# Using multiple index patterns in kibana

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-multiple-index-patterns-in-kibana/124493>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [March 19, 2018, 7:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-multiple-index-patterns-in-kibana/124493 "2018-03-19T07:17:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![abhishekk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/abhishekk/32/28915_2.png) [@abhishekk](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/abhishekk)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2018, 7:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-multiple-index-patterns-in-kibana/124493/1 "2018-03-19T07:17:23Z")

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Starting 6.0 it is encouraged to use different indexes for different types/formats of data. But I don't see a way to provide multiple indexes pattern (say user-_,tweets-_) in kibana for a single visualization. Such indexes pattern is very well supported by ElasticSearch. I have some 100s of monthly index patterns and visualization can be done on two or more combinations of index patterns.

What can be the workaround?

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**Author:** ![timroes](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/timroes/32/19712_2.png) [@timroes](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/timroes)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2018, 10:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-multiple-index-patterns-in-kibana/124493/2 "2018-03-19T10:55:37Z")

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Hi Abhishek,

there are currently only a limited amount of chart types, that can handle multiple index patterns in one chart. Mainly you can use the Visual Builder and/or Timelion.

We are also working on a new editor and rendering pipeline which will hopefully solve that problem in the long run for all chart types.

Cheers,  
Tim

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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:** [April 16, 2018, 10:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-multiple-index-patterns-in-kibana/124493/3 "2018-04-16T10:55:52Z")

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