# How can I add an Elasticsearch filter in Discover? **URL:** \ **Category:** Kibana\ **Created:** [November 2, 2016, 10:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-add-an-elasticsearch-filter-in-discover/64778 "2016-11-02T22:26:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![glagidse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@glagidse](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/glagidse)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 10:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-add-an-elasticsearch-filter-in-discover/64778/1 "2016-11-02T22:26:44Z")
If I want to write add an Elasticsearch filter in the Discover tab, do I always have to press the magnifying glass, then edit what I get or can I also get an empty Elasticsearch query thingie? I've looked here: [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/5.0/search.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/5.0/search.html) But it doesn't explain what workflow I should use to filter with DSL in Discover. ---
**Author:** ![jbudz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jbudz/32/45922_2.png) [@jbudz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jbudz)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2016, 9:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-add-an-elasticsearch-filter-in-discover/64778/2 "2016-11-03T21:24:17Z")
There isn't a way to create an empty filter, so the best way currently is to add one and edit it. The searchbar will also take the elasticsearch DSL: ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/2X/7/7c8b73f9de2fa26226a6350c85bcc39ed8c7e52b.png) ---
**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, 1:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-add-an-elasticsearch-filter-in-discover/64778/3 "2017-07-06T13:34:40Z")