Add a time slider control to dashboards

A time slider control filters a dashboard's time-based data to a range that viewers can adjust, and advance or animate backward and forward. It uses the dashboard's global time filter as its initial range.

To add a time slider control to a dashboard, you need:

• All privilege for the Dashboard feature in Kibana
• An existing dashboard open in Edit mode
• A data view with a time field, so the dashboard has time-based data to filter

A dashboard supports only one time slider control, and it can't be placed freely on the dashboard's grid: it always stays pinned to the top of the dashboard.

1. Open or create a dashboard.

2. Add a time slider control:

   • In Edit mode, select Add → Controls → Time slider.
   • In Edit mode, select Controls → Add time slider control.

3. Optional: Choose how the range moves as viewers advance or animate it. By default, the time slider covers a fixed-width range that slides along the timeline. To anchor the start instead, open the time slider and select Pin start, so the start stays fixed while the end extends. Select Unpin start to return to a sliding range. Viewers can also change this while using the control.

4. Save the dashboard. Viewers can now use the control.

To change the range the time slider covers, change the dashboard's global time filter.

To clear the current selection or remove the control, hover over the control to reveal its action icons, then select an action: