diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/app.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/app.tsx
index 9539d530bab0..9d5125532e5b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/app.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/app.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import React, { FC } from 'react';
 import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
 
-import { AppMountParameters, CoreStart } from 'kibana/public';
+import { AppMountParameters, CoreStart, HttpStart } from 'kibana/public';
 
 import { Storage } from '../../../../../src/plugins/kibana_utils/public';
 
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ import { setLicenseCache } from './license';
 import { MlSetupDependencies, MlStartDependencies } from '../plugin';
 
 import { MlRouter } from './routing';
+import { mlApiServicesProvider } from './services/ml_api_service';
+import { HttpService } from './services/http_service';
 
 type MlDependencies = MlSetupDependencies & MlStartDependencies;
 
@@ -27,6 +29,23 @@ interface AppProps {
 
 const localStorage = new Storage(window.localStorage);
 
+/**
+ * Provides global services available across the entire ML app.
+ */
+export function getMlGlobalServices(httpStart: HttpStart) {
+  const httpService = new HttpService(httpStart);
+  return {
+    httpService,
+    mlApiServices: mlApiServicesProvider(httpService),
+  };
+}
+
+export interface MlServicesContext {
+  mlServices: MlGlobalServices;
+}
+
+export type MlGlobalServices = ReturnType<typeof getMlGlobalServices>;
+
 const App: FC<AppProps> = ({ coreStart, deps }) => {
   const pageDeps = {
     indexPatterns: deps.data.indexPatterns,
@@ -47,7 +66,9 @@ const App: FC<AppProps> = ({ coreStart, deps }) => {
   const I18nContext = coreStart.i18n.Context;
   return (
     <I18nContext>
-      <KibanaContextProvider services={services}>
+      <KibanaContextProvider
+        services={{ ...services, mlServices: getMlGlobalServices(coreStart.http) }}
+      >
         <MlRouter pageDeps={pageDeps} />
       </KibanaContextProvider>
     </I18nContext>
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/components/job_selector/job_selector_flyout.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/components/job_selector/job_selector_flyout.tsx
index 3fb654f35be4..803281bcd0ce 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/components/job_selector/job_selector_flyout.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/components/job_selector/job_selector_flyout.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import {
   normalizeTimes,
 } from './job_select_service_utils';
 import { MlJobWithTimeRange } from '../../../../common/types/anomaly_detection_jobs';
-import { ml } from '../../services/ml_api_service';
 import { useMlKibana } from '../../contexts/kibana';
 import { JobSelectionMaps } from './job_selector';
 
@@ -66,7 +65,10 @@ export const JobSelectorFlyout: FC<JobSelectorFlyoutProps> = ({
   withTimeRangeSelector = true,
 }) => {
   const {
-    services: { notifications },
+    services: {
+      notifications,
+      mlServices: { mlApiServices },
+    },
   } = useMlKibana();
 
   const [newSelection, setNewSelection] = useState(selectedIds);
@@ -151,7 +153,7 @@ export const JobSelectorFlyout: FC<JobSelectorFlyoutProps> = ({
 
   async function fetchJobs() {
     try {
-      const resp = await ml.jobs.jobsWithTimerange(dateFormatTz);
+      const resp = await mlApiServices.jobs.jobsWithTimerange(dateFormatTz);
       const normalizedJobs = normalizeTimes(resp.jobs, dateFormatTz, DEFAULT_GANTT_BAR_WIDTH);
       const { groups: groupsWithTimerange, groupsMap } = getGroupsFromJobs(normalizedJobs);
       setJobs(normalizedJobs);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/components/navigation_menu/date_picker_wrapper/date_picker_wrapper.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/components/navigation_menu/date_picker_wrapper/date_picker_wrapper.tsx
index 27f8c822d68e..beafae1ecd2f 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/components/navigation_menu/date_picker_wrapper/date_picker_wrapper.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/components/navigation_menu/date_picker_wrapper/date_picker_wrapper.tsx
@@ -9,10 +9,7 @@ import { Subscription } from 'rxjs';
 import { EuiSuperDatePicker, OnRefreshProps } from '@elastic/eui';
 import { TimeRange, TimeHistoryContract } from 'src/plugins/data/public';
 
-import {
-  mlTimefilterRefresh$,
-  mlTimefilterTimeChange$,
-} from '../../../services/timefilter_refresh_service';
+import { mlTimefilterRefresh$ } from '../../../services/timefilter_refresh_service';
 import { useUrlState } from '../../../util/url_state';
 import { useMlKibana } from '../../../contexts/kibana';
 
@@ -108,7 +105,6 @@ export const DatePickerWrapper: FC = () => {
     timefilter.setTime(newTime);
     setTime(newTime);
     setRecentlyUsedRanges(getRecentlyUsedRanges());
-    mlTimefilterTimeChange$.next({ lastRefresh: Date.now(), timeRange: { start, end } });
   }
 
   function updateInterval({
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/contexts/kibana/kibana_context.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/contexts/kibana/kibana_context.ts
index 2a156b5716ad..3bc3b8c2c6df 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/contexts/kibana/kibana_context.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/contexts/kibana/kibana_context.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
 import { SecurityPluginSetup } from '../../../../../security/public';
 import { LicenseManagementUIPluginSetup } from '../../../../../license_management/public';
 import { SharePluginStart } from '../../../../../../../src/plugins/share/public';
+import { MlServicesContext } from '../../app';
 
 interface StartPlugins {
   data: DataPublicPluginStart;
@@ -20,7 +21,8 @@ interface StartPlugins {
   licenseManagement?: LicenseManagementUIPluginSetup;
   share: SharePluginStart;
 }
-export type StartServices = CoreStart & StartPlugins & { kibanaVersion: string };
+export type StartServices = CoreStart &
+  StartPlugins & { kibanaVersion: string } & MlServicesContext;
 // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/rules-of-hooks
 export const useMlKibana = () => useKibana<StartServices>();
 export type MlKibanaReactContextValue = KibanaReactContextValue<StartServices>;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/contexts/ml/ml_context.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/contexts/ml/ml_context.ts
index 07d5a153664b..95ef5e5b2938 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/contexts/ml/ml_context.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/contexts/ml/ml_context.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { IndexPattern, IndexPatternsContract } from '../../../../../../../src/plugins/data/public';
 import { SavedSearchSavedObject } from '../../../../common/types/kibana';
+import { MlServicesContext } from '../../app';
 
 export interface MlContextValue {
   combinedQuery: any;
@@ -34,4 +35,4 @@ export type SavedSearchQuery = object;
 // Multiple custom hooks can be created to access subsets of
 // the overall context value if necessary too,
 // see useCurrentIndexPattern() for example.
-export const MlContext = React.createContext<Partial<MlContextValue>>({});
+export const MlContext = React.createContext<Partial<MlContextValue & MlServicesContext>>({});
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/_explorer.scss b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/_explorer.scss
index 7e5f354bbb40..63c471e66c49 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/_explorer.scss
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/_explorer.scss
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+$borderRadius: $euiBorderRadius / 2;
+
 .ml-swimlane-selector {
   visibility: hidden;
 }
@@ -104,10 +106,9 @@
 
   // SASSTODO: This entire selector needs to be rewritten.
   // It looks extremely brittle with very specific sizing units
-  .ml-explorer-swimlane {
+  .mlExplorerSwimlane {
     user-select: none;
     padding: 0;
-    margin-bottom: $euiSizeS;
 
     line.gridLine {
       stroke: $euiBorderColor;
@@ -218,17 +219,20 @@
   div.lane {
     height: 30px;
     border-bottom: 0px;
-    border-radius: 2px;
-    margin-top: -1px;
+    border-radius: $borderRadius;
     white-space: nowrap;
 
+    &:not(:first-child) {
+      margin-top: -1px;
+    }
+
     div.lane-label {
       display: inline-block;
-      font-size: 13px;
+      font-size: $euiFontSizeXS;
       height: 30px;
       text-align: right;
       vertical-align: middle;
-      border-radius: 2px;
+      border-radius: $borderRadius;
       padding-right: 5px;
       margin-right: 5px;
       border: 1px solid transparent;
@@ -261,7 +265,7 @@
         .sl-cell-inner-dragselect {
           height: 26px;
           margin: 1px;
-          border-radius: 2px;
+          border-radius: $borderRadius;
           text-align: center;
         }
 
@@ -293,7 +297,7 @@
         .sl-cell-inner,
         .sl-cell-inner-dragselect {
           border: 2px solid $euiColorDarkShade;
-          border-radius: 2px;
+          border-radius: $borderRadius;
           opacity: 1;
         }
       }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/actions/load_explorer_data.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/actions/load_explorer_data.ts
index 590a69283a81..095b42ffac5b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/actions/load_explorer_data.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/actions/load_explorer_data.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import useObservable from 'react-use/lib/useObservable';
 import { forkJoin, of, Observable, Subject } from 'rxjs';
 import { mergeMap, switchMap, tap } from 'rxjs/operators';
 
+import { useCallback, useMemo } from 'react';
 import { anomalyDataChange } from '../explorer_charts/explorer_charts_container_service';
 import { explorerService } from '../explorer_dashboard_service';
 import {
@@ -22,15 +23,17 @@ import {
   loadAnomaliesTableData,
   loadDataForCharts,
   loadFilteredTopInfluencers,
-  loadOverallData,
   loadTopInfluencers,
-  loadViewBySwimlane,
-  loadViewByTopFieldValuesForSelectedTime,
   AppStateSelectedCells,
   ExplorerJob,
   TimeRangeBounds,
 } from '../explorer_utils';
 import { ExplorerState } from '../reducers';
+import { useMlKibana, useTimefilter } from '../../contexts/kibana';
+import { AnomalyTimelineService } from '../../services/anomaly_timeline_service';
+import { mlResultsServiceProvider } from '../../services/results_service';
+import { isViewBySwimLaneData } from '../swimlane_container';
+import { ANOMALY_SWIM_LANE_HARD_LIMIT } from '../explorer_constants';
 
