# \#kibana-plugin-development

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## [How can I generate the full list of dependencies required to build a Kibana plugin in airgapped env?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-generate-the-full-list-of-dependencies-required-to-build-a-kibana-plugin-in-airgapped-env/386297)

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**Author:** [@Rishav](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Rishav)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2026, 9:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-generate-the-full-list-of-dependencies-required-to-build-a-kibana-plugin-in-airgapped-env/386297 "2026-07-06T09:34:18Z")

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We currently build our Kibana plugins in a CI/CD pipeline on a VM with full internet access. As part of a security hardening effort, we are moving this build to an airgapped environment where all dependencies must be res…

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## [Kibana 8.19.9 bootstrap reports "Integrity check failed for @elastic/eui"](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-8-19-9-bootstrap-reports-integrity-check-failed-for-elastic-eui/384414)

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**Author:** [@kbujold\_wr](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kbujold_wr)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2026, 3:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-8-19-9-bootstrap-reports-integrity-check-failed-for-elastic-eui/384414 "2026-04-23T15:35:45Z")

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Hi, We have moved from ELK 8.18.3 to ELK 8.19.9. There appears to have been changes with bootstrap. I am getting this error BUILD\_TS\_REFS\_DISABLE=true yarn kbn bootstrap yarn run v1.22.22 $ node --no-experimental-requi…

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## [Kibana 8.19.9 plugin build errors](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-8-19-9-plugin-build-errors/384516)

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**Author:** [@kbujold\_wr](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kbujold_wr)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 5:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-8-19-9-plugin-build-errors/384516 "2026-01-13T17:18:04Z")

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Hi, how can I resolve this build issue with Kibana 8.19.9? yarn build yarn run v1.22.22 $ yarn plugin-helpers build --debug --verbose $ node ../../scripts/plugin\_helpers build --debug --verbose \[baseline-browser-mapping…

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## [Unable to completely restore the URL, be sure to use the share functionality](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-completely-restore-the-url-be-sure-to-use-the-share-functionality/383960)

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**Author:** [@Haris\_Ahmed](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Haris_Ahmed)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2025, 11:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-completely-restore-the-url-be-sure-to-use-the-share-functionality/383960 "2025-12-21T11:39:45Z")

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Hi Team, We are currently using Elasticsearch and Kibana version 9.2.0 and have configured a drilldown with the "Go to dashboard" action. The drilldown has been created with the relevant options enabled. We are curr…

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## [Customizable Form - Make Dashboards DO Things](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/customizable-form-make-dashboards-do-things/384124)

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**Author:** [@Fabio-sama](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Fabio-sama)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2025, 3:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/customizable-form-make-dashboards-do-things/384124 "2025-12-16T15:54:30Z")

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Hi everyone, I’ve published an open-source Kibana plugin that allows you to build custom, configurable forms as Kibana Visualizations and use them inside your Dashboards so you can basically trigger actions directly fro…

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## [Issue with Custom Plugin Causing "Elastic did not load properly"](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/issue-with-custom-plugin-causing-elastic-did-not-load-properly/361714)

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**Author:** [@Antim\_K](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Antim_K)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2025, 10:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/issue-with-custom-plugin-causing-elastic-did-not-load-properly/361714 "2025-09-16T10:15:31Z")

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Issue with Custom Plugin Causing "Elastic did not load properly" Error in Kibana 8.14.0 Hi everyone, Greetings of the day! I have successfully cloned the Kibana repository and set up everything for local development. …

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## [Embedding Kibana in Company Portal – CORS and Iframe Customization on Elastic Cloud](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/embedding-kibana-in-company-portal-cors-and-iframe-customization-on-elastic-cloud/380549)

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**Author:** [@lithindj](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/lithindj)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 31, 2025, 11:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/embedding-kibana-in-company-portal-cors-and-iframe-customization-on-elastic-cloud/380549 "2025-07-31T11:16:50Z")

