# Edit kibana objects by modifying files?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/edit-kibana-objects-by-modifying-files/42399>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [February 22, 2016, 3:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/edit-kibana-objects-by-modifying-files/42399 "2016-02-22T15:34:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![aranel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/aranel/32/7972_2.png) [@aranel](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aranel)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2016, 3:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/edit-kibana-objects-by-modifying-files/42399/1 "2016-02-22T15:34:05Z")

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Hi all.  
Is there any way to add new/edit existing searches/visualizations/dashboards by editing files?  
I don't like clicking mouse if i want to create a lot of graphs, it's better to edit config files of them.  
Thanks (and sorry for my English ^^)

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**Author:** ![stormpython](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stormpython/32/7190_2.png) [@stormpython](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stormpython)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2016, 6:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/edit-kibana-objects-by-modifying-files/42399/2 "2016-02-22T18:48:06Z")

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All saved searches, visualizations, dashboards are indexed into Elasticsearch under the .kibana index. You can index directly into ES if you'd like or you could go to the Settings \> Objects in Kibana and edit saved searches/visualizations/dashboards there (but you won't be able to create them there).

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**Author:** ![aranel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/aranel/32/7972_2.png) [@aranel](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aranel)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2016, 3:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/edit-kibana-objects-by-modifying-files/42399/3 "2016-02-23T15:26:42Z")

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Thanks, but how can I add new searches/graphics using elasticsearch?

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**Author:** ![stormpython](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stormpython/32/7190_2.png) [@stormpython](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stormpython)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2016, 8:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/edit-kibana-objects-by-modifying-files/42399/4 "2016-02-23T20:21:15Z")

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You can add them to the .kibana index with the caveat that you'd need to know the proper fields and options. You can use previously indexed searches/visualizations/dashboards to figure that out though.

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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:** [July 6, 2017, 2:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/edit-kibana-objects-by-modifying-files/42399/5 "2017-07-06T14:01:18Z")

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