Search for saved objects

deprecated

Base URL: https://{kibana_url}

GET /api/saved_objects/_find
GET /s/{space_id}/api/saved_objects/_find

Refer to Spaces for more information.

Warning

This API is deprecated. This is a legacy Saved Objects API and may be removed in a future version of Kibana.

Searches for Kibana saved objects.

For transferring or backing up saved objects, prefer the export API (POST /api/saved_objects/_export).

Authentication

Api key

Authorization: <value>

These APIs use key-based authentication. You must create an API key and use the encoded value in the request header. For example: Authorization: ApiKey base64AccessApiKey

Basic

Authorization: Basic <credentials>

Query parameters

per_page number · min: 0 · default: 20: The number of items per page.
page number · min: 0 · default: 1: The page index to return.
type string[] · max items: 100 required: The saved object type or types to search for. Use multiple type values to search across types.
search string: A text search string.
default_search_operator enum · default: OR: The boolean operator to use when combining multiple values.; Values: OR AND
search_fields string[] · max items: 100: The fields to search on.
sort_field string: The field to sort on.
has_reference union anyOf: Return only saved objects that have a reference to the specified saved object(s).; object or object[]
has_reference_operator enum · default: OR: The boolean operator to use when combining multiple values.; Values: OR AND
has_no_reference union anyOf: Return only saved objects that do not have a reference to the specified saved object(s).; object or object[]
has_no_reference_operator enum · default: OR: The boolean operator to use when combining multiple values.; Values: OR AND
fields string[] · max items: 100: The fields to return for each saved object.
filter string: A KQL filter to apply to the search.
aggs string: Aggregations as a JSON string.
namespaces string[] · max items: 100: The namespaces (spaces) to search in.

Responses

200

A search response.

application/json

400

A bad request.

application/json

Base URL: https://{kibana_url}

Examples

Request Console 1 / 2 languages

Console Kibana Dev Tools

GET kbn://api/saved_objects/_find?type=dashboard&fields=title&per_page=20&page=1

curl Shell

curl \
  -X GET "${KIBANA_URL}/api/saved_objects/_find?type=dashboard&fields=title&per_page=20&page=1" \
  -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${API_KEY}"

Response

{
  "page": 1,
  "per_page": 20,
  "saved_objects": [
    {
      "attributes": {
        "title": "Example dashboard 1"
      },
      "id": "example-dashboard-1",
      "managed": false,
      "namespaces": [
        "default"
      ],
      "references": [],
      "type": "dashboard",
      "updated_at": "2026-04-17T12:00:00.000Z",
      "version": "WzEsMV0="
    }
  ],
  "total": 1
}

{
  "error": "Bad Request",
  "message": "This type dashboard is not allowed: Bad Request",
  "statusCode": 400
}