Saved Objects

Saved Objects is a management interface for all objects stored in the system, including dashboards, visualizations, searches, index patterns, and queries. It is accessible via Stack Management → Saved Objects.

Overview

The page displays all saved objects in a paginated table with 50 rows per page. A search bar and a Type filter allow narrowing the list to specific object types.

Available object types:

  • config — application configuration objects

  • url — shortened URLs

  • index-pattern — index patterns used across the application

  • query — saved queries

  • dashboard — saved dashboards

  • visualization — saved visualizations

  • visualization-visbuilder — visualizations created with the Visual Builder

  • search — saved searches (from Discover)

Table Columns

Column

Description

Type

Icon indicating the object type

Title

Object name, clickable — opens the object in its associated application

Last updated

Timestamp of the most recent modification

Actions

Per-row action buttons

Actions

Per-row actions

Each row provides a Relationships button (chain-link icon) that opens a view showing dependencies between the selected object and other saved objects — useful for identifying what a visualization depends on before deleting it.

Bulk actions

Select one or more rows using the checkboxes to activate bulk actions:

  • Delete — permanently deletes all selected objects

  • Export — downloads selected objects as an .ndjson file. The export panel includes an Include related objects toggle (enabled by default)

Import and Export

Export all objects

Click the Export button (top right) to open the export dialog. Select which object types to include (all types are selected by default) and click Export all to download the full catalog as an .ndjson file.

Import

Click the Import button (top right) to open the import panel. Upload an .ndjson file using the drag-and-drop area or file picker. Select the import behavior:

  • Check for existing objects (default) — checks for conflicts with existing objects:

    • Automatically overwrite conflicts (default) — replaces existing objects without prompting

    • Request action on conflict — prompts for each conflict individually

  • Create new objects with random IDs — imports all objects as new, ignoring existing ones

Click Import to complete the operation.

Refresh

The Refresh button (top right) reloads the list to reflect any recent changes.