 // Memoize the data fetching methods.
 // wrapWithLastRefreshArg() wraps any given function and preprends a `lastRefresh` argument
@@ -39,13 +42,13 @@ import { ExplorerState } from '../reducers';
 // about this parameter. The generic type T retains and returns the type information of
 // the original function.
 const memoizeIsEqual = (newArgs: any[], lastArgs: any[]) => isEqual(newArgs, lastArgs);
-const wrapWithLastRefreshArg = <T extends (...a: any[]) => any>(func: T) => {
+const wrapWithLastRefreshArg = <T extends (...a: any[]) => any>(func: T, context: any = null) => {
   return function (lastRefresh: number, ...args: Parameters<T>): ReturnType<T> {
-    return func.apply(null, args);
+    return func.apply(context, args);
   };
 };
-const memoize = <T extends (...a: any[]) => any>(func: T) => {
-  return memoizeOne(wrapWithLastRefreshArg<T>(func), memoizeIsEqual);
+const memoize = <T extends (...a: any[]) => any>(func: T, context?: any) => {
+  return memoizeOne(wrapWithLastRefreshArg<T>(func, context), memoizeIsEqual);
 };
 
 const memoizedAnomalyDataChange = memoize<typeof anomalyDataChange>(anomalyDataChange);
@@ -56,9 +59,7 @@ const memoizedLoadDataForCharts = memoize<typeof loadDataForCharts>(loadDataForC
 const memoizedLoadFilteredTopInfluencers = memoize<typeof loadFilteredTopInfluencers>(
   loadFilteredTopInfluencers
 );
-const memoizedLoadOverallData = memoize(loadOverallData);
 const memoizedLoadTopInfluencers = memoize(loadTopInfluencers);
-const memoizedLoadViewBySwimlane = memoize(loadViewBySwimlane);
 const memoizedLoadAnomaliesTableData = memoize(loadAnomaliesTableData);
 
 export interface LoadExplorerDataConfig {
@@ -73,6 +74,9 @@ export interface LoadExplorerDataConfig {
   tableInterval: string;
   tableSeverity: number;
   viewBySwimlaneFieldName: string;
+  viewByFromPage: number;
+  viewByPerPage: number;
+  swimlaneContainerWidth: number;
 }
 
 export const isLoadExplorerDataConfig = (arg: any): arg is LoadExplorerDataConfig => {
@@ -87,183 +91,213 @@ export const isLoadExplorerDataConfig = (arg: any): arg is LoadExplorerDataConfi
 
 /**
  * Fetches the data necessary for the Anomaly Explorer using observables.
- *
- * @param config LoadExplorerDataConfig
- *
- * @return Partial<ExplorerState>
  */
-function loadExplorerData(config: LoadExplorerDataConfig): Observable<Partial<ExplorerState>> {
-  if (!isLoadExplorerDataConfig(config)) {
-    return of({});
-  }
-
-  const {
-    bounds,
-    lastRefresh,
-    influencersFilterQuery,
-    noInfluencersConfigured,
-    selectedCells,
-    selectedJobs,
-    swimlaneBucketInterval,
-    swimlaneLimit,
-    tableInterval,
-    tableSeverity,
-    viewBySwimlaneFieldName,
-  } = config;
-
-  const selectionInfluencers = getSelectionInfluencers(selectedCells, viewBySwimlaneFieldName);
-  const jobIds = getSelectionJobIds(selectedCells, selectedJobs);
-  const timerange = getSelectionTimeRange(
-    selectedCells,
-    swimlaneBucketInterval.asSeconds(),
-    bounds
+const loadExplorerDataProvider = (anomalyTimelineService: AnomalyTimelineService) => {
+  const memoizedLoadOverallData = memoize(
+    anomalyTimelineService.loadOverallData,
+    anomalyTimelineService
   );
+  const memoizedLoadViewBySwimlane = memoize(
+    anomalyTimelineService.loadViewBySwimlane,
+    anomalyTimelineService
+  );
+  return (config: LoadExplorerDataConfig): Observable<Partial<ExplorerState>> => {
+    if (!isLoadExplorerDataConfig(config)) {
+      return of({});
+    }
 
-  const dateFormatTz = getDateFormatTz();
-
-  // First get the data where we have all necessary args at hand using forkJoin:
-  // annotationsData, anomalyChartRecords, influencers, overallState, tableData, topFieldValues
-  return forkJoin({
-    annotationsData: memoizedLoadAnnotationsTableData(
+    const {
+      bounds,
       lastRefresh,
+      influencersFilterQuery,
+      noInfluencersConfigured,
       selectedCells,
       selectedJobs,
-      swimlaneBucketInterval.asSeconds(),
-      bounds
-    ),
-    anomalyChartRecords: memoizedLoadDataForCharts(
-      lastRefresh,
-      jobIds,
-      timerange.earliestMs,
-      timerange.latestMs,
-      selectionInfluencers,
-      selectedCells,
-      influencersFilterQuery
-    ),
-    influencers:
-      selectionInfluencers.length === 0
-        ? memoizedLoadTopInfluencers(
-            lastRefresh,
-            jobIds,
-            timerange.earliestMs,
-            timerange.latestMs,
-            [],
-            noInfluencersConfigured,
-            influencersFilterQuery
-          )
-        : Promise.resolve({}),
-    overallState: memoizedLoadOverallData(
-      lastRefresh,
-      selectedJobs,
       swimlaneBucketInterval,
-      bounds
-    ),
-    tableData: memoizedLoadAnomaliesTableData(
-      lastRefresh,
-      selectedCells,
-      selectedJobs,
-      dateFormatTz,
-      swimlaneBucketInterval.asSeconds(),
-      bounds,
-      viewBySwimlaneFieldName,
+      swimlaneLimit,
       tableInterval,
       tableSeverity,
-      influencersFilterQuery
-    ),
-    topFieldValues:
-      selectedCells !== undefined && selectedCells.showTopFieldValues === true
-        ? loadViewByTopFieldValuesForSelectedTime(
+      viewBySwimlaneFieldName,
+      swimlaneContainerWidth,
+      viewByFromPage,
+      viewByPerPage,
+    } = config;
+
+    const selectionInfluencers = getSelectionInfluencers(selectedCells, viewBySwimlaneFieldName);
+    const jobIds = getSelectionJobIds(selectedCells, selectedJobs);
+    const timerange = getSelectionTimeRange(
+      selectedCells,
+      swimlaneBucketInterval.asSeconds(),
+      bounds
+    );
+
+    const dateFormatTz = getDateFormatTz();
+
+    // First get the data where we have all necessary args at hand using forkJoin:
+    // annotationsData, anomalyChartRecords, influencers, overallState, tableData, topFieldValues
+    return forkJoin({
+      annotationsData: memoizedLoadAnnotationsTableData(
+        lastRefresh,
+        selectedCells,
+        selectedJobs,
+        swimlaneBucketInterval.asSeconds(),
+        bounds
+      ),
+      anomalyChartRecords: memoizedLoadDataForCharts(
+        lastRefresh,
+        jobIds,
+        timerange.earliestMs,
+        timerange.latestMs,
+        selectionInfluencers,
+        selectedCells,
+        influencersFilterQuery
+      ),
+      influencers:
+        selectionInfluencers.length === 0
+          ? memoizedLoadTopInfluencers(
+              lastRefresh,
+              jobIds,
+              timerange.earliestMs,
+              timerange.latestMs,
+              [],
+              noInfluencersConfigured,
+              influencersFilterQuery
+            )
+          : Promise.resolve({}),
+      overallState: memoizedLoadOverallData(lastRefresh, selectedJobs, swimlaneContainerWidth),
+      tableData: memoizedLoadAnomaliesTableData(
+        lastRefresh,
+        selectedCells,
+        selectedJobs,
+        dateFormatTz,
+        swimlaneBucketInterval.asSeconds(),
+        bounds,
+        viewBySwimlaneFieldName,
+        tableInterval,
+        tableSeverity,
+        influencersFilterQuery
+      ),
+      topFieldValues:
+        selectedCells !== undefined && selectedCells.showTopFieldValues === true
+          ? anomalyTimelineService.loadViewByTopFieldValuesForSelectedTime(
+              timerange.earliestMs,
+              timerange.latestMs,
+              selectedJobs,
+              viewBySwimlaneFieldName,
+              swimlaneLimit,
+              viewByPerPage,
+              viewByFromPage,
+              swimlaneContainerWidth
+            )
+          : Promise.resolve([]),
+    }).pipe(
+      // Trigger a side-effect action to reset view-by swimlane,
+      // show the view-by loading indicator
+      // and pass on the data we already fetched.
+      tap(explorerService.setViewBySwimlaneLoading),
+      // Trigger a side-effect to update the charts.
+      tap(({ anomalyChartRecords }) => {
+        if (selectedCells !== undefined && Array.isArray(anomalyChartRecords)) {
+          memoizedAnomalyDataChange(
+            lastRefresh,
+            anomalyChartRecords,
             timerange.earliestMs,
             timerange.latestMs,
-            selectedJobs,
-            viewBySwimlaneFieldName,
-            swimlaneLimit,
-            noInfluencersConfigured
-          )
-        : Promise.resolve([]),
-  }).pipe(
-    // Trigger a side-effect action to reset view-by swimlane,
-    // show the view-by loading indicator
-    // and pass on the data we already fetched.
-    tap(explorerService.setViewBySwimlaneLoading),
-    // Trigger a side-effect to update the charts.
-    tap(({ anomalyChartRecords }) => {
-      if (selectedCells !== undefined && Array.isArray(anomalyChartRecords)) {
-        memoizedAnomalyDataChange(
-          lastRefresh,
-          anomalyChartRecords,
-          timerange.earliestMs,
-          timerange.latestMs,
-          tableSeverity
-        );
-      } else {
-        memoizedAnomalyDataChange(
-          lastRefresh,
-          [],
-          timerange.earliestMs,
-          timerange.latestMs,
-          tableSeverity
-        );
-      }
-    }),
-    // Load view-by swimlane data and filtered top influencers.
-    // mergeMap is used to have access to the already fetched data and act on it in arg #1.
-    // In arg #2 of mergeMap we combine the data and pass it on in the action format
-    // which can be consumed by explorerReducer() later on.
-    mergeMap(
-      ({ anomalyChartRecords, influencers, overallState, topFieldValues }) =>
-        forkJoin({
-          influencers:
-            (selectionInfluencers.length > 0 || influencersFilterQuery !== undefined) &&
-            anomalyChartRecords !== undefined &&
-            anomalyChartRecords.length > 0
-              ? memoizedLoadFilteredTopInfluencers(
-                  lastRefresh,
-                  jobIds,
-                  timerange.earliestMs,
-                  timerange.latestMs,
-                  anomalyChartRecords,
-                  selectionInfluencers,
-                  noInfluencersConfigured,
-                  influencersFilterQuery
-                )
-              : Promise.resolve(influencers),
-          viewBySwimlaneState: memoizedLoadViewBySwimlane(
+            tableSeverity
+          );
+        } else {
+          memoizedAnomalyDataChange(
             lastRefresh,
-            topFieldValues,
-            {
-              earliest: overallState.overallSwimlaneData.earliest,
-              latest: overallState.overallSwimlaneData.latest,
-            },
-            selectedJobs,
-            viewBySwimlaneFieldName,
-            swimlaneLimit,
-            influencersFilterQuery,
-            noInfluencersConfigured
-          ),
-        }),
-      (
-        { annotationsData, overallState, tableData },
-        { influencers, viewBySwimlaneState }
-      ): Partial<ExplorerState> => {
-        return {
-          annotationsData,
-          influencers,
-          ...overallState,
-          ...viewBySwimlaneState,
-          tableData,
-        };
-      }
-    )
-  );
-}
-
-const loadExplorerData$ = new Subject<LoadExplorerDataConfig>();
-const explorerData$ = loadExplorerData$.pipe(
-  switchMap((config: LoadExplorerDataConfig) => loadExplorerData(config))
-);
-
-export const useExplorerData = (): [Partial<ExplorerState> | undefined, (d: any) => void] => {
-  const explorerData = useObservable(explorerData$);
-  return [explorerData, (c) => loadExplorerData$.next(c)];
+            [],
+            timerange.earliestMs,
+            timerange.latestMs,
+            tableSeverity
+          );
+        }
+      }),
+      // Load view-by swimlane data and filtered top influencers.
+      // mergeMap is used to have access to the already fetched data and act on it in arg #1.
+      // In arg #2 of mergeMap we combine the data and pass it on in the action format
+      // which can be consumed by explorerReducer() later on.
+      mergeMap(
+        ({ anomalyChartRecords, influencers, overallState, topFieldValues }) =>
+          forkJoin({
+            influencers:
+              (selectionInfluencers.length > 0 || influencersFilterQuery !== undefined) &&
+              anomalyChartRecords !== undefined &&
+              anomalyChartRecords.length > 0
+                ? memoizedLoadFilteredTopInfluencers(
+                    lastRefresh,
+                    jobIds,
+                    timerange.earliestMs,
+                    timerange.latestMs,
+                    anomalyChartRecords,
+                    selectionInfluencers,
+                    noInfluencersConfigured,
+                    influencersFilterQuery
+                  )
+                : Promise.resolve(influencers),
+            viewBySwimlaneState: memoizedLoadViewBySwimlane(
+              lastRefresh,
+              topFieldValues,
+              {
+                earliest: overallState.earliest,
+                latest: overallState.latest,
+              },
+              selectedJobs,
+              viewBySwimlaneFieldName,
+              ANOMALY_SWIM_LANE_HARD_LIMIT,
+              viewByPerPage,
+              viewByFromPage,
+              swimlaneContainerWidth,
+              influencersFilterQuery
+            ),
+          }),
+        (
+          { annotationsData, overallState, tableData },
+          { influencers, viewBySwimlaneState }
+        ): Partial<ExplorerState> => {
+          return {
+            annotationsData,
+            influencers,
+            loading: false,
+            viewBySwimlaneDataLoading: false,
+            overallSwimlaneData: overallState,
+            viewBySwimlaneData: viewBySwimlaneState,
+            tableData,
+            swimlaneLimit: isViewBySwimLaneData(viewBySwimlaneState)
+              ? viewBySwimlaneState.cardinality
+              : undefined,
+          };
+        }
+      )
+    );
+  };
+};
+export const useExplorerData = (): [Partial<ExplorerState> | undefined, (d: any) => void] => {
+  const timefilter = useTimefilter();
+
+  const {
+    services: {
+      mlServices: { mlApiServices },
+      uiSettings,
+    },
+  } = useMlKibana();
+  const loadExplorerData = useMemo(() => {
+    const service = new AnomalyTimelineService(
+      timefilter,
+      uiSettings,
+      mlResultsServiceProvider(mlApiServices)
+    );
+    return loadExplorerDataProvider(service);
+  }, []);
+  const loadExplorerData$ = useMemo(() => new Subject<LoadExplorerDataConfig>(), []);
+  const explorerData$ = useMemo(() => loadExplorerData$.pipe(switchMap(loadExplorerData)), []);
+  const explorerData = useObservable(explorerData$);
+
+  const update = useCallback((c) => {
+    loadExplorerData$.next(c);
+  }, []);
+
+  return [explorerData, update];
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/add_to_dashboard_control.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/add_to_dashboard_control.tsx
index 16e2fb47a209..3ad749c9d063 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/add_to_dashboard_control.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/add_to_dashboard_control.tsx
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ function getDefaultEmbeddablepaPanelConfig(jobIds: JobId[]) {
 interface AddToDashboardControlProps {
   jobIds: JobId[];
   viewBy: string;
-  limit: number;
   onClose: (callback?: () => Promise<any>) => void;
 }
 
