# Viewing Documents in Kibana **URL:** \ **Category:** Kibana\ **Created:** [August 4, 2022, 7:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/viewing-documents-in-kibana/311459 "2022-08-04T19:33:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jhop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ebca7d/32.png) [@jhop](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jhop)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2022, 7:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/viewing-documents-in-kibana/311459/1 "2022-08-04T19:33:32Z")
Hi, I am new to Elastic. I have successfully mapped and created a new index using Management\>Dev Tools\>Console. I can view the index on the Index Management screen. Using the console I successfully created two documents under that index. How do I view that document in Kibana? What is the easiest way to begin analyzing data from these documents? I hope the question was not too basic but I could not find documentation on it that worked for me. ---
**Author:** ![rashmi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rashmi/32/16391_2.png) [@rashmi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rashmi)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2022, 1:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/viewing-documents-in-kibana/311459/2 "2022-08-05T13:53:33Z")
> [@jhop](#): > > index using Management\>Dev Tools\>Console. I can view the index on the Index Management screen. Using the console I successfully created two documents under that index. > > How do I view that document in Kibana? What is the easiest way to begin analyzing data from these documents? You can navigate to Discover in Kibana and view your indexed documents here. With **Discover** , you can quickly search and filter your data, get information about the structure of the fields, and display your findings in a visualization. You can also customize and save your searches and place them on a dashboard. [Discover | Kibana Guide [8.11] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/discover.html) will help more Good luck Rashmi ---
**Author:** ![jhop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ebca7d/32.png) [@jhop](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jhop)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2022, 1:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/viewing-documents-in-kibana/311459/3 "2022-08-05T13:58:57Z")
I do not see my index in Discover in the list when I click the drop down. ---
**Author:** ![jhop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ebca7d/32.png) [@jhop](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jhop)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2022, 2:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/viewing-documents-in-kibana/311459/4 "2022-08-05T14:14:20Z")
When I click the three dots next to the filter dropdown I can add the index.; but it tells me the number of fields is 0. ---
**Author:** ![jhop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ebca7d/32.png) [@jhop](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jhop)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2022, 2:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/viewing-documents-in-kibana/311459/5 "2022-08-05T14:48:36Z")
I figured out how to see fields. I am still not seeing documents yet when I do: GET test\_index7/\_doc/2?\_source it returns: { "\_index" : "test\_index7", "\_id" : "2", "\_version" : 1, "\_seq\_no" : 3, "\_primary\_term" : 2, "found" : true } So I assume this means my documents were loaded correctly? ---
**Author:** ![jhop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ebca7d/32.png) [@jhop](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jhop)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 5:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/viewing-documents-in-kibana/311459/6 "2022-08-08T17:38:39Z")
I have gotten to the point that I could create a custom template and see the data in the Dev Tools console when I do a GET index3/\_search. I do not, however, see any data when I go into Visualize. It tells me all fields are empty. Did I miss a step? Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![jughosta](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jughosta/32/107160_2.png) [@jughosta](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jughosta)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2022, 8:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/viewing-documents-in-kibana/311459/7 "2022-08-15T08:56:00Z")
Hi @jhop ! To see and visualize data in Kibana you would also need to create a Data View for your index [Create a data view | Kibana Guide [8.3] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/data-views.html) Other things to check: - fields mapping [Explicit mapping | Elasticsearch Guide [8.3] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/explicit-mapping.html#view-mapping) (for Visualize page fields needs to be "aggregatable" eg. keyword, date) - current time range filter on Visualize or Discover pages (if timefield is defined for a current Data View ) - try expanding the time period ---
**Author:** ![jhop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ebca7d/32.png) [@jhop](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jhop)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2022, 12:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/viewing-documents-in-kibana/311459/8 "2022-08-15T12:48:46Z")
I expanded the time period and it worked. Thank you for your help. I changed it but did not hit the update button. Just did not notice it activate embarrassingly enough. Also thanks for your explanation of aggregatable data. - Jason ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2022, 12:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/viewing-documents-in-kibana/311459/9 "2022-09-12T12:49:28Z")
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