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We’re currently working on embedding Kibana dashboards (hosted on Elastic Cloud) into our internal company portal via an iframe, and we’re running into a couple of key challenges: CORS issues: Kibana and our portal are…

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## [Kibana 8.18 Problem with generating PDF reports](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-8-18-problem-with-generating-pdf-reports/378926)

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**Author:** [@hofrichterovak](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/hofrichterovak)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2025, 5:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-8-18-problem-with-generating-pdf-reports/378926 "2025-06-06T05:18:00Z")

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Hello, I am using the user "elastic" to generate PDF reports. Everything worked on version 7.17, but after upgrading to version 8.18 it shows me an error when generating PDF reports - please, see image. What should I s…

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## [How to add ReadOnlyUsers button next to Login button on the Kibana Login page](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-readonlyusers-button-next-to-login-button-on-the-kibana-login-page/375545)

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**Author:** [@karthikmaal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/karthikmaal)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2025, 9:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-readonlyusers-button-next-to-login-button-on-the-kibana-login-page/375545 "2025-04-09T09:08:34Z")

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Hi, I am currently using Kibana v7.6 and have made some customizations to the login page. Specifically, I've added a "ReadOnlyUsers" button next to the Login button (screenshot attached). When clicked, this button autom…

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## [Kibana Plugin Cache Busting](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-plugin-cache-busting/376534)

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**Author:** [@Dallas\_Toth](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Dallas_Toth)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2025, 3:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-plugin-cache-busting/376534 "2025-03-31T15:47:27Z")

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We have a plugin that we continually develop on. Base Kibana version is 8.13.2. When we release new versions of the plugin we always create a new image of Kibana with the new updated image installed to deploy as a conta…

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## [Facing issue in Bar Graph Creation](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/facing-issue-in-bar-graph-creation/368523)

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**Author:** [@Sandeep\_Thakur](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sandeep_Thakur)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2025, 2:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/facing-issue-in-bar-graph-creation/368523 "2025-02-25T14:01:49Z")

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I am using EKL 8.15.2 where we are unable to create horizontal and vertical Bar graph visualisation other all graph working but when we try to create bar graph its showing " kbn-ui-shared-deps-npm.dll.js:365 Uncaught Ty…

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## [How to create a Kibana Plugin and customize it Via ReactJS? Yarn command not Working](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-a-kibana-plugin-and-customize-it-via-reactjs-yarn-command-not-working/373159)

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**Author:** [@K213151](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/K213151)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2025, 4:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-a-kibana-plugin-and-customize-it-via-reactjs-yarn-command-not-working/373159 "2025-01-15T16:46:54Z")

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Im new to ELK Stack, I followed all steps but unable to develop and setup Kibana Plugin. Can anyone guide me step by step on how to do it? With the latest versions. Additionally none of my yarn commands are working, be i…

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## [Sending data to index through vega or by any other kibana feature](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sending-data-to-index-through-vega-or-by-any-other-kibana-feature/370691)

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**Author:** [@aman\_kumar4](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aman_kumar4)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2025, 11:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sending-data-to-index-through-vega-or-by-any-other-kibana-feature/370691 "2025-01-09T11:49:59Z")

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I want to calculate that how much an user spent time on a particular dashboard i have created a timer through vega ( working) now want to send this timer data when user closes/leaves the dashboard so that I can use thi…

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## [How to build a sidebar navigation in our plugin generated by script based on kibana8.14.3](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-build-a-sidebar-navigation-in-our-plugin-generated-by-script-based-on-kibana8-14-3/369290)

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**Author:** [@hash-yang](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/hash-yang)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2025, 12:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-build-a-sidebar-navigation-in-our-plugin-generated-by-script-based-on-kibana8-14-3/369290 "2025-01-06T12:36:52Z")

