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Run multiple explorations with tabs in Discover

Serverless Preview

Elastic Cloud Serverless projects are autoscaled environments, fully managed by Elastic and available on Elastic Cloud.

Availability

  • Preview

    This functionality is in technical preview and is ready for evaluation. Use with caution in production; it is not recommended for mission-critical workloads. Elastic will work to fix any issues, but features in technical preview are not subject to the support SLA of official GA features. Specific Support terms apply.

Serverless interfaces and procedures might differ from classic Elastic Stack deployments.

Stack Preview 9.2+

The Elastic Stack includes Elastic's core products such as Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash, and Beats.

Availability

  • Preview since 9.2

    This functionality is in technical preview and is ready for evaluation. Use with caution in production; it is not recommended for mission-critical workloads. Elastic will work to fix any issues, but features in technical preview are not subject to the support SLA of official GA features. Specific Support terms apply.

Unless stated otherwise on the page, this functionality is available when your Elastic Stack is deployed on Elastic Cloud Hosted, Elastic Cloud Enterprise, Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes, and self-managed environments.

This documentation corresponds to the latest patch available for each minor version. If you're not using the latest patch, check the release notes for changes.

If you want to compare two queries, or keep one exploration while you try another, open each one in its own tab. Each tab keeps its own query (ES|QL or classic mode), time range, filters, data view, columns, sort order, and the layout that Discover adapts to your data. You can switch between tabs without losing your place.

For example, you can:

  • Compare time periods: Open multiple tabs with the same query but different time ranges.
  • Test query variations: Duplicate a tab to try different ES|QL queries or filters.
  • Switch contexts: Keep separate tabs for logs, metrics, and traces explorations.
  • Test a hypothesis: Switch between different data sources or field combinations.

Open Discover. To keep your tabs for later, you also need the privilege to save Discover sessions. Refer to Save and manage Discover sessions.

  1. To start a fresh exploration, select the icon next to the existing tabs. What the new tab does when it opens depends on your version:
    • Elastic Cloud Serverless projects are autoscaled environments, fully managed by Elastic and available on Elastic Cloud. Availability Preview This functionality is in technical preview and is ready for evaluation. Use with caution in production; it is not recommended for mission-critical workloads. Elastic will work to fix any issues, but features in technical preview are not subject to the support SLA of official GA features. Specific Support terms apply. Serverless interfaces and procedures might differ from classic Elastic Stack deployments. The Elastic Stack includes Elastic's core products such as Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash, and Beats. Availability Planned We plan to add this functionality in a future Elastic Stack update. Subject to changes. Unless stated otherwise on the page, this functionality is available when your Elastic Stack is deployed on Elastic Cloud Hosted, Elastic Cloud Enterprise, Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes, and self-managed environments. This documentation corresponds to the latest patch available for each minor version. If you're not using the latest patch, check the release notes for changes. The tab starts without results. In classic mode, it keeps your current data view. In ES|QL mode, it starts with an empty query, and Discover offers recommended queries for you to start from. It doesn't run any search until you run a query, and auto-refresh stays paused.
    • The Elastic Stack includes Elastic's core products such as Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash, and Beats. Availability Preview from 9.2 to 9.5 This functionality is in technical preview and is ready for evaluation. Use with caution in production; it is not recommended for mission-critical workloads. Elastic will work to fix any issues, but features in technical preview are not subject to the support SLA of official GA features. Specific Support terms apply. Unless stated otherwise on the page, this functionality is available when your Elastic Stack is deployed on Elastic Cloud Hosted, Elastic Cloud Enterprise, Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes, and self-managed environments. This documentation corresponds to the latest patch available for each minor version. If you're not using the latest patch, check the release notes for changes. The tab opens on the same data source as the tab you came from and, by default, runs a search right away.
  2. To test variations of your current query instead, hover over a tab, select the Actions icon, then select Duplicate.

Result: The new tab appears in the tab bar and becomes the active tab.

You can have up to 25 tabs open at once. When you reach the limit, the icon and Duplicate disappear until you close a tab. Restoring closed tabs is also unavailable until then.

If you open a background search from Discover, it opens in a new tab and counts toward the same limit. Refer to Run Discover and Dashboards queries in the background.

To keep your tabs organized:

  • To rename a tab, double-click its label, or hover over the tab, select the Actions icon, then select Rename.

  • To reorder tabs, drag a tab to a new position.

  • To close a tab, hover over it and select the icon.

  • To close several tabs at once, hover over a tab, select the Actions icon, then select Close other tabs to keep only the tab you opened the menu on. To close every tab after that tab, select Close tabs to the right.

    Tip

    To start over, select New session in the application menu. Discover closes all open tabs and moves them to the Recently closed list in the Tabs menu. You can restore them later, and they join your new session.

If you close a tab by mistake, you can get it back. Discover keeps the last 50 closed tabs in your browser.

  1. Open the Tabs menu at the end of the tab bar.

  2. In the Recently closed list, select the tab to restore.

    Elastic Cloud Serverless projects are autoscaled environments, fully managed by Elastic and available on Elastic Cloud. Availability Preview This functionality is in technical preview and is ready for evaluation. Use with caution in production; it is not recommended for mission-critical workloads. Elastic will work to fix any issues, but features in technical preview are not subject to the support SLA of official GA features. Specific Support terms apply. Serverless interfaces and procedures might differ from classic Elastic Stack deployments. The Elastic Stack includes Elastic's core products such as Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash, and Beats. Availability Preview since 9.4 This functionality is in technical preview and is ready for evaluation. Use with caution in production; it is not recommended for mission-critical workloads. Elastic will work to fix any issues, but features in technical preview are not subject to the support SLA of official GA features. Specific Support terms apply. Unless stated otherwise on the page, this functionality is available when your Elastic Stack is deployed on Elastic Cloud Hosted, Elastic Cloud Enterprise, Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes, and self-managed environments. This documentation corresponds to the latest patch available for each minor version. If you're not using the latest patch, check the release notes for changes. Tabs that close together appear as one group in the Tabs menu. Tabs close together when you use Close other tabs or Close tabs to the right, start a new session, or open another Discover session. Expand a group to restore a specific tab, or restore all tabs in the group at once. If restoring a group would exceed the 25-tab limit, Discover restores the first tabs in the group, up to the remaining capacity, and shows a warning.

Result: The tab reappears in the tab bar.