# Visualize log message specific content frequency

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualize-log-message-specific-content-frequency/170033>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [February 26, 2019, 3:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualize-log-message-specific-content-frequency/170033 "2019-02-26T15:13:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Andrew\_Albert](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/andrew_albert/32/41335_2.png) [@Andrew\_Albert](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Andrew_Albert)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2019, 3:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualize-log-message-specific-content-frequency/170033/1 "2019-02-26T15:13:21Z")

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Hello,  
I'm new to Kibana, currently, I can see my logs at the dashboard, but now what I need is to visualize my logs, what I want to achieve is to show a histogram where the x-axis is the logs containing specific text, and my y-axis represents the count.  
I've tried to achieve this with x-axis aggregator but it doesn't show my field name.

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**Author:** ![azasypkin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/azasypkin/32/42216_2.png) [@azasypkin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/azasypkin)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2019, 3:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualize-log-message-specific-content-frequency/170033/2 "2019-02-26T15:38:42Z")

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Hi @Andrew_Albert,

Can you share the index mapping (can copy it in Management -\> Index Management, click on index and look into Mapping tab)?

And a shot in the dark, you can try to refresh the Kibana mapping cache in `Management -> Index Patterns`? Choose your index pattern and press "Refresh field list" button (top right corner, near the Delete button) and then try to create your viz again.

Best,  
Oleg

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**Author:** ![Andrew\_Albert](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/andrew_albert/32/41335_2.png) [@Andrew\_Albert](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Andrew_Albert)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2019, 8:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualize-log-message-specific-content-frequency/170033/3 "2019-02-27T08:14:00Z")

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Hello @azasypkin,  
I tried to refresh field list, and then retried to visualize the data, but unfortunately, nothing changed.  
Regarding the index management, I don't think I have access to it within my organization, as I already can't find many tabs on the left that's supposed to appear.

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**Author:** ![azasypkin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/azasypkin/32/42216_2.png) [@azasypkin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/azasypkin)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2019, 12:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualize-log-message-specific-content-frequency/170033/4 "2019-02-27T12:50:19Z")

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Hmm, unfortunately it's hard to give any meaningful advice without knowing how your index mapping looks like.

I guess you don't have access to [Kibana Dev Tools](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/console-kibana.html) as well? If you can access it you can try to [fetch mapping from there](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/indices-get-mapping.html), if not then you'd probably have more luck talking to anyone in your organization who can access index info.

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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:** [March 27, 2019, 12:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualize-log-message-specific-content-frequency/170033/5 "2019-03-27T12:50:20Z")

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