# Objects in array not well supported

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/objects-in-array-not-well-supported/48709>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [April 28, 2016, 4:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/objects-in-array-not-well-supported/48709 "2016-04-28T16:37:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![DK\_3](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dk_3/32/48003_2.png) [@DK\_3](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DK_3)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2016, 4:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/objects-in-array-not-well-supported/48709/1 "2016-04-28T16:37:26Z")

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I'm using Kibana 4 and one of my fields is a array of objects.

On the Discover page I can't add fields within an array as columns cause "Objects in arrays are not well supported".

I'm using kibana:4.5.0. Will array of objects eventually be supported in Kibana? Is there a current workaround?

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**Author:** ![LeeDr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/leedr/32/9289_2.png) [@LeeDr](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/LeeDr)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2016, 5:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/objects-in-array-not-well-supported/48709/2 "2016-04-28T17:39:38Z")

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I think this issue is what you are looking for? [https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/3333](https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/3333)

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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 6, 2017, 1:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/objects-in-array-not-well-supported/48709/3 "2017-07-06T13:54:49Z")

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