# Kibana - Auto Refresh Default Change

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-auto-refresh-default-change/169795>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [February 25, 2019, 10:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-auto-refresh-default-change/169795 "2019-02-25T10:12:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![ek9boy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/50afbb/32.png) [@ek9boy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ek9boy)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 10:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-auto-refresh-default-change/169795/1 "2019-02-25T10:12:58Z")

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Hi,

I would like to change the auto refresh on my kibana to 1 min by default.

Currently the default is 15mins.

Can anyone help as to where this can be done? Permanently. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Jozziej](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@Jozziej](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Jozziej)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 8:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-auto-refresh-default-change/169795/2 "2019-02-25T20:56:07Z")

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Editing the `refresh_intervals.js` file works but that might be a bit fragile. The file would get overwritten when you upgrade Kibana so you will have to go change it again.

What about using the `timepicker:refreshIntervalDefaults` Advanced Setting in Kibana? You can get to it by clicking on _Management_ (the gear icon in the left nav) \> _Advanced Settings_ . Changing its value to something like the following might work for you:

```auto
{
  "display": "1m",
  "pause": false,
  "value": 5
}

This should work I believe

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**Author:** ![harshbajaj16](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/harshbajaj16/32/44970_2.png) [@harshbajaj16](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/harshbajaj16)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2019, 9:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-auto-refresh-default-change/169795/4 "2019-02-26T09:57:47Z")

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Hi @ek9boy,

You can change the same in kibana GUI as well. Please refer below screenshot for the same.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/3/f/3f305480f06f4ed4aebb68a4d138879cdd25f6e6.png)

Regards,  
Harsh Bajaj

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**Author:** ![ek9boy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/50afbb/32.png) [@ek9boy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ek9boy)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2019, 10:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-auto-refresh-default-change/169795/5 "2019-02-26T10:00:42Z")

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Hi, Thanks for this.

However i require a permanent fix, that will get saved and become a default.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![ek9boy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/50afbb/32.png) [@ek9boy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ek9boy)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2019, 11:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-auto-refresh-default-change/169795/6 "2019-02-26T11:58:29Z")

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Thanks,

This works!

Could you just explain what Display, pause & value refer too?  
@Jozziej

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**Author:** ![Jozziej](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@Jozziej](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Jozziej)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2019, 9:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-auto-refresh-default-change/169795/7 "2019-02-26T21:04:14Z")

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"display" = the actual 1 minute you wanted  
"pause" false = the refresh is running, is set to true it's paused  
"value" 5 = the order of count from 5s to 1m

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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:** [March 26, 2019, 9:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-auto-refresh-default-change/169795/8 "2019-03-26T21:04:15Z")

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