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version current: kibana 8.14.3; elasticsearch 8.13.4 I follow the guideline run\_kibana\_with\_your\_plugin\_in\_dev\_mode. My Plugin is running normally, and it can be shown in the kibana nivagation. Now, i want to build…

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## [Kibana 8.14.3 plugin build failure breaks Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-8-14-3-plugin-build-failure-breaks-kibana/368278)

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**Author:** [@tdsalty](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tdsalty)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 5, 2024, 3:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-8-14-3-plugin-build-failure-breaks-kibana/368278 "2024-10-05T03:12:06Z")

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Two part problem. Trying to be brief. Part 1 - Plugin build error Plugin works fine in dev environment. Here's the yarn error - it seems that the outdated caniuse-lite is causing the problem. I've tried npx update-b…

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## [Kibana error after upgrade to 8.13.2](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-error-after-upgrade-to-8-13-2/359016)

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**Author:** [@shailendra1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shailendra1)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2024, 6:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-error-after-upgrade-to-8-13-2/359016 "2024-09-27T06:45:26Z")

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Hello Team, i recently upgraded by kibana instance to 8.13.2 using zip bundle after upgrades i am seeking a pop-up error alerts in UI just after logging in kibana dashboard. is anyone can help to let me know this cause…

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## [Kibana script "plugin\_helpers" returns 0 even when failure is encountered](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-script-plugin-helpers-returns-0-even-when-failure-is-encountered/364701)

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**Author:** [@kbujold\_wr](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kbujold_wr)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2024, 9:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-script-plugin-helpers-returns-0-even-when-failure-is-encountered/364701 "2024-09-24T21:08:41Z")

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The Kibana script "scripts/plugin\_helpers" returns 0 even when failure is encountered. This is not optimal has we want our build to fail if there is an error. yarn build yarn run v1.22.21 $ yarn plugin-helpers build --d…

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## [Custom embeddable plugin - How to add to dashboard](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-embeddable-plugin-how-to-add-to-dashboard/366613)

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**Author:** [@OAJ](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/OAJ)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2024, 10:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-embeddable-plugin-how-to-add-to-dashboard/366613 "2024-09-18T22:26:52Z")

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Hi all, So i just completed my embeddable plugin and it is currently showing up in the main side menu at the bottom. How do i add it to my dashboard? Thanks in advance for your reply

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## [Error: Invalid string. Length must be a multiple of 4](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-invalid-string-length-must-be-a-multiple-of-4/366714)

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**Author:** [@lathif\_basha](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/lathif_basha)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2024, 8:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-invalid-string-length-must-be-a-multiple-of-4/366714 "2024-09-18T08:28:32Z")

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Hi Can anyone help to resolve the issue, Any comment is much appreciated. kibana version 7.16.2

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## [Kibana dev wont startup](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-dev-wont-startup/366488)

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**Author:** [@OAJ](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/OAJ)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2024, 5:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-dev-wont-startup/366488 "2024-09-15T17:15:33Z")

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Hi all, So after running yarn build for my custom plugin. Only localhost:9200 works. But localhost:5601 wont startup for kibana dev

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## [Edit a default HTML / add a HTML component for all pages in Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/edit-a-default-html-add-a-html-component-for-all-pages-in-kibana/365962)

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**Author:** [@Neeecu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Neeecu)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2024, 10:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/edit-a-default-html-add-a-html-component-for-all-pages-in-kibana/365962 "2024-09-04T10:37:33Z")

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Hello! I was developing in Kibana and I wanted to add the following chat assistant option (GitHub - langflow-ai/langflow-embedded-chat: The Langflow Embedded Chat is a powerful web component that enables seamless commun…

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## [Is there any option to default the color themes in visualization libraries in kibana 8.x](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-any-option-to-default-the-color-themes-in-visualization-libraries-in-kibana-8-x/364815)

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**Author:** [@tejashree](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tejashree)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2024, 10:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-any-option-to-default-the-color-themes-in-visualization-libraries-in-kibana-8-x/364815 "2024-08-20T10:07:37Z")

