# How can I query data from elasticsearch in custom Kibana plugin

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-query-data-from-elasticsearch-in-custom-kibana-plugin/140251>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [July 17, 2018, 6:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-query-data-from-elasticsearch-in-custom-kibana-plugin/140251 "2018-07-17T06:17:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![bamboo2222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@bamboo2222](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bamboo2222)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2018, 6:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-query-data-from-elasticsearch-in-custom-kibana-plugin/140251/1 "2018-07-17T06:17:56Z")

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Hi, I'm developing Kibana plugin and have some questions about how to query data from elasticsearch in the Kibana plugin. Does someone have some experience with it and can give me some hints or advice? Thanks.

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**Author:** ![chrisronline](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/chrisronline/32/28230_2.png) [@chrisronline](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/chrisronline)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2018, 5:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-query-data-from-elasticsearch-in-custom-kibana-plugin/140251/2 "2018-07-17T17:43:32Z")

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Hi @bamboo2222,

This [article](https://www.timroes.de/2016/02/21/writing-kibana-plugins-custom-applications/) contains a lot of good information that is still applicable in the most recent version of Kibana. See if that helps!

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**Author:** ![bamboo2222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@bamboo2222](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bamboo2222)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2018, 12:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-query-data-from-elasticsearch-in-custom-kibana-plugin/140251/3 "2018-07-18T00:03:50Z")

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It's really helpful, thanks for your quick reply! 🙂

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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:** [August 15, 2018, 12:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-query-data-from-elasticsearch-in-custom-kibana-plugin/140251/4 "2018-08-15T00:03:52Z")

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