# Unable to load dashboardin kibana in version 9.4 array size is \[164\] greater than 100

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-load-dashboardin-kibana-in-version-9-4-array-size-is-164-greater-than-100/386720
**Category:** Elastic Search
**Created:** [June 4, 2026, 12:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-load-dashboardin-kibana-in-version-9-4-array-size-is-164-greater-than-100/386720 "2026-06-04T12:54:04Z")
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### Author: ![ylm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/59ef9b/32.png) [@ylm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ylm)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2026, 12:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-load-dashboardin-kibana-in-version-9-4-array-size-is-164-greater-than-100/386720/1 "2026-06-04T12:54:04Z")

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Since I update kibana from 9.3 to 9.4 I have the following message

**Unable to load dashboard**

Invalid response. [panels]: array size is [164], but cannot be greater than [100]

When I look at a dashboard with a lot of pannel issued from the library

In version 9.3 there was no problem

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### Author: ![Tortoise](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tortoise/32/147587_2.png) [@Tortoise](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Tortoise)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2026, 6:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-load-dashboardin-kibana-in-version-9-4-array-size-is-164-greater-than-100/386720/2 "2026-06-05T06:50:22Z")

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Hello @ylm

Welcome to the Community!!

More information could be found on below :

> <https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/269095>
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> In 9.4, existing dashboards with more than 100 panels will fail to load with an …error like 
> 
> \`\`\`
> Unable to load dashboard
> Invalid response. \[panels\] array size is \[x\], but cannot be greater than \[100\]
> \`\`\`
> 
> \<img width="1204" height="452" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/04fe3f86-fc60-4ffb-9774-0d54b41f31f4" /\>
> 
> https://github.com/elastic/kibana/pull/256102 set a maximum number of panels on the dashboard api schema to 100. However, this validation should only occur when creating or updating a dashboard, not when opening an existing dashboard. 
> 
> This is caused by \[strict validation on the response\](https://github.com/elastic/kibana/blob/ac9725699f507751adc2fffd849c64a62fb95f67/src/platform/plugins/shared/dashboard/server/api/get\_cru\_response\_body.ts#L53). This validation should be either removed or softened for GET requests.
> 
> Workaround:
> 
> Panels should be moved into collapsible sections. Each section can have up to 100 panels. And a dashboard can contain up to 100 sections. Or as an alternative, create smaller, focused dashboards with fewer panels. Add Links panels to link related dashboards. See our \[Dashboard Guidelines\](https://www.elastic.co/docs/extend/integrations/dashboard-guidelines) for more suggestions.

Thanks!!

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### Author: ![cartergray234](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/cartergray234/32/147857_2.png) [@cartergray234](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/cartergray234)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2026, 7:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-load-dashboardin-kibana-in-version-9-4-array-size-is-164-greater-than-100/386720/3 "2026-07-20T07:56:12Z")

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This is a known issue in Kibana 9.4 affecting dashboards with more than 100 panels. Upgrading to a newer 9.4.x release should resolve it, or as a workaround, split the dashboard into sections or smaller dashboards.