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We need to default the color codes in visulzation libraries since we have to keep changing the colors for standard dashboards. Please let us know if there is any option called themes in kibana

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## [Run script during external plugin installation](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/run-script-during-external-plugin-installation/360938)

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**Author:** [@Sheereen](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sheereen)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2024, 6:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/run-script-during-external-plugin-installation/360938 "2024-06-28T06:05:16Z")

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Hi, I am developing a custom external plugin in Kibana using React. As far as I know, anyone can install the plugin into Kibana, given they have access to /usr/share/kibana folder I want to run a a script during my pl…

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## [Roles and privileges](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/roles-and-privileges/361611)

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**Author:** [@Anupama2262](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Anupama2262)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2024, 9:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/roles-and-privileges/361611 "2024-06-18T09:17:43Z")

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I have created a dashboard that I want to integrate into my application. My application already has its own roles and privileges system. I want to filter the data specific to the user ID once they log in to my applicatio…

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## [Sending logs to Elasticshearch](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sending-logs-to-elasticshearch/359280)

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**Author:** [@largado](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/largado)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2024, 5:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sending-logs-to-elasticshearch/359280 "2024-06-18T05:23:03Z")

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My server is opening high number of connections to send data to elasticsearch. Is there any way to send data to elasticsearch opening only one connection and sending all data by this only one connection.

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## [Could you confirm if changes made to the index will be consistently reflected in the associated data view?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/could-you-confirm-if-changes-made-to-the-index-will-be-consistently-reflected-in-the-associated-data-view/360820)

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**Author:** [@Anupama2262](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Anupama2262)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2024, 6:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/could-you-confirm-if-changes-made-to-the-index-will-be-consistently-reflected-in-the-associated-data-view/360820 "2024-06-06T06:16:40Z")

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If I link an index to a data view, will updates made to the index be automatically reflected in the data view, ensuring that my visualizations always display the latest data?

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## [Can we change the language from kibana ui?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-change-the-language-from-kibana-ui/360847)

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**Author:** [@matheuslimx](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/matheuslimx)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2024, 2:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-change-the-language-from-kibana-ui/360847 "2024-06-05T14:41:33Z")

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Hi There is a way to change the language from kibana for portuguese, for example ? can we do that by developing a plugin, or kibana have packages for that ? thank you !

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## [How to get the ES node details from plugin to separate nestJS backend](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-get-the-es-node-details-from-plugin-to-separate-nestjs-backend/357765)

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**Author:** [@Sheereen](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sheereen)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2024, 7:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-get-the-es-node-details-from-plugin-to-separate-nestjs-backend/357765 "2024-05-21T19:52:19Z")

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Hi, I am developing an external plugin using React. I have a separate nestJS backend for the same, and would like to have all the data retrieval for the plugin to be done in the Backend. That is, the nestJS backend wi…

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## [Post data not getting captured in server side, which is posted from client-side](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/post-data-not-getting-captured-in-server-side-which-is-posted-from-client-side/359008)

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**Author:** [@Lokesh\_s](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Lokesh_s)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 9:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/post-data-not-getting-captured-in-server-side-which-is-posted-from-client-side/359008 "2024-05-09T09:22:42Z")

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Hi Team, With post i am trying to send formData to the server end to push it to the elasticsearch. but the formData is always empty in the server end. I have data in formData from the client side. can someone help me if…

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## [Secure Kibana Dasboard Iframes](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/secure-kibana-dasboard-iframes/356738)

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**Author:** [@kishorkumar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kishorkumar)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 11:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/secure-kibana-dasboard-iframes/356738 "2024-04-30T11:20:44Z")

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Hello @elastic #stack-kibana #dev-kibana. We aim to create a restricted iframe that cannot be exploit it is also public iframe url but is only accessible by specific userIds. We intend to embed this iframe in our app. H…

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