@@ -63,7 +62,6 @@ export const AddToDashboardControl: FC<AddToDashboardControlProps> = ({
   onClose,
   jobIds,
   viewBy,
-  limit,
 }) => {
   const {
     notifications: { toasts },
@@ -141,7 +139,6 @@ export const AddToDashboardControl: FC<AddToDashboardControlProps> = ({
               jobIds,
               swimlaneType,
               viewBy,
-              limit,
             },
           };
         }
@@ -206,8 +203,8 @@ export const AddToDashboardControl: FC<AddToDashboardControlProps> = ({
     {
       id: SWIMLANE_TYPE.VIEW_BY,
       label: i18n.translate('xpack.ml.explorer.viewByFieldLabel', {
-        defaultMessage: 'View by {viewByField}, up to {limit} rows',
-        values: { viewByField: viewBy, limit },
+        defaultMessage: 'View by {viewByField}',
+        values: { viewByField: viewBy },
       }),
     },
   ];
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/anomaly_timeline.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/anomaly_timeline.tsx
index b4d32e2af64b..e00e2e1e1e2e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/anomaly_timeline.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/anomaly_timeline.tsx
@@ -22,12 +22,11 @@ import {
 } from '@elastic/eui';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import { FormattedMessage } from '@kbn/i18n/react';
-import { DRAG_SELECT_ACTION, VIEW_BY_JOB_LABEL } from './explorer_constants';
+import { DRAG_SELECT_ACTION, SWIMLANE_TYPE, VIEW_BY_JOB_LABEL } from './explorer_constants';
 import { AddToDashboardControl } from './add_to_dashboard_control';
 import { useMlKibana } from '../contexts/kibana';
 import { TimeBuckets } from '../util/time_buckets';
 import { UI_SETTINGS } from '../../../../../../src/plugins/data/common';
-import { SelectLimit } from './select_limit';
 import {
   ALLOW_CELL_RANGE_SELECTION,
   dragSelect$,
@@ -36,9 +35,9 @@ import {
 import { ExplorerState } from './reducers/explorer_reducer';
 import { hasMatchingPoints } from './has_matching_points';
 import { ExplorerNoInfluencersFound } from './components/explorer_no_influencers_found/explorer_no_influencers_found';
-import { LoadingIndicator } from '../components/loading_indicator';
 import { SwimlaneContainer } from './swimlane_container';
-import { OverallSwimlaneData } from './explorer_utils';
+import { OverallSwimlaneData, ViewBySwimLaneData } from './explorer_utils';
+import { NoOverallData } from './components/no_overall_data';
 
 function mapSwimlaneOptionsToEuiOptions(options: string[]) {
   return options.map((option) => ({
@@ -132,8 +131,11 @@ export const AnomalyTimeline: FC<AnomalyTimelineProps> = React.memo(
       viewBySwimlaneDataLoading,
       viewBySwimlaneFieldName,
       viewBySwimlaneOptions,
-      swimlaneLimit,
       selectedJobs,
+      viewByFromPage,
+      viewByPerPage,
+      swimlaneLimit,
+      loading,
     } = explorerState;
 
     const setSwimlaneSelectActive = useCallback((active: boolean) => {
@@ -159,25 +161,18 @@ export const AnomalyTimeline: FC<AnomalyTimelineProps> = React.memo(
     }, []);
 
     // Listener for click events in the swimlane to load corresponding anomaly data.
-    const swimlaneCellClick = useCallback((selectedCellsUpdate: any) => {
-      // If selectedCells is an empty object we clear any existing selection,
-      // otherwise we save the new selection in AppState and update the Explorer.
-      if (Object.keys(selectedCellsUpdate).length === 0) {
-        setSelectedCells();
-      } else {
-        setSelectedCells(selectedCellsUpdate);
-      }
-    }, []);
-
-    const showOverallSwimlane =
-      overallSwimlaneData !== null &&
-      overallSwimlaneData.laneLabels &&
-      overallSwimlaneData.laneLabels.length > 0;
-
-    const showViewBySwimlane =
-      viewBySwimlaneData !== null &&
-      viewBySwimlaneData.laneLabels &&
-      viewBySwimlaneData.laneLabels.length > 0;
+    const swimlaneCellClick = useCallback(
+      (selectedCellsUpdate: any) => {
+        // If selectedCells is an empty object we clear any existing selection,
+        // otherwise we save the new selection in AppState and update the Explorer.
+        if (Object.keys(selectedCellsUpdate).length === 0) {
+          setSelectedCells();
+        } else {
+          setSelectedCells(selectedCellsUpdate);
+        }
+      },
+      [setSelectedCells]
+    );
 
     const menuItems = useMemo(() => {
       const items = [];
@@ -235,21 +230,6 @@ export const AnomalyTimeline: FC<AnomalyTimelineProps> = React.memo(
                     />
                   </EuiFormRow>
                 </EuiFlexItem>
-                <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
-                  <EuiFormRow
-                    label={
-                      <span className="eui-textNoWrap">
-                        <FormattedMessage
-                          id="xpack.ml.explorer.limitLabel"
-                          defaultMessage="Limit"
-                        />
-                      </span>
-                    }
-                    display={'columnCompressed'}
-                  >
-                    <SelectLimit />
-                  </EuiFormRow>
-                </EuiFlexItem>
                 <EuiFlexItem grow={false} style={{ alignSelf: 'center' }}>
                   <div className="panel-sub-title">
                     {viewByLoadedForTimeFormatted && (
@@ -305,68 +285,84 @@ export const AnomalyTimeline: FC<AnomalyTimelineProps> = React.memo(
           <EuiSpacer size="m" />
 
           <div
-            className="ml-explorer-swimlane euiText"
+            className="mlExplorerSwimlane euiText"
             onMouseEnter={onSwimlaneEnterHandler}
             onMouseLeave={onSwimlaneLeaveHandler}
             data-test-subj="mlAnomalyExplorerSwimlaneOverall"
           >
-            {showOverallSwimlane && (
-              <SwimlaneContainer
-                filterActive={filterActive}
-                maskAll={maskAll}
-                timeBuckets={timeBuckets}
-                swimlaneCellClick={swimlaneCellClick}
-                swimlaneData={overallSwimlaneData as OverallSwimlaneData}
-                swimlaneType={'overall'}
-                selection={selectedCells}
-                swimlaneRenderDoneListener={swimlaneRenderDoneListener}
-                onResize={(width) => explorerService.setSwimlaneContainerWidth(width)}
-              />
-            )}
+            <SwimlaneContainer
+              filterActive={filterActive}
+              maskAll={maskAll}
+              timeBuckets={timeBuckets}
+              swimlaneCellClick={swimlaneCellClick}
+              swimlaneData={overallSwimlaneData as OverallSwimlaneData}
+              swimlaneType={'overall'}
+              selection={selectedCells}
+              swimlaneRenderDoneListener={swimlaneRenderDoneListener}
+              onResize={(width) => explorerService.setSwimlaneContainerWidth(width)}
+              isLoading={loading}
+              noDataWarning={<NoOverallData />}
+            />
           </div>
 
