# Where is the dashboard config stored?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/where-is-the-dashboard-config-stored/181415>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [May 16, 2019, 1:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/where-is-the-dashboard-config-stored/181415 "2019-05-16T13:56:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![keshav\_garg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/keshav_garg/32/46312_2.png) [@keshav\_garg](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/keshav_garg)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2019, 1:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/where-is-the-dashboard-config-stored/181415/1 "2019-05-16T13:56:01Z")

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Any metadata related to kibana dashboard where is it stored ?  
is it stored in elastic db itself.

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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:** [May 16, 2019, 2:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/where-is-the-dashboard-config-stored/181415/2 "2019-05-16T14:00:18Z")

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Yes, dashboards (as well as visualizations, index patterns, saved searches etc.) are so called `Saved Objects` that are stored in `.kibana-x` index. You can read more about `Saved Objects` [here](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/managing-saved-objects.html).

Best,  
Oleg

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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 13, 2019, 2:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/where-is-the-dashboard-config-stored/181415/3 "2019-06-13T14:00:18Z")

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