# Thinning Of Timeseries Data

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/thinning-of-timeseries-data/202971>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [October 10, 2019, 8:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/thinning-of-timeseries-data/202971 "2019-10-10T08:10:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![tomx1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@tomx1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tomx1)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 8:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/thinning-of-timeseries-data/202971/1 "2019-10-10T08:10:21Z")

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Hey,

I wonder what is the best way to thin out timeseries data for example collected by metricbeat. We dont need to know the exact CPU usage in second X 30 days ago of a particular server. It is sufficient to have a one hour average or so. How can we accomplish this?

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**Author:** ![DavidTurner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/davidturner/32/22453_2.png) [@DavidTurner](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DavidTurner)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 8:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/thinning-of-timeseries-data/202971/2 "2019-10-10T08:18:21Z")

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I think [rollups](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.4/xpack-rollup.html) will do what you want.

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**Author:** ![tomx1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@tomx1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tomx1)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 8:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/thinning-of-timeseries-data/202971/3 "2019-10-10T08:30:10Z")

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Yes looks like this is what I need. As it is tagged with "X-Pack" is this a feature I need a subscription for?

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Ok found the answer. It seems to be part of the free basic license

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**Author:** ![DavidTurner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/davidturner/32/22453_2.png) [@DavidTurner](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DavidTurner)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 8:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/thinning-of-timeseries-data/202971/4 "2019-10-10T08:43:01Z")

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Yes that's right, you do not need a paid subscription for that.

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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 7, 2019, 8:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/thinning-of-timeseries-data/202971/5 "2019-11-07T08:43:02Z")

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