# How to use filters bar in Visualization
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-use-filters-bar-in-visualization/162988
**Category:** Kibana
**Created:** [January 4, 2019, 4:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-use-filters-bar-in-visualization/162988 "2019-01-04T16:11:29Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@elasticforme](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/elasticforme)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2019, 4:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-use-filters-bar-in-visualization/162988/1 "2019-01-04T16:11:29Z")
I have hundreds of records in a index.
setup multiple visualization with all the data.
Now I am trying to setup visualize with only certain filed i.e if host: "houston\*"
how do I achieve this? It did worked when I go on discover and add filter but how do I now use that in visualize?
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### Author:  [@elasticforme](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/elasticforme)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2019, 9:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-use-filters-bar-in-visualization/162988/2 "2019-01-04T21:11:48Z")
I use host="houston\*" and it worked
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2019, 9:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-use-filters-bar-in-visualization/162988/3 "2019-02-01T21:11:56Z")
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