# Generate image out of kibana **URL:** \ **Category:** Kibana\ **Created:** [March 3, 2023, 7:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/generate-image-out-of-kibana/326914 "2023-03-03T07:24:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mayer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mayer/32/42164_2.png) [@mayer](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mayer)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 7:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/generate-image-out-of-kibana/326914/1 "2023-03-03T07:24:26Z")
Dear All, We are running ELK latest version with authentication available on Intranet but not accessible from Internet. We want to make some images public available but we do not want to give access to ELK directly for some reason. What is the best way to make a "snapshot" for example as PNG ? I know kibana offers the possibility to generate an URL for an iframe, but this we can't do. Should be something like "curl" or so. Sorry for this "off-topic" message here. Kind regards Hans -- ---
**Author:** ![nickpeihl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nickpeihl/32/112622_2.png) [@nickpeihl](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nickpeihl)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2023, 1:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/generate-image-out-of-kibana/326914/2 "2023-03-07T13:50:47Z")
Hi Hans. Kibana has a [Reporting capability](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/reporting-getting-started.html#manually-generate-reports) that can generate PNGs from Dashboards or Canvas workpads. Is that what you are looking for? You can trigger reporting jobs by [sending a POST HTTP request](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/automating-report-generation.html) from cURL or some other script. ---
**Author:** ![mayer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mayer/32/42164_2.png) [@mayer](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mayer)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2023, 3:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/generate-image-out-of-kibana/326914/3 "2023-03-10T15:54:54Z")
Hi Nick, many thanks for your reply. When I open a dashboard I see the "Share" button. There I have the possibilities of "Embeded Code" or "Permalinks". But nothing gives me the possibility to generate a PNG or PDF as described in the links. I am using ELK 8.6.2 Is there maybe a special license needed for elasticsearch ? Kind regards Hans ---
**Author:** ![nickpeihl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nickpeihl/32/112622_2.png) [@nickpeihl](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nickpeihl)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2023, 7:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/generate-image-out-of-kibana/326914/4 "2023-03-10T19:16:46Z")
Hi Hans. Yes, [Reports requires a Platinum license](https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions#share-&-collaborate). You may want to [start a trial license](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/start-trial.html) to test it out. Or you can [try Elastic Cloud free for 14 days](https://www.elastic.co/cloud/elasticsearch-service/signup). ---
**Author:** ![mayer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mayer/32/42164_2.png) [@mayer](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mayer)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2023, 3:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/generate-image-out-of-kibana/326914/5 "2023-03-12T15:29:22Z")
Hi Nick, many thanks for this information. We are academic, a research institute. And therefore there is only a small budget for IT. I would never get approved if I would make a procurement for this. But good to know there would be a way. Kind regards Hans -- ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2023, 3:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/generate-image-out-of-kibana/326914/6 "2023-04-09T15:29:26Z")
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