# Use Time Picker parameters in scripts

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-time-picker-parameters-in-scripts/103252>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [October 9, 2017, 4:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-time-picker-parameters-in-scripts/103252 "2017-10-09T16:36:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![nvitucci](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nvitucci/32/22892_2.png) [@nvitucci](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nvitucci)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2017, 4:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-time-picker-parameters-in-scripts/103252/1 "2017-10-09T16:36:22Z")

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Is it possible to access the Time Picker parameters (i.e. start time and end time) from a Painless script in a visualization? It would be very useful to define ranges and filters dynamically based on the "main" time field.

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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:** [October 9, 2017, 11:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-time-picker-parameters-in-scripts/103252/2 "2017-10-09T23:09:48Z")

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No it's not.  
Are you running this as a scripted field?

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**Author:** ![nvitucci](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nvitucci/32/22892_2.png) [@nvitucci](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nvitucci)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2017, 11:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-time-picker-parameters-in-scripts/103252/3 "2017-10-09T23:23:53Z")

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No, but I would like to. Can this be done in some other way?

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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:** [October 9, 2017, 11:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-time-picker-parameters-in-scripts/103252/4 "2017-10-09T23:28:42Z")

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I am not sure it makes sense to use it in a scripted field attached to a doc, because the time picker will be applied to those docs.

What exactly do you want to do here, what's the end goal?

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**Author:** ![nvitucci](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nvitucci/32/22892_2.png) [@nvitucci](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nvitucci)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2017, 11:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-time-picker-parameters-in-scripts/103252/5 "2017-10-09T23:48:39Z")

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Actually I wouldn't attach it to a doc (sorry, I misinterpreted the "scripted field" bit in your answer), but rather to a bucket aggregation JSON input; say, if I want to create a filter with a date range starting at the end time of the selected time frame.

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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 6, 2017, 11:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-time-picker-parameters-in-scripts/103252/6 "2017-11-06T23:48:55Z")

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