# Too many shards with Timelion

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/too-many-shards-with-timelion/89359
**Category:** Kibana
**Created:** [June 14, 2017, 10:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/too-many-shards-with-timelion/89359 "2017-06-14T10:16:03Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![Charlotte\_EGM](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/charlotte_egm/32/13503_2.png) [@Charlotte\_EGM](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Charlotte_EGM)
#### Post date: [June 14, 2017, 10:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/too-many-shards-with-timelion/89359/1 "2017-06-14T10:16:03Z")

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Hi,

I'm trying to visualise some data with Timelion.

It is working well, until i want to parse a .if() condition.

Then i have a "too many shards error". I tried something very simple for the test

> .es(index= test-rabbitmqinput-\* ).if(eq,.es(index= test-rabbitmqinput-\*,metric=max:Temp),0,null)

but still i have the same error, requesting 1190 shards out of the 1000 authorised...

I don't understand why there is so many shards needed. I have only 2 index to query, with 5 shards each, and there is one data per minute in a 2h time frame. It is not so many data, so why is 1190 shards requested ?

Is the metric max the problem ?

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### Author: ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)
#### Post date: [June 14, 2017, 10:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/too-many-shards-with-timelion/89359/2 "2017-06-14T10:18:59Z")

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What time range are you using?

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### Author: ![Charlotte\_EGM](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/charlotte_egm/32/13503_2.png) [@Charlotte\_EGM](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Charlotte_EGM)
#### Post date: [June 14, 2017, 10:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/too-many-shards-with-timelion/89359/3 "2017-06-14T10:19:51Z")

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1m, but i tried also 1h and 1d to see if it is changing something. But even with 1d, it still demands 1190 shards

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### Author: ![Charlotte\_EGM](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/charlotte_egm/32/13503_2.png) [@Charlotte\_EGM](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Charlotte_EGM)
#### Post date: [June 14, 2017, 10:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/too-many-shards-with-timelion/89359/4 "2017-06-14T10:29:24Z")

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ok actually it is working with the above query.

Only

```
.es().if(eq,.es(index= test-rabbitmqinput-*,metric=max:Temp),0,null)

```

is giving the error, or anything involving .es()

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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 12, 2017, 10:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/too-many-shards-with-timelion/89359/5 "2017-07-12T10:29:44Z")

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