+          <EuiSpacer size="m" />
+
           {viewBySwimlaneOptions.length > 0 && (
             <>
-              {showViewBySwimlane && (
-                <>
-                  <EuiSpacer size="m" />
-                  <div
-                    className="ml-explorer-swimlane euiText"
-                    onMouseEnter={onSwimlaneEnterHandler}
-                    onMouseLeave={onSwimlaneLeaveHandler}
-                    data-test-subj="mlAnomalyExplorerSwimlaneViewBy"
-                  >
-                    <SwimlaneContainer
-                      filterActive={filterActive}
-                      maskAll={
-                        maskAll &&
-                        !hasMatchingPoints({
-                          filteredFields,
-                          swimlaneData: viewBySwimlaneData,
-                        })
+              <>
+                <div
+                  className="mlExplorerSwimlane euiText"
+                  onMouseEnter={onSwimlaneEnterHandler}
+                  onMouseLeave={onSwimlaneLeaveHandler}
+                  data-test-subj="mlAnomalyExplorerSwimlaneViewBy"
+                >
+                  <SwimlaneContainer
+                    filterActive={filterActive}
+                    maskAll={
+                      maskAll &&
+                      !hasMatchingPoints({
+                        filteredFields,
+                        swimlaneData: viewBySwimlaneData,
+                      })
+                    }
+                    timeBuckets={timeBuckets}
+                    swimlaneCellClick={swimlaneCellClick}
+                    swimlaneData={viewBySwimlaneData as ViewBySwimLaneData}
+                    swimlaneType={SWIMLANE_TYPE.VIEW_BY}
+                    selection={selectedCells}
+                    swimlaneRenderDoneListener={swimlaneRenderDoneListener}
+                    onResize={(width) => explorerService.setSwimlaneContainerWidth(width)}
+                    fromPage={viewByFromPage}
+                    perPage={viewByPerPage}
+                    swimlaneLimit={swimlaneLimit}
+                    onPaginationChange={({ perPage: perPageUpdate, fromPage: fromPageUpdate }) => {
+                      if (perPageUpdate) {
+                        explorerService.setViewByPerPage(perPageUpdate);
                       }
-                      timeBuckets={timeBuckets}
-                      swimlaneCellClick={swimlaneCellClick}
-                      swimlaneData={viewBySwimlaneData as OverallSwimlaneData}
-                      swimlaneType={'viewBy'}
-                      selection={selectedCells}
-                      swimlaneRenderDoneListener={swimlaneRenderDoneListener}
-                      onResize={(width) => explorerService.setSwimlaneContainerWidth(width)}
-                    />
-                  </div>
-                </>
-              )}
-
-              {viewBySwimlaneDataLoading && <LoadingIndicator />}
-
-              {!showViewBySwimlane &&
-                !viewBySwimlaneDataLoading &&
-                typeof viewBySwimlaneFieldName === 'string' && (
-                  <ExplorerNoInfluencersFound
-                    viewBySwimlaneFieldName={viewBySwimlaneFieldName}
-                    showFilterMessage={filterActive === true}
+                      if (fromPageUpdate) {
+                        explorerService.setViewByFromPage(fromPageUpdate);
+                      }
+                    }}
+                    isLoading={loading || viewBySwimlaneDataLoading}
+                    noDataWarning={
+                      typeof viewBySwimlaneFieldName === 'string' ? (
+                        viewBySwimlaneFieldName === VIEW_BY_JOB_LABEL ? (
+                          <FormattedMessage
+                            id="xpack.ml.explorer.noResultForSelectedJobsMessage"
+                            defaultMessage="No results found for selected {jobsCount, plural, one {job} other {jobs}}"
+                            values={{ jobsCount: selectedJobs?.length ?? 1 }}
+                          />
+                        ) : (
+                          <ExplorerNoInfluencersFound
+                            viewBySwimlaneFieldName={viewBySwimlaneFieldName}
+                            showFilterMessage={filterActive === true}
+                          />
+                        )
+                      ) : null
+                    }
                   />
-                )}
+                </div>
+              </>
             </>
           )}
         </EuiPanel>
@@ -380,7 +376,6 @@ export const AnomalyTimeline: FC<AnomalyTimelineProps> = React.memo(
             }}
             jobIds={selectedJobs.map(({ id }) => id)}
             viewBy={viewBySwimlaneFieldName!}
-            limit={swimlaneLimit}
           />
         )}
       </>
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/components/explorer_no_influencers_found/__snapshots__/explorer_no_influencers_found.test.js.snap b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/components/explorer_no_influencers_found/__snapshots__/explorer_no_influencers_found.test.js.snap
index 3ba4ebb2acde..d3190d2ac1da 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/components/explorer_no_influencers_found/__snapshots__/explorer_no_influencers_found.test.js.snap
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/components/explorer_no_influencers_found/__snapshots__/explorer_no_influencers_found.test.js.snap
@@ -1,20 +1,13 @@
 // Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
 
 exports[`ExplorerNoInfluencersFound snapshot 1`] = `
-<EuiEmptyPrompt
-  title={
-    <h2>
-      <FormattedMessage
-        defaultMessage="No {viewBySwimlaneFieldName} influencers found"
-        id="xpack.ml.explorer.noInfluencersFoundTitle"
-        values={
-          Object {
-            "viewBySwimlaneFieldName": "field_name",
-          }
-        }
-      />
-    </h2>
+<FormattedMessage
+  defaultMessage="No {viewBySwimlaneFieldName} influencers found"
+  id="xpack.ml.explorer.noInfluencersFoundTitle"
+  values={
+    Object {
+      "viewBySwimlaneFieldName": "field_name",
+    }
   }
-  titleSize="xs"
 />
 `;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/components/explorer_no_influencers_found/explorer_no_influencers_found.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/components/explorer_no_influencers_found/explorer_no_influencers_found.tsx
index 639c0f7b7850..24def0110858 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/components/explorer_no_influencers_found/explorer_no_influencers_found.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/components/explorer_no_influencers_found/explorer_no_influencers_found.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 import React, { FC } from 'react';
 
 import { FormattedMessage } from '@kbn/i18n/react';
-import { EuiEmptyPrompt } from '@elastic/eui';
 
 /*
  * React component for rendering EuiEmptyPrompt when no influencers were found.
@@ -15,26 +14,17 @@ import { EuiEmptyPrompt } from '@elastic/eui';
 export const ExplorerNoInfluencersFound: FC<{
   viewBySwimlaneFieldName: string;
   showFilterMessage?: boolean;
-}> = ({ viewBySwimlaneFieldName, showFilterMessage = false }) => (
-  <EuiEmptyPrompt
-    titleSize="xs"
-    title={
-      <h2>
-        {showFilterMessage === false && (
-          <FormattedMessage
-            id="xpack.ml.explorer.noInfluencersFoundTitle"
-            defaultMessage="No {viewBySwimlaneFieldName} influencers found"
-            values={{ viewBySwimlaneFieldName }}
-          />
-        )}
-        {showFilterMessage === true && (
-          <FormattedMessage
-            id="xpack.ml.explorer.noInfluencersFoundTitleFilterMessage"
-            defaultMessage="No {viewBySwimlaneFieldName} influencers found for specified filter"
-            values={{ viewBySwimlaneFieldName }}
-          />
-        )}
-      </h2>
-    }
-  />
-);
+}> = ({ viewBySwimlaneFieldName, showFilterMessage = false }) =>
+  showFilterMessage === false ? (
+    <FormattedMessage
+      id="xpack.ml.explorer.noInfluencersFoundTitle"
+      defaultMessage="No {viewBySwimlaneFieldName} influencers found"
+      values={{ viewBySwimlaneFieldName }}
+    />
+  ) : (
+    <FormattedMessage
+      id="xpack.ml.explorer.noInfluencersFoundTitleFilterMessage"
+      defaultMessage="No {viewBySwimlaneFieldName} influencers found for specified filter"
+      values={{ viewBySwimlaneFieldName }}
+    />
+  );
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/components/no_overall_data.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/components/no_overall_data.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e73aac66a0d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/components/no_overall_data.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+import React, { FC } from 'react';
+import { FormattedMessage } from '@kbn/i18n/react';
+
+export const NoOverallData: FC = () => {
+  return (
+    <FormattedMessage
+      id="xpack.ml.anomalySwimLane.noOverallDataMessage"
+      defaultMessage="No overall data found"
+    />
+  );
+};
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/explorer.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/explorer.js
index 71c96840d1b5..df4cea0c0798 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/explorer.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/explorer.js
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import React from 'react';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import { FormattedMessage } from '@kbn/i18n/react';
-import { Subject } from 'rxjs';
-import { takeUntil } from 'rxjs/operators';
 
 import {
   EuiFlexGroup,
@@ -27,6 +25,7 @@ import {
   EuiPageHeaderSection,
   EuiSpacer,
   EuiTitle,
+  EuiLoadingContent,
 } from '@elastic/eui';
 
 import { AnnotationFlyout } from '../components/annotations/annotation_flyout';
@@ -36,12 +35,10 @@ import { DatePickerWrapper } from '../components/navigation_menu/date_picker_wra
 import { InfluencersList } from '../components/influencers_list';
 import { explorerService } from './explorer_dashboard_service';
 import { AnomalyResultsViewSelector } from '../components/anomaly_results_view_selector';
-import { LoadingIndicator } from '../components/loading_indicator/loading_indicator';
 import { NavigationMenu } from '../components/navigation_menu';
 import { CheckboxShowCharts } from '../components/controls/checkbox_showcharts';
 import { JobSelector } from '../components/job_selector';
 import { SelectInterval } from '../components/controls/select_interval/select_interval';
-import { limit$ } from './select_limit/select_limit';
 import { SelectSeverity } from '../components/controls/select_severity/select_severity';
 import {
   ExplorerQueryBar,
@@ -142,19 +139,6 @@ export class Explorer extends React.Component {
 
   state = { filterIconTriggeredQuery: undefined, language: DEFAULT_QUERY_LANG };
 
-  _unsubscribeAll = new Subject();
-
-  componentDidMount() {
-    limit$.pipe(takeUntil(this._unsubscribeAll)).subscribe(explorerService.setSwimlaneLimit);
-  }
-
-  componentWillUnmount() {
-    this._unsubscribeAll.next();
-    this._unsubscribeAll.complete();
-  }
-
-  viewByChangeHandler = (e) => explorerService.setViewBySwimlaneFieldName(e.target.value);
-
   // Escape regular parens from fieldName as that portion of the query is not wrapped in double quotes
   // and will cause a syntax error when called with getKqlQueryValues
   applyFilter = (fieldName, fieldValue, action) => {
@@ -240,29 +224,7 @@ export class Explorer extends React.Component {
     const noJobsFound = selectedJobs === null || selectedJobs.length === 0;
     const hasResults = overallSwimlaneData.points && overallSwimlaneData.points.length > 0;
 
