# Profile API \`time\_in\_nanoseconds\` value higher than \`took\` time

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/profile-api-time-in-nanoseconds-value-higher-than-took-time/146748>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [August 30, 2018, 4:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/profile-api-time-in-nanoseconds-value-higher-than-took-time/146748 "2018-08-30T16:50:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![maxshortzp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce73a5/32.png) [@maxshortzp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/maxshortzp)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 1:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/profile-api-time-in-nanoseconds-value-higher-than-took-time/146748/2 "2018-09-04T01:05:36Z")

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This looks very similar to [ElasticSearch ProfileAPI](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-profileapi/75817/3). Not sure the version on that since it didn't say.

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