# Possibility to load data in the dashboard only after clicking a button \[or other solution\]

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/possibility-to-load-data-in-the-dashboard-only-after-clicking-a-button-or-other-solution/381358>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [August 27, 2025, 3:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/possibility-to-load-data-in-the-dashboard-only-after-clicking-a-button-or-other-solution/381358 "2025-08-27T03:38:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Zuzanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/f05b48/32.png) [@Zuzanna](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Zuzanna)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2025, 3:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/possibility-to-load-data-in-the-dashboard-only-after-clicking-a-button-or-other-solution/381358/1 "2025-08-27T03:38:50Z")

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Hi, I'm looking for a way to prevent dashboard data from reloading each time the page is refreshed. I've seen it possible to set the displayed time to 0 minutes, but this setting confuses my users and makes them think the dashboard isn't working. Do you have any suggestions on how to approach this?

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**Author:** ![Tortoise](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tortoise/32/147587_2.png) [@Tortoise](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Tortoise)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2025, 4:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/possibility-to-load-data-in-the-dashboard-only-after-clicking-a-button-or-other-solution/381358/2 "2025-08-27T04:03:39Z")

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Hello @Zuzanna

Welcome to the Community!!

Could you please confirm when you say page is refreshed , is it manually? If yes after manual refresh also page data should not change? So when should the data be refreshed on the dashboard what will be the condition?

For the auto-refresh we do have below option on the dashboard :

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/8/c/8c3b83bfeb9ebb688724ed7ff3c5bd0a4e3329ed.png)

Thanks!!

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**Author:** ![Zuzanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/f05b48/32.png) [@Zuzanna](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Zuzanna)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2025, 9:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/possibility-to-load-data-in-the-dashboard-only-after-clicking-a-button-or-other-solution/381358/3 "2025-08-27T09:51:41Z")

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Hi, thank you for your response

This option is disabled in most of our dashboards, but if I refresh page or just simply change dashboard - data is reloading. I am not sure if there is something we can do about that

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**Author:** ![Tortoise](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tortoise/32/147587_2.png) [@Tortoise](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Tortoise)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2025, 6:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/possibility-to-load-data-in-the-dashboard-only-after-clicking-a-button-or-other-solution/381358/4 "2025-08-28T06:33:32Z")

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Hello @Zuzanna

I think you can try to create dashboard & controls using ES|QL & see if it is helpful for your requirement ?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/d/5/d503d6209f94639790f87f2be78e2ee4fd2522b8.png)

My original query was : If on page refresh also the data should not change, if i change the dashboard & come back to original dashboard the data should not change? So when the data should be changed only when i change the value in the drop-down/control manually ?

Also please share the ELK version?

Thanks!!