# How to debug kibana front end

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-debug-kibana-front-end/89783>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [June 16, 2017, 10:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-debug-kibana-front-end/89783 "2017-06-16T22:31:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![xwang12345](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/49beb7/32.png) [@xwang12345](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/xwang12345)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2017, 10:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-debug-kibana-front-end/89783/1 "2017-06-16T22:31:49Z")

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14:53] Hi, I have some questions related to debugging in front end browser running kibana  
[14:54] I used the chrome  
[14:54] and when I click on the source tab in chrome inspector  
[14:54] I only see a few js files, not the one I want to put break points in  
[14:56] I only saw something like commons.bundle.js, timelion.bundle.js etc  
[14:58] == inqueue [~inqueue@c-68-50-98-43.hsd1.in.comcast.net] has quit []  
[14:58] for example, if I want to set a breakpoint in ./kibana/src/ui/public/agg\_types/param\_types/field.js, I would like to set break point for the line that throw error "parameter is now invalid. Please select a new field"  
[14:59] I do not know how to do that  
[14:59] any help is appreciated

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**Author:** ![ppisljar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ppisljar/32/11588_2.png) [@ppisljar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ppisljar)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2017, 6:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-debug-kibana-front-end/89783/2 "2017-06-17T06:34:58Z")

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you should use development version of kibana to see _real_ source code instead of just webpack bundles.

[https://github.com/elastic/kibana](https://github.com/elastic/kibana) .... check the [CONTRIBUTING.md](http://CONTRIBUTING.md) it should contain all the info you need.

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**Author:** ![xwang12345](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/49beb7/32.png) [@xwang12345](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/xwang12345)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2017, 6:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-debug-kibana-front-end/89783/3 "2017-06-17T18:20:03Z")

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You are right, thank you!  
It works for me now!

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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 15, 2017, 6:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-debug-kibana-front-end/89783/4 "2017-07-15T18:20:18Z")

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