# Shared a read only Dashboard on Kibana 6.3.2

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shared-a-read-only-dashboard-on-kibana-6-3-2/145636>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [August 23, 2018, 3:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shared-a-read-only-dashboard-on-kibana-6-3-2/145636 "2018-08-23T03:43:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![TwoDragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@TwoDragon](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/TwoDragon)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2018, 3:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shared-a-read-only-dashboard-on-kibana-6-3-2/145636/1 "2018-08-23T03:43:02Z")

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Is it possible to remove the "Add a filter +" option from a shared dashboard, such that it becomes a read-only dashboard?

![SharedDashboard](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/b/5/b532588c74f7c7cb81bd8ed3f71e8e7e77e51034.png)

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**Author:** ![Joe\_Fleming](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/joe_fleming/32/3561_2.png) [@Joe\_Fleming](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Joe_Fleming)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2018, 3:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shared-a-read-only-dashboard-on-kibana-6-3-2/145636/2 "2018-08-23T15:25:49Z")

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We have a "dashboard only mode" in Kibana, where users can only open existing dashboards, and that's all they can see. Using it is outlined in [this blog post](https://www.elastic.co/blog/kibana-dashboard-only-mode). Is that what you're looking for?

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**Author:** ![TwoDragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@TwoDragon](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/TwoDragon)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2018, 3:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shared-a-read-only-dashboard-on-kibana-6-3-2/145636/3 "2018-08-23T15:42:42Z")

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Hi Joe,

Yes, that is what I need. Just to be sure, the kibana\_dashboard\_only\_role will also work with embed dashboard in a web application.

Thanks.

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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:** [September 20, 2018, 3:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shared-a-read-only-dashboard-on-kibana-6-3-2/145636/4 "2018-09-20T15:42:53Z")

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