56Z")
I thought about that option but won't the result be all of my discover searches returning only 1 event? I was hoping to save specific searches that only return 1 event (the latest indexed) and the rest return the normal settings amount.
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### Author:  [@BigFunger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/BigFunger)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2017, 7:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/discover-limit-events-returned/101048/4 "2017-09-19T19:41:22Z")
Unfortunately I don't think there is a more clean way to accomplish what you're looking for. ☹
There is a current feature request for this, although I don't think it's high on the priority list at the moment. Feel free to weigh in there!
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2017, 7:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/discover-limit-events-returned/101048/5 "2017-10-17T19:41:22Z")
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