# Show Graph based upon a self-constructed query

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/show-graph-based-upon-a-self-constructed-query/61154>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Tags:** elastic-stack-graph\
**Created:** [September 21, 2016, 4:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/show-graph-based-upon-a-self-constructed-query/61154 "2016-09-21T16:22:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![michelmooren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@michelmooren](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/michelmooren)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2016, 4:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/show-graph-based-upon-a-self-constructed-query/61154/1 "2016-09-21T16:22:00Z")

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I would like to experiment with the "guiding query" which is only available through the Graph API. Interpreting the JSON response is time consuming however. Is there a way to present the JSON response in Kibana Graph?

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**Author:** ![Mark\_Harwood](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mark_harwood/32/10538_2.png) [@Mark\_Harwood](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mark_Harwood)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 8:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/show-graph-based-upon-a-self-constructed-query/61154/2 "2016-09-22T08:13:37Z")

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> [@michelmooren](#):
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> I would like to experiment with the "guiding query" which is only available through the Graph API.

In the forthcoming 5.0 beta release it is possible to paste a raw Graph JSON query into the Graph UI search box and it will be interpreted as a graph query rather than a free-text search. That should give you what you need.

Cheers  
Mark

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**Author:** ![michelmooren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@michelmooren](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/michelmooren)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 10:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/show-graph-based-upon-a-self-constructed-query/61154/3 "2016-09-22T10:54:08Z")

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Life is beautiful! Can you give an indication when you expect to release 5.0 beta?

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**Author:** ![Mark\_Harwood](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mark_harwood/32/10538_2.png) [@Mark\_Harwood](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mark_Harwood)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 4:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/show-graph-based-upon-a-self-constructed-query/61154/4 "2016-09-22T16:45:15Z")

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OK- just for you, then 🙂[https://twitter.com/elastic/status/778998113251921920](https://twitter.com/elastic/status/778998113251921920)

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**Author:** ![ESamir](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/esamir/32/77283_2.png) [@ESamir](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ESamir)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 4:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/show-graph-based-upon-a-self-constructed-query/61154/5 "2016-09-22T16:57:50Z")

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The new link [https://twitter.com/elastic/status/778999470402842624](https://twitter.com/elastic/status/778999470402842624)

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**Author:** ![michelmooren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@michelmooren](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/michelmooren)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2016, 2:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/show-graph-based-upon-a-self-constructed-query/61154/6 "2016-09-24T14:55:33Z")

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Thank you. It works like a charm! 🙂

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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:** [July 6, 2017, 1:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/show-graph-based-upon-a-self-constructed-query/61154/7 "2017-07-06T13:42:26Z")

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