---
title: Find apps and objects
description: To quickly find apps and the objects you create, use the search field in the global header. Search suggestions include deep links into applications, allowing...
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3875/explore-analyze/find-and-organize/find-apps-and-objects
products:
  - Kibana
applies_to:
  - Elastic Cloud Serverless: Generally available
  - Elastic Stack: Generally available
---

# Find apps and objects
To quickly find apps and the objects you create, use the search field in the [global header](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3875/explore-analyze/find-and-organize/kibana-interface#global-header). Search suggestions include deep links into applications, allowing you to directly navigate to the views you need most.
<tip>
  <applies-to>Elastic Stack: Generally available since 9.5</applies-to> <applies-to>Elastic Cloud Serverless: Generally available</applies-to> You can also reorder the apps in the navigation menu and hide the ones you don't use. Refer to [Customize your navigation menu](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3875/explore-analyze/find-and-organize/customize-navigation).
</tip>

![Example of searching for apps](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3875/explore-analyze/images/kibana-app-navigation-search.png)

You can search for objects by type, name, and tag. To get the most from the search feature, follow these tips:
- Use the keyboard shortcut to open the search field at any time: **Ctrl+/** on Windows and Linux, or **Command+/** on macOS.
- Use the provided syntax keywords.
  |                         |                                                                                                                                                |
  |-------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  | Search by type          | `type:dashboard`Available types: `application`, `canvas-workpad`, `dashboard`, `data-view`, `lens`, `maps`, `query`, `search`, `visualization` |
  | Search by tag           | `tag:mytagname``tag:"tag name with spaces"`                                                                                                    |
  | Search by type and name | `type:dashboard my_dashboard_title`                                                                                                            |
  | Advanced searches       | `tag:(tagname1 or tagname2) my_dashboard_title``type:lens tag:(tagname1 or tagname2)``type:(dashboard or canvas-workpad) logs`                 |

This example searches for dashboards with the tag `Elastic Agent`.
![Example of searching for tags](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3875/explore-analyze/images/kibana-tags-search.png)