-    if (loading === true) {
-      return (
-        <ExplorerPage
-          jobSelectorProps={jobSelectorProps}
-          noInfluencersConfigured={noInfluencersConfigured}
-          influencers={influencers}
-          filterActive={filterActive}
-          filterPlaceHolder={filterPlaceHolder}
-          filterIconTriggeredQuery={this.state.filterIconTriggeredQuery}
-          indexPattern={indexPattern}
-          queryString={queryString}
-          updateLanguage={this.updateLanguage}
-        >
-          <LoadingIndicator
-            label={i18n.translate('xpack.ml.explorer.loadingLabel', {
-              defaultMessage: 'Loading',
-            })}
-          />
-        </ExplorerPage>
-      );
-    }
-
-    if (noJobsFound) {
+    if (noJobsFound && !loading) {
       return (
         <ExplorerPage jobSelectorProps={jobSelectorProps}>
           <ExplorerNoJobsFound />
@@ -270,7 +232,7 @@ export class Explorer extends React.Component {
       );
     }
 
-    if (noJobsFound && hasResults === false) {
+    if (noJobsFound && hasResults === false && !loading) {
       return (
         <ExplorerPage jobSelectorProps={jobSelectorProps}>
           <ExplorerNoResultsFound />
@@ -320,7 +282,11 @@ export class Explorer extends React.Component {
                   />
                 </h2>
               </EuiTitle>
-              <InfluencersList influencers={influencers} influencerFilter={this.applyFilter} />
+              {loading ? (
+                <EuiLoadingContent lines={10} />
+              ) : (
+                <InfluencersList influencers={influencers} influencerFilter={this.applyFilter} />
+              )}
             </div>
           )}
 
@@ -352,59 +318,59 @@ export class Explorer extends React.Component {
               </>
             )}
 
-            <EuiTitle className="panel-title">
-              <h2>
-                <FormattedMessage
-                  id="xpack.ml.explorer.anomaliesTitle"
-                  defaultMessage="Anomalies"
+            {loading === false && (
+              <>
+                <EuiTitle className="panel-title">
+                  <h2>
+                    <FormattedMessage
+                      id="xpack.ml.explorer.anomaliesTitle"
+                      defaultMessage="Anomalies"
+                    />
+                  </h2>
+                </EuiTitle>
+                <EuiFlexGroup
+                  direction="row"
+                  gutterSize="l"
+                  responsive={true}
+                  className="ml-anomalies-controls"
+                >
+                  <EuiFlexItem grow={false} style={{ width: '170px' }}>
+                    <EuiFormRow
+                      label={i18n.translate('xpack.ml.explorer.severityThresholdLabel', {
+                        defaultMessage: 'Severity threshold',
+                      })}
+                    >
+                      <SelectSeverity />
+                    </EuiFormRow>
+                  </EuiFlexItem>
+                  <EuiFlexItem grow={false} style={{ width: '170px' }}>
+                    <EuiFormRow
+                      label={i18n.translate('xpack.ml.explorer.intervalLabel', {
+                        defaultMessage: 'Interval',
+                      })}
+                    >
+                      <SelectInterval />
+                    </EuiFormRow>
+                  </EuiFlexItem>
+                  {chartsData.seriesToPlot.length > 0 && selectedCells !== undefined && (
+                    <EuiFlexItem grow={false} style={{ alignSelf: 'center' }}>
+                      <EuiFormRow label="&#8203;">
+                        <CheckboxShowCharts />
+                      </EuiFormRow>
+                    </EuiFlexItem>
+                  )}
+                </EuiFlexGroup>
+                <EuiSpacer size="m" />
+                <div className="euiText explorer-charts">
+                  {showCharts && <ExplorerChartsContainer {...{ ...chartsData, severity }} />}
+                </div>
+                <AnomaliesTable
+                  bounds={bounds}
+                  tableData={tableData}
+                  influencerFilter={this.applyFilter}
                 />
-              </h2>
-            </EuiTitle>
-
-            <EuiFlexGroup
-              direction="row"
-              gutterSize="l"
-              responsive={true}
-              className="ml-anomalies-controls"
-            >
-              <EuiFlexItem grow={false} style={{ width: '170px' }}>
-                <EuiFormRow
-                  label={i18n.translate('xpack.ml.explorer.severityThresholdLabel', {
-                    defaultMessage: 'Severity threshold',
-                  })}
-                >
-                  <SelectSeverity />
-                </EuiFormRow>
-              </EuiFlexItem>
-              <EuiFlexItem grow={false} style={{ width: '170px' }}>
-                <EuiFormRow
-                  label={i18n.translate('xpack.ml.explorer.intervalLabel', {
-                    defaultMessage: 'Interval',
-                  })}
-                >
-                  <SelectInterval />
-                </EuiFormRow>
-              </EuiFlexItem>
-              {chartsData.seriesToPlot.length > 0 && selectedCells !== undefined && (
-                <EuiFlexItem grow={false} style={{ alignSelf: 'center' }}>
-                  <EuiFormRow label="&#8203;">
-                    <CheckboxShowCharts />
-                  </EuiFormRow>
-                </EuiFlexItem>
-              )}
-            </EuiFlexGroup>
-
-            <EuiSpacer size="m" />
-
-            <div className="euiText explorer-charts">
-              {showCharts && <ExplorerChartsContainer {...{ ...chartsData, severity }} />}
-            </div>
-
-            <AnomaliesTable
-              bounds={bounds}
-              tableData={tableData}
-              influencerFilter={this.applyFilter}
-            />
+              </>
+            )}
           </div>
         </div>
       </ExplorerPage>
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/explorer_constants.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/explorer_constants.ts
index d1adf8c7ad74..21e13cb029d6 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/explorer_constants.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/explorer_constants.ts
@@ -27,9 +27,10 @@ export const EXPLORER_ACTION = {
   SET_INFLUENCER_FILTER_SETTINGS: 'setInfluencerFilterSettings',
   SET_SELECTED_CELLS: 'setSelectedCells',
   SET_SWIMLANE_CONTAINER_WIDTH: 'setSwimlaneContainerWidth',
-  SET_SWIMLANE_LIMIT: 'setSwimlaneLimit',
   SET_VIEW_BY_SWIMLANE_FIELD_NAME: 'setViewBySwimlaneFieldName',
   SET_VIEW_BY_SWIMLANE_LOADING: 'setViewBySwimlaneLoading',
+  SET_VIEW_BY_PER_PAGE: 'setViewByPerPage',
+  SET_VIEW_BY_FROM_PAGE: 'setViewByFromPage',
 };
 
 export const FILTER_ACTION = {
@@ -51,9 +52,23 @@ export const CHART_TYPE = {
 };
 
 export const MAX_CATEGORY_EXAMPLES = 10;
+
+/**
+ * Maximum amount of top influencer to fetch.
+ */
 export const MAX_INFLUENCER_FIELD_VALUES = 10;
 export const MAX_INFLUENCER_FIELD_NAMES = 50;
 
 export const VIEW_BY_JOB_LABEL = i18n.translate('xpack.ml.explorer.jobIdLabel', {
   defaultMessage: 'job ID',
 });
+/**
+ * Hard limitation for the size of terms
+ * aggregations on influencers values.
+ */
+export const ANOMALY_SWIM_LANE_HARD_LIMIT = 1000;
+
+/**
+ * Default page size fot the anomaly swim lane.
+ */
+export const SWIM_LANE_DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE = 10;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/explorer_dashboard_service.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/explorer_dashboard_service.ts
index 30ab918983a7..1429bf085836 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/explorer_dashboard_service.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/explorer_dashboard_service.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 import { isEqual } from 'lodash';
 
 import { from, isObservable, Observable, Subject } from 'rxjs';
-import { distinctUntilChanged, flatMap, map, scan } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { distinctUntilChanged, flatMap, map, scan, shareReplay } from 'rxjs/operators';
 
 import { DeepPartial } from '../../../common/types/common';
 
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ const explorerFilteredAction$ = explorerAction$.pipe(
 
 // applies action and returns state
 const explorerState$: Observable<ExplorerState> = explorerFilteredAction$.pipe(
-  scan(explorerReducer, getExplorerDefaultState())
+  scan(explorerReducer, getExplorerDefaultState()),
+  // share the last emitted value among new subscribers
+  shareReplay(1)
 );
 
 interface ExplorerAppState {
@@ -59,6 +61,8 @@ interface ExplorerAppState {
     selectedTimes?: number[];
     showTopFieldValues?: boolean;
     viewByFieldName?: string;
+    viewByPerPage?: number;
+    viewByFromPage?: number;
   };
   mlExplorerFilter: {
     influencersFilterQuery?: unknown;
@@ -88,6 +92,14 @@ const explorerAppState$: Observable<ExplorerAppState> = explorerState$.pipe(
         appState.mlExplorerSwimlane.viewByFieldName = state.viewBySwimlaneFieldName;
       }
 
+      if (state.viewByFromPage !== undefined) {
+        appState.mlExplorerSwimlane.viewByFromPage = state.viewByFromPage;
+      }
+
+      if (state.viewByPerPage !== undefined) {
+        appState.mlExplorerSwimlane.viewByPerPage = state.viewByPerPage;
+      }
+
       if (state.filterActive) {
         appState.mlExplorerFilter.influencersFilterQuery = state.influencersFilterQuery;
         appState.mlExplorerFilter.filterActive = state.filterActive;
@@ -153,13 +165,16 @@ export const explorerService = {
       payload,
     });
   },
-  setSwimlaneLimit: (payload: number) => {
-    explorerAction$.next({ type: EXPLORER_ACTION.SET_SWIMLANE_LIMIT, payload });
-  },
   setViewBySwimlaneFieldName: (payload: string) => {
     explorerAction$.next({ type: EXPLORER_ACTION.SET_VIEW_BY_SWIMLANE_FIELD_NAME, payload });
   },
   setViewBySwimlaneLoading: (payload: any) => {
     explorerAction$.next({ type: EXPLORER_ACTION.SET_VIEW_BY_SWIMLANE_LOADING, payload });
   },
+  setViewByFromPage: (payload: number) => {
+    explorerAction$.next({ type: EXPLORER_ACTION.SET_VIEW_BY_FROM_PAGE, payload });
+  },
+  setViewByPerPage: (payload: number) => {
+    explorerAction$.next({ type: EXPLORER_ACTION.SET_VIEW_BY_PER_PAGE, payload });
+  },
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/explorer_swimlane.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/explorer_swimlane.tsx
index 4e6dcdcc5129..aa386288ac7e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/explorer_swimlane.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/explorer_swimlane.tsx
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import {
   ChartTooltipService,
   ChartTooltipValue,
 } from '../components/chart_tooltip/chart_tooltip_service';
-import { OverallSwimlaneData } from './explorer_utils';
+import { OverallSwimlaneData, ViewBySwimLaneData } from './explorer_utils';
 
 const SCSS = {
   mlDragselectDragging: 'mlDragselectDragging',
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export interface ExplorerSwimlaneProps {
   maskAll?: boolean;
   timeBuckets: InstanceType<typeof TimeBucketsClass>;
   swimlaneCellClick?: Function;
-  swimlaneData: OverallSwimlaneData;
+  swimlaneData: OverallSwimlaneData | ViewBySwimLaneData;
   swimlaneType: SwimlaneType;
   selection?: {
     lanes: any[];
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ export class ExplorerSwimlane extends React.Component<ExplorerSwimlaneProps> {
     const { swimlaneType } = this.props;
 
