OpenSearch Dashboards
OpenSearch Dashboards is the web UI for OpenSearch. You can use OpenSearch Dashboards to perform most tasks you can do with the OpenSearch APIs. You can also create visualizations and data dashboards with OpenSearch Dashboards.
This documentation uses the following terms:
- OpenSearch Dashboards (plural): The web UI for OpenSearch.
- Dashboard (bold, singular): The application within OpenSearch Dashboards for creating dashboards. See Creating dashboards.
- dashboard (lowercase): An individual collection of data visualizations created in the Dashboard application.
Getting started
The following table provides resources for getting started with OpenSearch Dashboards.
| To learn more about | Go to |
|---|---|
| Exploring OpenSearch Dashboards features | OpenSearch Dashboards quickstart guide |
| Viewing a web-based, read-only OpenSearch Dashboards instance | The OpenSearch Playground |
| Installing and configuring an OpenSearch Dashboards instance or Docker image | Installing OpenSearch Dashboards and Configuring OpenSearch Dashboards |
Exploring data
The following table provides resources for exploring and querying your data in OpenSearch Dashboards.
| To learn more about | Go to | Query languages used |
|---|---|---|
| Exploring data quickly | Analyzing data with Discover | Dashboards Query Language (DQL) or Query String Query Language (Lucene) |
| Querying data | Query Workbench | Structured Query Language (SQL) or Piped Processing Language (PPL) |
| Querying data using the API | Running queries in the Dev Tools Console | Query Domain-specific Language (Query DSL) |
| Visualizing data graphically | Building data visualizations | None |
Observability
The following table provides resources for observability features in OpenSearch Dashboards.
| To learn more about | Go to |
|---|---|
| Observing, monitoring, and securing data and improving performance across tools and workflows. | Observability in OpenSearch Dashboards |
Dashboards management
The following table provides resources for managing and customizing OpenSearch Dashboards.
| To learn more about | Go to |
|---|---|
| Customizing the OpenSearch Dashboards behavior, creating index patterns, and configuring data sources. | Dashboards Management |