# How to let kibana show an index metadata like elasticsearch-head does

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-let-kibana-show-an-index-metadata-like-elasticsearch-head-does/150150
**Category:** Kibana
**Created:** [September 27, 2018, 8:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-let-kibana-show-an-index-metadata-like-elasticsearch-head-does/150150 "2018-09-27T08:39:19Z")
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### Author: ![qiulang](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/qiulang/32/35928_2.png) [@qiulang](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/qiulang)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2018, 8:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-let-kibana-show-an-index-metadata-like-elasticsearch-head-does/150150/1 "2018-09-27T08:39:19Z")

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Hi,  
I am new to kibana, so apologize first if this question has been asked before but I just can't find the answer. So how do let kibana show an index's metadata like elasticsearch-head does, e.g. mapping

 ![elasticsearch-head](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/f/b/fb993890f9cf56c6cd1152898bf292f4e2d61aa5.png)

Thanks

Qiulang

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### Author: ![Larry\_Gregory](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/larry_gregory/32/34969_2.png) [@Larry\_Gregory](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Larry_Gregory)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2018, 11:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-let-kibana-show-an-index-metadata-like-elasticsearch-head-does/150150/2 "2018-09-27T11:29:50Z")

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Hi @qiulang,

Kibana gives you a couple of options here. You can use the DevTools feature to issue requests to elasticsearch directly:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/0/d/0d474c0fd485bb5b9cb8795ba4538dd7f769ca31.png)

Or if you are using our default distribution (the "Basic" free license), then we have a dedicated Index Management screen which gives you all of this information as well:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/e/2/e23a04a73c49d152dd824a5b4d1b79b13189e655.png)

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### Author: ![qiulang](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/qiulang/32/35928_2.png) [@qiulang](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/qiulang)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2018, 2:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-let-kibana-show-an-index-metadata-like-elasticsearch-head-does/150150/3 "2018-09-28T02:25:52Z")

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Hi thanks for replying my question. I am using DevTools to get the info now.  
About your "default distribution" you mentioned is that a commercial version I need to buy ? I can't find the related information about it.

Qiulang

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### Author: ![Larry\_Gregory](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/larry_gregory/32/34969_2.png) [@Larry\_Gregory](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Larry_Gregory)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2018, 11:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-let-kibana-show-an-index-metadata-like-elasticsearch-head-does/150150/4 "2018-09-28T11:06:42Z")

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The default distribution is the version from our main product download pages: [https://www.elastic.co/downloads/kibana](https://www.elastic.co/downloads/kibana).

This version comes bundled with a set of additional free features under our Basic license, including the Index Management UI I mentioned above. While there are commercial features included, you don't have to pay for them if you don't want to use them.

Here's a breakdown of the various license options available to you: [https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions](https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions)

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### Author: ![qiulang](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/qiulang/32/35928_2.png) [@qiulang](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/qiulang)
#### Post date: [September 29, 2018, 1:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-let-kibana-show-an-index-metadata-like-elasticsearch-head-does/150150/5 "2018-09-29T01:58:34Z")

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I see it now why I have this question in the first place! My management does not have Elasticsearch section. How do I make it show Elasticsearch section ?

BTW I install kibana using brew, maybe this is the reason ?

Update: I found brew downloaded `kibana-6.4.1.high_sierra.bottle.tar.gz` not `kibana-6.4.1-darwin-x86_64.tar.gz`

 ![Window_and_Kibana](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/0/a/0a41cf5cc51f85540f2cf6968cc3fc6f7f301197.png)

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### Author: ![Larry\_Gregory](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/larry_gregory/32/34969_2.png) [@Larry\_Gregory](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Larry_Gregory)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2018, 11:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-let-kibana-show-an-index-metadata-like-elasticsearch-head-does/150150/6 "2018-10-01T11:42:48Z")

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Ah yes, Brew does not include any of the x-pack features, including the free ones like Index Management. If you install Kibana directly from our site, then you should have everything you need

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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: [October 29, 2018, 11:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-let-kibana-show-an-index-metadata-like-elasticsearch-head-does/150150/7 "2018-10-29T11:42:50Z")

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