# Referencing a URL for Elasticsearch Template/Kibana Dashboards **URL:** \ **Category:** Logstash\ **Created:** [March 5, 2018, 3:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/referencing-a-url-for-elasticsearch-template-kibana-dashboards/122434 "2018-03-05T03:44:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wwalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/43a26b/32.png) [@wwalker](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/wwalker)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2018, 3:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/referencing-a-url-for-elasticsearch-template-kibana-dashboards/122434/1 "2018-03-05T03:44:34Z")
Wondering if it's possible to reference a URL for the ElasticSearch Output Template option? The same with pulling down Kibana Dashboards, similar to the example dashboards used by the Beats agents. ---
**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2018, 8:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/referencing-a-url-for-elasticsearch-template-kibana-dashboards/122434/2 "2018-03-05T20:03:12Z")
> Wondering if it's possible to reference a URL for the Elasticsearch Output Template option? I believe it needs to be a local file. > The same with pulling down Kibana Dashboards, similar to the example dashboards used by the Beats agents. This question I don't understand. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2018, 8:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/referencing-a-url-for-elasticsearch-template-kibana-dashboards/122434/3 "2018-04-02T20:03:14Z")
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