# Watcher can alert for visualization request?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/watcher-can-alert-for-visualization-request/131444>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 11, 2018, 9:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/watcher-can-alert-for-visualization-request/131444 "2018-05-11T09:17:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![cherubic](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/cherubic/32/82136_2.png) [@cherubic](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/cherubic)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 9:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/watcher-can-alert-for-visualization-request/131444/1 "2018-05-11T09:17:49Z")

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Hi,

I want to use the visualization request make some fields alert. Is the watcher can do this?  
And will the watcher open source at version 6.3 with X-Pack?

Thanks.  
C.

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**Author:** ![spinscale](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/spinscale/32/25011_2.png) [@spinscale](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spinscale)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 9:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/watcher-can-alert-for-visualization-request/131444/2 "2018-05-11T09:42:51Z")

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Hey,

can you elaborate a bit on this one? I have a hard time understanding it? Do you want to use the same query that a visualization uses and create a watch out of it? If so, you could just check out the request of that visualization and put it in a watch.

--Alex

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**Author:** ![cherubic](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/cherubic/32/82136_2.png) [@cherubic](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/cherubic)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 9:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/watcher-can-alert-for-visualization-request/131444/3 "2018-05-11T09:57:48Z")

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Hi,

Example, I have a DataTable Visualization and I want to alert for one of columns. Is that I put the Visualization Request body into the watcher json object _input-\>search-\>request-\>body_, and make some conditions and actions can make alert for columns? Is there a document that explains this situation.  
above just a example, and I want to apply to all Visualization type.

Thx,  
C.

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**Author:** ![spinscale](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/spinscale/32/25011_2.png) [@spinscale](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spinscale)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 4:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/watcher-can-alert-for-visualization-request/131444/4 "2018-05-11T16:24:45Z")

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there might be a bit more to it. especially when you need to filter for that one line and you might have a timestamp filter, which you usually specifiy in the UI. but we can start from there and iterate, if you are willing to share that query.

--Alex

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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:** [June 8, 2018, 4:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/watcher-can-alert-for-visualization-request/131444/5 "2018-06-08T16:24:45Z")

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