grafana/docs/sources/reference/timerange.md

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page_title: Time Range options
page_description: Time range user guide
page_keywords: grafana, time range, guide, documentation
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# Dashboard time picker

Grafana provides numerous ways to manage the time ranges of the data being visualized, both at the Dashboard-level and the Panel-level.

![](/img/v1/time_range_controls.png)

In the top right, you have the master Dashboard time picker (it's inbetween the 'Zoom out' and the 'Refresh' links).

From this dropdown you can:

1. Specify an exact time range (eg. "October 13 12:01 to October 14 12:05)
2. Choose a relative time (eg. "Last 15 minutes","Last 1 week")
3. Configure auto-refresh options

All of this applies to all Panels in the Dashboard (except those with Panel Time Overrides enabled)

## Customize relative time and auto auto-refresh options

It's possible to customize the options displayed for relative time and the auto-refresh options.

From Dashboard settings, click the Timepicker tab. From here you can specify the relative and auto refresh intervals. The Timepicker tab settings are saved on a per Dashboard basis.  Entries are comma separated and accept a number followed by one of the following units: s (seconds), m (minutes), h (hours), d (days), w (weeks), M (months), y (years).

![](/img/v1/timepicker_editor.png)

## Panel time override

In Grafana 2.0, it's now possible for individual Panels to override the Dashboard time picker. Please check out the [whats new in 2.0 guide](../guides/whats-new-in-v2/) for further information
Added grafana 1.x docs to main repo 2015-03-10 15:55:42 +08:00			`----`
			`page_title: Time Range options`
			`page_description: Time range user guide`
			`page_keywords: grafana, time range, guide, documentation`
			`---`

Update timerange.md 2015-04-20 10:02:44 +08:00			`# Dashboard time picker`
Added grafana 1.x docs to main repo 2015-03-10 15:55:42 +08:00
docs(): small fix to time range doc page 2015-07-15 23:41:45 +08:00			`Grafana provides numerous ways to manage the time ranges of the data being visualized, both at the Dashboard-level and the Panel-level.`

Added grafana 1.x docs to main repo 2015-03-10 15:55:42 +08:00			`![](/img/v1/time_range_controls.png)`

Update timerange.md 2015-04-20 10:02:44 +08:00			`In the top right, you have the master Dashboard time picker (it's inbetween the 'Zoom out' and the 'Refresh' links).`

			`From this dropdown you can:`

			`1. Specify an exact time range (eg. "October 13 12:01 to October 14 12:05)`
			`2. Choose a relative time (eg. "Last 15 minutes","Last 1 week")`
			`3. Configure auto-refresh options`
Added grafana 1.x docs to main repo 2015-03-10 15:55:42 +08:00
Update timerange.md 2015-04-20 10:02:44 +08:00			`All of this applies to all Panels in the Dashboard (except those with Panel Time Overrides enabled)`
Added grafana 1.x docs to main repo 2015-03-10 15:55:42 +08:00
Update timerange.md 2015-04-20 10:02:44 +08:00			`## Customize relative time and auto auto-refresh options`
Added grafana 1.x docs to main repo 2015-03-10 15:55:42 +08:00
docs(): small fix to time range doc page 2015-07-15 23:41:45 +08:00			`It's possible to customize the options displayed for relative time and the auto-refresh options.`
Update timerange.md 2015-04-20 10:02:44 +08:00
Fixed typos 2015-06-02 23:45:44 +08:00			`From Dashboard settings, click the Timepicker tab. From here you can specify the relative and auto refresh intervals. The Timepicker tab settings are saved on a per Dashboard basis. Entries are comma separated and accept a number followed by one of the following units: s (seconds), m (minutes), h (hours), d (days), w (weeks), M (months), y (years).`
Added grafana 1.x docs to main repo 2015-03-10 15:55:42 +08:00
			`![](/img/v1/timepicker_editor.png)`

docs(): small fix to time range doc page 2015-07-15 23:41:45 +08:00			`## Panel time override`
Update timerange.md 2015-04-20 10:02:44 +08:00
			`In Grafana 2.0, it's now possible for individual Panels to override the Dashboard time picker. Please check out the [whats new in 2.0 guide](../guides/whats-new-in-v2/) for further information`