# Reporting on Saved Objects

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reporting-on-saved-objects/344318>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Tags:** saved-objects\
**Created:** [October 3, 2023, 2:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reporting-on-saved-objects/344318 "2023-10-03T14:05:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Nama\_Chintamani\_Illo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nama_chintamani_illo/32/123100_2.png) [@Nama\_Chintamani\_Illo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Nama_Chintamani_Illo)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 2:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reporting-on-saved-objects/344318/1 "2023-10-03T14:05:56Z")

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Is there a system index anyone would recommend to use for reporting on Kibana Saved Objects?

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**Author:** ![jsanz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jsanz/32/53734_2.png) [@jsanz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jsanz)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2023, 11:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reporting-on-saved-objects/344318/2 "2023-10-24T11:35:47Z")

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Why not using the Saved Objects API?

> **[Saved objects APIs | Kibana Guide \[8.10\] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/saved-objects-api.html)**

The [Export API endpoint](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/saved-objects-api-export.html) gives you a way to retrieve details about your Saved Objects.

For example, this `curl` + `jq` query returns a simple report of my data views indices and time field:

```auto
curl -s -u "${ELASTIC_USER}:${ELASTIC_PASSWORD}" -X POST \
  -H 'kbn-xsrf: true' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  ${KIBANA_HOST}/api/saved_objects/_export \
  -d '{"type": "index-pattern"}' |\
  jq -c '. | select(.attributes.title) | {title:.attributes.title, timeFieldName:.attributes.timeFieldName}'

```

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**Author:** ![Nama\_Chintamani\_Illo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nama_chintamani_illo/32/123100_2.png) [@Nama\_Chintamani\_Illo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Nama_Chintamani_Illo)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2023, 5:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reporting-on-saved-objects/344318/3 "2023-10-24T17:03:48Z")

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> [@jsanz](#):
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> data views indic

This is getting me all that I need. Thanks for the help.

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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:** [November 21, 2023, 5:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reporting-on-saved-objects/344318/4 "2023-11-21T17:04:45Z")

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