     // This selects both overall and viewby swimlane
-    const wrapper = d3.selectAll('.ml-explorer-swimlane');
+    const wrapper = d3.selectAll('.mlExplorerSwimlane');
 
     wrapper.selectAll('.lane-label').classed('lane-label-masked', true);
     wrapper
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ export class ExplorerSwimlane extends React.Component<ExplorerSwimlaneProps> {
   maskIrrelevantSwimlanes(maskAll: boolean) {
     if (maskAll === true) {
       // This selects both overall and viewby swimlane
-      const allSwimlanes = d3.selectAll('.ml-explorer-swimlane');
+      const allSwimlanes = d3.selectAll('.mlExplorerSwimlane');
       allSwimlanes.selectAll('.lane-label').classed('lane-label-masked', true);
       allSwimlanes
         .selectAll('.sl-cell-inner,.sl-cell-inner-dragselect')
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ export class ExplorerSwimlane extends React.Component<ExplorerSwimlaneProps> {
 
   clearSelection() {
     // This selects both overall and viewby swimlane
-    const wrapper = d3.selectAll('.ml-explorer-swimlane');
+    const wrapper = d3.selectAll('.mlExplorerSwimlane');
 
     wrapper.selectAll('.lane-label').classed('lane-label-masked', false);
     wrapper.selectAll('.sl-cell-inner').classed('sl-cell-inner-masked', false);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/explorer_utils.d.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/explorer_utils.d.ts
index 2d49fa737cef..05fdb52e1ccb 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/explorer_utils.d.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/explorer_utils.d.ts
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ import { Moment } from 'moment';
 
 import { CombinedJob } from '../../../common/types/anomaly_detection_jobs';
 
-import { TimeBucketsInterval } from '../util/time_buckets';
-
 interface ClearedSelectedAnomaliesState {
   selectedCells: undefined;
   viewByLoadedForTimeFormatted: null;
@@ -35,6 +33,10 @@ export declare interface OverallSwimlaneData extends SwimlaneData {
   latest: number;
 }
 
+export interface ViewBySwimLaneData extends OverallSwimlaneData {
+  cardinality: number;
+}
+
 export declare const getDateFormatTz: () => any;
 
 export declare const getDefaultSwimlaneData: () => SwimlaneData;
@@ -163,22 +165,6 @@ declare interface LoadOverallDataResponse {
   overallSwimlaneData: OverallSwimlaneData;
 }
 
-export declare const loadOverallData: (
-  selectedJobs: ExplorerJob[],
-  interval: TimeBucketsInterval,
-  bounds: TimeRangeBounds
-) => Promise<LoadOverallDataResponse>;
-
-export declare const loadViewBySwimlane: (
-  fieldValues: string[],
-  bounds: SwimlaneBounds,
-  selectedJobs: ExplorerJob[],
-  viewBySwimlaneFieldName: string,
-  swimlaneLimit: number,
-  influencersFilterQuery: any,
-  noInfluencersConfigured: boolean
-) => Promise<any>;
-
 export declare const loadViewByTopFieldValuesForSelectedTime: (
   earliestMs: number,
   latestMs: number,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/explorer_utils.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/explorer_utils.js
index bd6a7ee59c94..23da9669ee9a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/explorer_utils.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/explorer_utils.js
@@ -8,11 +8,9 @@
  * utils for Anomaly Explorer.
  */
 
-import { chain, each, get, union, uniq } from 'lodash';
+import { chain, get, union, uniq } from 'lodash';
 import moment from 'moment-timezone';
 
-import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
-
 import {
   ANNOTATIONS_TABLE_DEFAULT_QUERY_SIZE,
   ANOMALIES_TABLE_DEFAULT_QUERY_SIZE,
@@ -27,7 +25,7 @@ import { parseInterval } from '../../../common/util/parse_interval';
 import { ml } from '../services/ml_api_service';
 import { mlJobService } from '../services/job_service';
 import { mlResultsService } from '../services/results_service';
-import { getBoundsRoundedToInterval, getTimeBucketsFromCache } from '../util/time_buckets';
+import { getTimeBucketsFromCache } from '../util/time_buckets';
 import { getTimefilter, getUiSettings } from '../util/dependency_cache';
 
 import {
@@ -36,7 +34,6 @@ import {
   SWIMLANE_TYPE,
   VIEW_BY_JOB_LABEL,
 } from './explorer_constants';
-import { getSwimlaneContainerWidth } from './legacy_utils';
 
 // create new job objects based on standard job config objects
 // new job objects just contain job id, bucket span in seconds and a selected flag.
@@ -51,6 +48,7 @@ export function getClearedSelectedAnomaliesState() {
   return {
     selectedCells: undefined,
     viewByLoadedForTimeFormatted: null,
+    swimlaneLimit: undefined,
   };
 }
 
@@ -267,58 +265,6 @@ export function getSwimlaneBucketInterval(selectedJobs, swimlaneContainerWidth)
   return buckets.getInterval();
 }
 
-export function loadViewByTopFieldValuesForSelectedTime(
-  earliestMs,
-  latestMs,
-  selectedJobs,
-  viewBySwimlaneFieldName,
-  swimlaneLimit,
-  noInfluencersConfigured
-) {
-  const selectedJobIds = selectedJobs.map((d) => d.id);
-
-  // Find the top field values for the selected time, and then load the 'view by'
-  // swimlane over the full time range for those specific field values.
-  return new Promise((resolve) => {
-    if (viewBySwimlaneFieldName !== VIEW_BY_JOB_LABEL) {
-      mlResultsService
-        .getTopInfluencers(selectedJobIds, earliestMs, latestMs, swimlaneLimit)
-        .then((resp) => {
-          if (resp.influencers[viewBySwimlaneFieldName] === undefined) {
-            resolve([]);
-          }
-
-          const topFieldValues = [];
-          const topInfluencers = resp.influencers[viewBySwimlaneFieldName];
-          if (Array.isArray(topInfluencers)) {
-            topInfluencers.forEach((influencerData) => {
-              if (influencerData.maxAnomalyScore > 0) {
-                topFieldValues.push(influencerData.influencerFieldValue);
-              }
-            });
-          }
-          resolve(topFieldValues);
-        });
-    } else {
-      mlResultsService
-        .getScoresByBucket(
-          selectedJobIds,
-          earliestMs,
-          latestMs,
-          getSwimlaneBucketInterval(
-            selectedJobs,
-            getSwimlaneContainerWidth(noInfluencersConfigured)
-          ).asSeconds() + 's',
-          swimlaneLimit
-        )
-        .then((resp) => {
-          const topFieldValues = Object.keys(resp.results);
-          resolve(topFieldValues);
-        });
-    }
-  });
-}
-
 // Obtain the list of 'View by' fields per job and viewBySwimlaneFieldName
 export function getViewBySwimlaneOptions({
   currentViewBySwimlaneFieldName,
@@ -435,105 +381,6 @@ export function getViewBySwimlaneOptions({
   };
 }
 
-export function processOverallResults(scoresByTime, searchBounds, interval) {
-  const overallLabel = i18n.translate('xpack.ml.explorer.overallLabel', {
-    defaultMessage: 'Overall',
-  });
-  const dataset = {
-    laneLabels: [overallLabel],
-    points: [],
-    interval,
-    earliest: searchBounds.min.valueOf() / 1000,
-    latest: searchBounds.max.valueOf() / 1000,
-  };
-
-  if (Object.keys(scoresByTime).length > 0) {
-    // Store the earliest and latest times of the data returned by the ES aggregations,
-    // These will be used for calculating the earliest and latest times for the swimlane charts.
-    each(scoresByTime, (score, timeMs) => {
-      const time = timeMs / 1000;
-      dataset.points.push({
-        laneLabel: overallLabel,
-        time,
-        value: score,
-      });
-
-      dataset.earliest = Math.min(time, dataset.earliest);
-      dataset.latest = Math.max(time + dataset.interval, dataset.latest);
-    });
-  }
-
-  return dataset;
-}
-
-export function processViewByResults(
-  scoresByInfluencerAndTime,
-  sortedLaneValues,
-  bounds,
-  viewBySwimlaneFieldName,
-  interval
-) {
-  // Processes the scores for the 'view by' swimlane.
-  // Sorts the lanes according to the supplied array of lane
-  // values in the order in which they should be displayed,
-  // or pass an empty array to sort lanes according to max score over all time.
-  const dataset = {
-    fieldName: viewBySwimlaneFieldName,
-    points: [],
-    interval,
-  };
-
-  // Set the earliest and latest to be the same as the overall swimlane.
-  dataset.earliest = bounds.earliest;
-  dataset.latest = bounds.latest;
-
-  const laneLabels = [];
-  const maxScoreByLaneLabel = {};
-
-  each(scoresByInfluencerAndTime, (influencerData, influencerFieldValue) => {
-    laneLabels.push(influencerFieldValue);
-    maxScoreByLaneLabel[influencerFieldValue] = 0;
-
-    each(influencerData, (anomalyScore, timeMs) => {
-      const time = timeMs / 1000;
-      dataset.points.push({
-        laneLabel: influencerFieldValue,
-        time,
-        value: anomalyScore,
-      });
-      maxScoreByLaneLabel[influencerFieldValue] = Math.max(
-        maxScoreByLaneLabel[influencerFieldValue],
-        anomalyScore
-      );
-    });
-  });
-
-  const sortValuesLength = sortedLaneValues.length;
-  if (sortValuesLength === 0) {
-    // Sort lanes in descending order of max score.
-    // Note the keys in scoresByInfluencerAndTime received from the ES request
-    // are not guaranteed to be sorted by score if they can be parsed as numbers
-    // (e.g. if viewing by HTTP response code).
-    dataset.laneLabels = laneLabels.sort((a, b) => {
-      return maxScoreByLaneLabel[b] - maxScoreByLaneLabel[a];
-    });
-  } else {
-    // Sort lanes according to supplied order
-    // e.g. when a cell in the overall swimlane has been selected.
-    // Find the index of each lane label from the actual data set,
-    // rather than using sortedLaneValues as-is, just in case they differ.
-    dataset.laneLabels = laneLabels.sort((a, b) => {
-      let aIndex = sortedLaneValues.indexOf(a);
-      let bIndex = sortedLaneValues.indexOf(b);
-      aIndex = aIndex > -1 ? aIndex : sortValuesLength;
-      bIndex = bIndex > -1 ? bIndex : sortValuesLength;
-      return aIndex - bIndex;
-    });
-  }
-
-  return dataset;
-}
-
 export function loadAnnotationsTableData(selectedCells, selectedJobs, interval, bounds) {
   const jobIds =
     selectedCells !== undefined && selectedCells.viewByFieldName === VIEW_BY_JOB_LABEL
@@ -723,138 +570,6 @@ export async function loadDataForCharts(
   });
 }
 
