# Unused visualizations

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unused-visualizations/280624>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [August 6, 2021, 8:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unused-visualizations/280624 "2021-08-06T08:37:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![artobstrel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/artobstrel/32/16874_2.png) [@artobstrel](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/artobstrel)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2021, 8:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unused-visualizations/280624/1 "2021-08-06T08:37:20Z")

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I want to remove all visualizations that are not used on dashboards.  
How can I get a list of all such visualizations through api or in some other way?

**Example**  
Used visualization has dashboard parent:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/5/9/59598c88d0b4393b1d4a382c276fbd3758581ca8.png)

Unused visualization has no dashboard parent:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/c/0/c0edbef1f461d106437ff7d54d03db0467ab4e0f.png)

## **So far I've found this ways**

**Method №1**

- [Copy to another space](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/easiest-way-to-check-which-visualizations-are-unused/219354/2)

**Method №2**

- Export saved object of type "dashboard" with related object
- Delete all visualizations
- Import saved object back (ndjson file)

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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:** [September 3, 2021, 8:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unused-visualizations/280624/2 "2021-09-03T08:37:31Z")

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