# PacketBeat - Metric Visualization

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/packetbeat-metric-visualization/366267>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Tags:** visualisation\
**Created:** [September 9, 2024, 6:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/packetbeat-metric-visualization/366267 "2024-09-09T18:00:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![erikg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/91b2a8/32.png) [@erikg](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/erikg)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2024, 6:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/packetbeat-metric-visualization/366267/1 "2024-09-09T18:00:34Z")

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Hello,

I have question about displaying network data using Packetbeat.

I was wondering for starters is there a way to determine the total packets? is that "count" of records in packetbeat?

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**Author:** ![Alex\_Salgado-Elastic](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/alex_salgado-elastic/32/103081_2.png) [@Alex\_Salgado-Elastic](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Alex_Salgado-Elastic)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2024, 6:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/packetbeat-metric-visualization/366267/2 "2024-09-09T18:43:03Z")

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Hi @erikg ,

Have you tried it? [Visualize Packetbeat data in Kibana | Packetbeat Reference [8.15] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/packetbeat/current/visualizing-data-packetbeat.html)

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**Author:** ![erikg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/91b2a8/32.png) [@erikg](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/erikg)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2024, 6:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/packetbeat-metric-visualization/366267/3 "2024-09-09T18:58:19Z")

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Yes I have @Alex_Salgado-Elastic

Doesn't show anything about "Total Packets"

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/7/d/7de5214d8296e122b62c016f8b1acbecc314d8a8.png)

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**Author:** ![ashishtiwari1993](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ashishtiwari1993/32/135241_2.png) [@ashishtiwari1993](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ashishtiwari1993)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2024, 6:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/packetbeat-metric-visualization/366267/4 "2024-09-13T06:07:52Z")

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There are many [fields](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/packetbeat/current/exported-fields.html) is being exported by packetbeat. You can get packet metrics on [flow events](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/packetbeat/current/exported-fields-flows_event.html) field or flows dashboard on left hand side.