-export function loadOverallData(selectedJobs, interval, bounds) {
-  return new Promise((resolve) => {
-    // Loads the overall data components i.e. the overall swimlane and influencers list.
-    if (selectedJobs === null) {
-      resolve({
-        loading: false,
-        hasResuts: false,
-      });
-      return;
-    }
-
-    // Ensure the search bounds align to the bucketing interval used in the swimlane so
-    // that the first and last buckets are complete.
-    const searchBounds = getBoundsRoundedToInterval(bounds, interval, false);
-    const selectedJobIds = selectedJobs.map((d) => d.id);
-
-    // Load the overall bucket scores by time.
-    // Pass the interval in seconds as the swimlane relies on a fixed number of seconds between buckets
-    // which wouldn't be the case if e.g. '1M' was used.
-    // Pass 'true' when obtaining bucket bounds due to the way the overall_buckets endpoint works
-    // to ensure the search is inclusive of end time.
-    const overallBucketsBounds = getBoundsRoundedToInterval(bounds, interval, true);
-    mlResultsService
-      .getOverallBucketScores(
-        selectedJobIds,
-        // Note there is an optimization for when top_n == 1.
-        // If top_n > 1, we should test what happens when the request takes long
-        // and refactor the loading calls, if necessary, to avoid delays in loading other components.
-        1,
-        overallBucketsBounds.min.valueOf(),
-        overallBucketsBounds.max.valueOf(),
-        interval.asSeconds() + 's'
-      )
-      .then((resp) => {
-        const overallSwimlaneData = processOverallResults(
-          resp.results,
-          searchBounds,
-          interval.asSeconds()
-        );
-
-        resolve({
-          loading: false,
-          overallSwimlaneData,
-        });
-      });
-  });
-}
-
-export function loadViewBySwimlane(
-  fieldValues,
-  bounds,
-  selectedJobs,
-  viewBySwimlaneFieldName,
-  swimlaneLimit,
-  influencersFilterQuery,
-  noInfluencersConfigured
-) {
-  return new Promise((resolve) => {
-    const finish = (resp) => {
-      if (resp !== undefined) {
-        const viewBySwimlaneData = processViewByResults(
-          resp.results,
-          fieldValues,
-          bounds,
-          viewBySwimlaneFieldName,
-          getSwimlaneBucketInterval(
-            selectedJobs,
-            getSwimlaneContainerWidth(noInfluencersConfigured)
-          ).asSeconds()
-        );
-
-        resolve({
-          viewBySwimlaneData,
-          viewBySwimlaneDataLoading: false,
-        });
-      } else {
-        resolve({ viewBySwimlaneDataLoading: false });
-      }
-    };
-
-    if (selectedJobs === undefined || viewBySwimlaneFieldName === undefined) {
-      finish();
-      return;
-    } else {
-      // Ensure the search bounds align to the bucketing interval used in the swimlane so
-      // that the first and last buckets are complete.
-      const timefilter = getTimefilter();
-      const timefilterBounds = timefilter.getActiveBounds();
-      const searchBounds = getBoundsRoundedToInterval(
-        timefilterBounds,
-        getSwimlaneBucketInterval(selectedJobs, getSwimlaneContainerWidth(noInfluencersConfigured)),
-        false
-      );
-      const selectedJobIds = selectedJobs.map((d) => d.id);
-
-      // load scores by influencer/jobId value and time.
-      // Pass the interval in seconds as the swimlane relies on a fixed number of seconds between buckets
-      // which wouldn't be the case if e.g. '1M' was used.
-      const interval = `${getSwimlaneBucketInterval(
-        selectedJobs,
-        getSwimlaneContainerWidth(noInfluencersConfigured)
-      ).asSeconds()}s`;
-      if (viewBySwimlaneFieldName !== VIEW_BY_JOB_LABEL) {
-        mlResultsService
-          .getInfluencerValueMaxScoreByTime(
-            selectedJobIds,
-            viewBySwimlaneFieldName,
-            fieldValues,
-            searchBounds.min.valueOf(),
-            searchBounds.max.valueOf(),
-            interval,
-            swimlaneLimit,
-            influencersFilterQuery
-          )
-          .then(finish);
-      } else {
-        const jobIds =
-          fieldValues !== undefined && fieldValues.length > 0 ? fieldValues : selectedJobIds;
-        mlResultsService
-          .getScoresByBucket(
-            jobIds,
-            searchBounds.min.valueOf(),
-            searchBounds.max.valueOf(),
-            interval,
-            swimlaneLimit
-          )
-          .then(finish);
-      }
-    }
-  });
-}
-
 export async function loadTopInfluencers(
   selectedJobIds,
   earliestMs,
@@ -871,6 +586,8 @@ export async function loadTopInfluencers(
           earliestMs,
           latestMs,
           MAX_INFLUENCER_FIELD_VALUES,
+          10,
+          1,
           influencers,
           influencersFilterQuery
         )
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/hooks/use_selected_cells.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/hooks/use_selected_cells.ts
index a19750494afd..068f43a140c9 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/hooks/use_selected_cells.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/hooks/use_selected_cells.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
 
+import { useCallback, useMemo } from 'react';
 import { useUrlState } from '../../util/url_state';
 import { SWIMLANE_TYPE } from '../explorer_constants';
 import { AppStateSelectedCells } from '../explorer_utils';
@@ -14,55 +15,55 @@ export const useSelectedCells = (): [
 ] => {
   const [appState, setAppState] = useUrlState('_a');
 
-  let selectedCells: AppStateSelectedCells | undefined;
-
   // keep swimlane selection, restore selectedCells from AppState
-  if (
-    appState &&
-    appState.mlExplorerSwimlane &&
-    appState.mlExplorerSwimlane.selectedType !== undefined
-  ) {
-    selectedCells = {
-      type: appState.mlExplorerSwimlane.selectedType,
-      lanes: appState.mlExplorerSwimlane.selectedLanes,
-      times: appState.mlExplorerSwimlane.selectedTimes,
-      showTopFieldValues: appState.mlExplorerSwimlane.showTopFieldValues,
-      viewByFieldName: appState.mlExplorerSwimlane.viewByFieldName,
-    };
-  }
+  const selectedCells = useMemo(() => {
+    return appState?.mlExplorerSwimlane?.selectedType !== undefined
+      ? {
+          type: appState.mlExplorerSwimlane.selectedType,
+          lanes: appState.mlExplorerSwimlane.selectedLanes,
+          times: appState.mlExplorerSwimlane.selectedTimes,
+          showTopFieldValues: appState.mlExplorerSwimlane.showTopFieldValues,
+          viewByFieldName: appState.mlExplorerSwimlane.viewByFieldName,
+        }
+      : undefined;
+    // TODO fix appState to use memoization
+  }, [JSON.stringify(appState?.mlExplorerSwimlane)]);
 
-  const setSelectedCells = (swimlaneSelectedCells: AppStateSelectedCells) => {
-    const mlExplorerSwimlane = { ...appState.mlExplorerSwimlane };
+  const setSelectedCells = useCallback(
+    (swimlaneSelectedCells: AppStateSelectedCells) => {
+      const mlExplorerSwimlane = { ...appState.mlExplorerSwimlane };
 
-    if (swimlaneSelectedCells !== undefined) {
-      swimlaneSelectedCells.showTopFieldValues = false;
+      if (swimlaneSelectedCells !== undefined) {
+        swimlaneSelectedCells.showTopFieldValues = false;
 
-      const currentSwimlaneType = selectedCells?.type;
-      const currentShowTopFieldValues = selectedCells?.showTopFieldValues;
-      const newSwimlaneType = swimlaneSelectedCells?.type;
+        const currentSwimlaneType = selectedCells?.type;
+        const currentShowTopFieldValues = selectedCells?.showTopFieldValues;
+        const newSwimlaneType = swimlaneSelectedCells?.type;
 
-      if (
-        (currentSwimlaneType === SWIMLANE_TYPE.OVERALL &&
-          newSwimlaneType === SWIMLANE_TYPE.VIEW_BY) ||
-        newSwimlaneType === SWIMLANE_TYPE.OVERALL ||
-        currentShowTopFieldValues === true
-      ) {
-        swimlaneSelectedCells.showTopFieldValues = true;
+        if (
+          (currentSwimlaneType === SWIMLANE_TYPE.OVERALL &&
+            newSwimlaneType === SWIMLANE_TYPE.VIEW_BY) ||
+          newSwimlaneType === SWIMLANE_TYPE.OVERALL ||
+          currentShowTopFieldValues === true
+        ) {
+          swimlaneSelectedCells.showTopFieldValues = true;
+        }
+
+        mlExplorerSwimlane.selectedType = swimlaneSelectedCells.type;
+        mlExplorerSwimlane.selectedLanes = swimlaneSelectedCells.lanes;
+        mlExplorerSwimlane.selectedTimes = swimlaneSelectedCells.times;
+        mlExplorerSwimlane.showTopFieldValues = swimlaneSelectedCells.showTopFieldValues;
+        setAppState('mlExplorerSwimlane', mlExplorerSwimlane);
+      } else {
+        delete mlExplorerSwimlane.selectedType;
+        delete mlExplorerSwimlane.selectedLanes;
+        delete mlExplorerSwimlane.selectedTimes;
+        delete mlExplorerSwimlane.showTopFieldValues;
+        setAppState('mlExplorerSwimlane', mlExplorerSwimlane);
       }
-
-      mlExplorerSwimlane.selectedType = swimlaneSelectedCells.type;
-      mlExplorerSwimlane.selectedLanes = swimlaneSelectedCells.lanes;
-      mlExplorerSwimlane.selectedTimes = swimlaneSelectedCells.times;
-      mlExplorerSwimlane.showTopFieldValues = swimlaneSelectedCells.showTopFieldValues;
-      setAppState('mlExplorerSwimlane', mlExplorerSwimlane);
-    } else {
-      delete mlExplorerSwimlane.selectedType;
-      delete mlExplorerSwimlane.selectedLanes;
-      delete mlExplorerSwimlane.selectedTimes;
-      delete mlExplorerSwimlane.showTopFieldValues;
-      setAppState('mlExplorerSwimlane', mlExplorerSwimlane);
-    }
-  };
+    },
+    [appState?.mlExplorerSwimlane, selectedCells]
+  );
 
   return [selectedCells, setSelectedCells];
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/legacy_utils.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/legacy_utils.ts
index 3b92ee3fa37f..b85b0401c45c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/legacy_utils.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/legacy_utils.ts
@@ -11,8 +11,3 @@ export function getChartContainerWidth() {
   const chartContainer = document.querySelector('.explorer-charts');
   return Math.floor((chartContainer && chartContainer.clientWidth) || 0);
 }
-
-export function getSwimlaneContainerWidth() {
-  const explorerContainer = document.querySelector('.ml-explorer');
-  return (explorerContainer && explorerContainer.clientWidth) || 0;
-}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/reducers/explorer_reducer/clear_influencer_filter_settings.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/reducers/explorer_reducer/clear_influencer_filter_settings.ts
index 1614da14e355..dd1d0516b617 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/reducers/explorer_reducer/clear_influencer_filter_settings.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/reducers/explorer_reducer/clear_influencer_filter_settings.ts
@@ -19,5 +19,6 @@ export function clearInfluencerFilterSettings(state: ExplorerState): ExplorerSta
     queryString: '',
     tableQueryString: '',
     ...getClearedSelectedAnomaliesState(),
+    viewByFromPage: 1,
   };
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/reducers/explorer_reducer/job_selection_change.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/reducers/explorer_reducer/job_selection_change.ts
index a26c0564c6b1..49f5794273a0 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/reducers/explorer_reducer/job_selection_change.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/reducers/explorer_reducer/job_selection_change.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export const jobSelectionChange = (state: ExplorerState, payload: ActionPayload)
     noInfluencersConfigured: getInfluencers(selectedJobs).length === 0,
     overallSwimlaneData: getDefaultSwimlaneData(),
     selectedJobs,
+    viewByFromPage: 1,
   };
 
