# Merge multiple indexes into one index and visualize it

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/merge-multiple-indexes-into-one-index-and-visualize-it/246841>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [August 29, 2020, 11:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/merge-multiple-indexes-into-one-index-and-visualize-it/246841 "2020-08-29T11:45:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![kumar4](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kumar4/32/48326_2.png) [@kumar4](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kumar4)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2020, 11:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/merge-multiple-indexes-into-one-index-and-visualize-it/246841/1 "2020-08-29T11:45:56Z")

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hello, I created several indexes in kibana and each each index has its own visualizations and dahsboard, the indexes have similar fields (type and meaning, I want to know it's possible to create a merge of these indexes into a single index (by selecting certain fields) to be able to visualize the fields that interest me in this merger  
thank you

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2020, 2:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/merge-multiple-indexes-into-one-index-and-visualize-it/246841/2 "2020-08-31T02:06:26Z")

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You could try using an index alias - [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.9/indices-add-alias.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.9/indices-add-alias.html). You just need to be careful of potential field mapping clashes.

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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:** [September 28, 2020, 2:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/merge-multiple-indexes-into-one-index-and-visualize-it/246841/3 "2020-09-28T02:06:52Z")

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