# This interval creates too many buckets

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/this-interval-creates-too-many-buckets/137246>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [June 25, 2018, 12:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/this-interval-creates-too-many-buckets/137246 "2018-06-25T12:02:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![koras](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/koras/32/32648_2.png) [@koras](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/koras)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2018, 12:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/this-interval-creates-too-many-buckets/137246/1 "2018-06-25T12:02:27Z")

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Hello,  
I'm not able to customize Date Histogram interval.

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In the past there was an option called `pre_zone_adjust_large_interval` but it's no longer available (`unknown field [pre_zone_adjust_large_interval], parser not found`). I need to make the interval 1 second. I don't care a graph will be distorted or too crowded. I want to force this behaviour knowing all the disadvantages.

What can be done to force it?

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**Author:** ![Nathan\_Reese](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nathan_reese/32/84829_2.png) [@Nathan\_Reese](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Nathan_Reese)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2018, 11:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/this-interval-creates-too-many-buckets/137246/2 "2018-06-25T23:28:16Z")

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`pre_zone_adjust_large_interval` was deprecated in 1.5 and has been removed.

You can adjust `histogram:maxBars` under Management -\> Advanced Settings. The interval is scaled if the number of buckets created by the interval exceeds this number. Do set this number to a crazy large number because it could cause problems in Elasticsearch and Kibana.

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**Author:** ![koras](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/koras/32/32648_2.png) [@koras](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/koras)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2018, 8:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/this-interval-creates-too-many-buckets/137246/3 "2018-06-26T08:12:31Z")

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Cool. Thanks for 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:** [July 24, 2018, 8:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/this-interval-creates-too-many-buckets/137246/4 "2018-07-24T08:12:33Z")

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