# How to apply filter in kibana visualization

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-apply-filter-in-kibana-visualization/215431
**Category:** Kibana
**Created:** [January 17, 2020, 9:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-apply-filter-in-kibana-visualization/215431 "2020-01-17T09:16:10Z")
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### Author: ![Aurelien1609](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/aurelien1609/32/60955_2.png) [@Aurelien1609](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Aurelien1609)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2020, 9:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-apply-filter-in-kibana-visualization/215431/1 "2020-01-17T09:16:10Z")

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Hi,

I want to filter a specific visualization : a vertical bar chart in my Kibana Dashboard. I don't want to use Control visualization because the filter should be only applied on this bar chart.

Example : I created a bar chart with some events :  
{"name": X, "age": 22, is\_ok: True}  
{"name": Y, "age": 36, is\_ok: True}  
{"name": Z, "age":24, is\_ok: False}

I need to print only value with field is\_ok = True in the bar chart.

Any idea ?

Thanks a lot,

Aurelien

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### Author: ![matw](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/matw/32/13913_2.png) [@matw](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/matw)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2020, 1:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-apply-filter-in-kibana-visualization/215431/2 "2020-01-17T13:53:27Z")

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So you don't want to use the global filter, you want to add a specific filter to one visualization in a dashboard right? if that's the case, this is currently not possible.

What you can do is use a custom time range for a visualisation

Best,  
Matthias

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### Author: ![Aurelien1609](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/aurelien1609/32/60955_2.png) [@Aurelien1609](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Aurelien1609)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2020, 8:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-apply-filter-in-kibana-visualization/215431/3 "2020-01-20T08:13:06Z")

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Hi matthias,

Yes, that's what i wanted to do

Thank you for your reply

Aurelien

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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: [February 17, 2020, 8:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-apply-filter-in-kibana-visualization/215431/4 "2020-02-17T08:13:16Z")

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