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Jonas Kunz

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From averages to any percentile: Elasticsearch ships native exponential histogram support in ES|QL
ES|QL

May 8, 2026

From averages to any percentile: Elasticsearch ships native exponential histogram support in ES|QL

Query any percentile at any time. Elasticsearch natively stores OTel exponential histograms and lets you analyze distributions in ES|QL without fixed buckets or lossy conversions.

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By: Jonas Kunz

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