   // clear filter if selected jobs have no influencers
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/reducers/explorer_reducer/reducer.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/reducers/explorer_reducer/reducer.ts
index c31b26b7adb7..c55c06c80ab8 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/reducers/explorer_reducer/reducer.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/reducers/explorer_reducer/reducer.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import { setKqlQueryBarPlaceholder } from './set_kql_query_bar_placeholder';
 export const explorerReducer = (state: ExplorerState, nextAction: Action): ExplorerState => {
   const { type, payload } = nextAction;
 
-  let nextState;
+  let nextState: ExplorerState;
 
   switch (type) {
     case EXPLORER_ACTION.CLEAR_INFLUENCER_FILTER_SETTINGS:
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export const explorerReducer = (state: ExplorerState, nextAction: Action): Explo
         ...state,
         ...getClearedSelectedAnomaliesState(),
         loading: false,
+        viewByFromPage: 1,
         selectedJobs: [],
       };
       break;
@@ -82,22 +83,7 @@ export const explorerReducer = (state: ExplorerState, nextAction: Action): Explo
       break;
 
     case EXPLORER_ACTION.SET_SWIMLANE_CONTAINER_WIDTH:
-      if (state.noInfluencersConfigured === true) {
-        // swimlane is full width, minus 30 for the 'no influencers' info icon,
-        // minus 170 for the lane labels, minus 50 padding
-        nextState = { ...state, swimlaneContainerWidth: payload - 250 };
-      } else {
-        // swimlane width is 5 sixths of the window,
-        // minus 170 for the lane labels, minus 50 padding
-        nextState = { ...state, swimlaneContainerWidth: (payload / 6) * 5 - 220 };
-      }
-      break;
-
-    case EXPLORER_ACTION.SET_SWIMLANE_LIMIT:
-      nextState = {
-        ...state,
-        swimlaneLimit: payload,
-      };
+      nextState = { ...state, swimlaneContainerWidth: payload };
       break;
 
     case EXPLORER_ACTION.SET_VIEW_BY_SWIMLANE_FIELD_NAME:
@@ -117,6 +103,9 @@ export const explorerReducer = (state: ExplorerState, nextAction: Action): Explo
         ...getClearedSelectedAnomaliesState(),
         maskAll,
         viewBySwimlaneFieldName,
+        viewBySwimlaneData: getDefaultSwimlaneData(),
+        viewByFromPage: 1,
+        viewBySwimlaneDataLoading: true,
       };
       break;
 
@@ -125,7 +114,7 @@ export const explorerReducer = (state: ExplorerState, nextAction: Action): Explo
       nextState = {
         ...state,
         annotationsData,
-        ...overallState,
+        overallSwimlaneData: overallState,
         tableData,
         viewBySwimlaneData: {
           ...getDefaultSwimlaneData(),
@@ -134,6 +123,22 @@ export const explorerReducer = (state: ExplorerState, nextAction: Action): Explo
       };
       break;
 
+    case EXPLORER_ACTION.SET_VIEW_BY_FROM_PAGE:
+      nextState = {
+        ...state,
+        viewByFromPage: payload,
+      };
+      break;
+
+    case EXPLORER_ACTION.SET_VIEW_BY_PER_PAGE:
+      nextState = {
+        ...state,
+        // reset current page on the page size change
+        viewByFromPage: 1,
+        viewByPerPage: payload,
+      };
+      break;
+
     default:
       nextState = state;
   }
@@ -155,7 +160,7 @@ export const explorerReducer = (state: ExplorerState, nextAction: Action): Explo
     filteredFields: nextState.filteredFields,
     isAndOperator: nextState.isAndOperator,
     selectedJobs: nextState.selectedJobs,
-    selectedCells: nextState.selectedCells,
+    selectedCells: nextState.selectedCells!,
   });
 
   const { bounds, selectedCells } = nextState;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/reducers/explorer_reducer/set_influencer_filter_settings.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/reducers/explorer_reducer/set_influencer_filter_settings.ts
index 819f6ca1cac9..be87de7da8c8 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/reducers/explorer_reducer/set_influencer_filter_settings.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/reducers/explorer_reducer/set_influencer_filter_settings.ts
@@ -57,5 +57,6 @@ export function setInfluencerFilterSettings(
       filteredFields.includes(selectedViewByFieldName) === false,
     viewBySwimlaneFieldName: selectedViewByFieldName,
     viewBySwimlaneOptions: filteredViewBySwimlaneOptions,
+    viewByFromPage: 1,
   };
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/reducers/explorer_reducer/state.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/reducers/explorer_reducer/state.ts
index 4e1a2af9b13a..892b46467345 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/reducers/explorer_reducer/state.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/reducers/explorer_reducer/state.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ import {
   TimeRangeBounds,
   OverallSwimlaneData,
   SwimlaneData,
+  ViewBySwimLaneData,
 } from '../../explorer_utils';
+import { SWIM_LANE_DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE } from '../../explorer_constants';
 
 export interface ExplorerState {
   annotationsData: any[];
@@ -42,14 +44,16 @@ export interface ExplorerState {
   selectedJobs: ExplorerJob[] | null;
   swimlaneBucketInterval: any;
   swimlaneContainerWidth: number;
-  swimlaneLimit: number;
   tableData: AnomaliesTableData;
   tableQueryString: string;
   viewByLoadedForTimeFormatted: string | null;
-  viewBySwimlaneData: SwimlaneData | OverallSwimlaneData;
+  viewBySwimlaneData: SwimlaneData | ViewBySwimLaneData;
   viewBySwimlaneDataLoading: boolean;
   viewBySwimlaneFieldName?: string;
+  viewByPerPage: number;
+  viewByFromPage: number;
   viewBySwimlaneOptions: string[];
+  swimlaneLimit?: number;
 }
 
 function getDefaultIndexPattern() {
@@ -78,7 +82,6 @@ export function getExplorerDefaultState(): ExplorerState {
     selectedJobs: null,
     swimlaneBucketInterval: undefined,
     swimlaneContainerWidth: 0,
-    swimlaneLimit: 10,
     tableData: {
       anomalies: [],
       examplesByJobId: [''],
@@ -92,5 +95,8 @@ export function getExplorerDefaultState(): ExplorerState {
     viewBySwimlaneDataLoading: false,
     viewBySwimlaneFieldName: undefined,
     viewBySwimlaneOptions: [],
+    viewByPerPage: SWIM_LANE_DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE,
+    viewByFromPage: 1,
+    swimlaneLimit: undefined,
   };
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/select_limit/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/select_limit/index.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 5b7040e5c360..000000000000
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/select_limit/index.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
- * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
- */
-
-export { useSwimlaneLimit, SelectLimit } from './select_limit';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/select_limit/select_limit.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/select_limit/select_limit.test.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index cf65419e4bd8..000000000000
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/select_limit/select_limit.test.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
- * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
- */
-
-import React from 'react';
-import { act } from 'react-dom/test-utils';
-import { shallow } from 'enzyme';
-import { SelectLimit } from './select_limit';
-
-describe('SelectLimit', () => {
-  test('creates correct initial selected value', () => {
-    const wrapper = shallow(<SelectLimit />);
-    expect(wrapper.props().value).toEqual(10);
-  });
-
-  test('state for currently selected value is updated correctly on click', () => {
-    const wrapper = shallow(<SelectLimit />);
-    expect(wrapper.props().value).toEqual(10);
-
-    act(() => {
-      wrapper.simulate('change', { target: { value: 25 } });
-    });
-    wrapper.update();
-
-    expect(wrapper.props().value).toEqual(10);
-  });
-});
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/select_limit/select_limit.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/select_limit/select_limit.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 7a2df1a0f053..000000000000
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/select_limit/select_limit.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
- * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
- */
-
-/*
- * React component for rendering a select element with limit options.
- */
-import React from 'react';
-import useObservable from 'react-use/lib/useObservable';
-import { BehaviorSubject } from 'rxjs';
-
-import { EuiSelect } from '@elastic/eui';
-
-const limitOptions = [5, 10, 25, 50];
-
-const euiOptions = limitOptions.map((limit) => ({
-  value: limit,
-  text: `${limit}`,
-}));
-
-export const defaultLimit = limitOptions[1];
-export const limit$ = new BehaviorSubject<number>(defaultLimit);
-
-export const useSwimlaneLimit = (): [number, (newLimit: number) => void] => {
-  const limit = useObservable(limit$, defaultLimit);
-
-  return [limit!, (newLimit: number) => limit$.next(newLimit)];
-};
-
-export const SelectLimit = () => {
-  const [limit, setLimit] = useSwimlaneLimit();
-
-  function onChange(e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLSelectElement>) {
-    setLimit(parseInt(e.target.value, 10));
-  }
-
-  return <EuiSelect compressed options={euiOptions} onChange={onChange} value={limit} />;
-};
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/swimlane_container.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/swimlane_container.tsx
index 57d1fd81000b..e34e1d26c9ca 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/swimlane_container.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/swimlane_container.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,14 @@
  */
 
 import React, { FC, useCallback, useState } from 'react';
-import { EuiResizeObserver, EuiText } from '@elastic/eui';
+import {
+  EuiText,
+  EuiLoadingChart,
+  EuiResizeObserver,
+  EuiFlexGroup,
+  EuiFlexItem,
+  EuiEmptyPrompt,
+} from '@elastic/eui';
 
 import { throttle } from 'lodash';
 import {
@@ -14,48 +21,139 @@ import {
 } from '../../application/explorer/explorer_swimlane';
 
 import { MlTooltipComponent } from '../../application/components/chart_tooltip';
+import { SwimLanePagination } from './swimlane_pagination';
+import { SWIMLANE_TYPE } from './explorer_constants';
+import { ViewBySwimLaneData } from './explorer_utils';
 
+/**
+ * Ignore insignificant resize, e.g. browser scrollbar appearance.
+ */
+const RESIZE_IGNORED_DIFF_PX = 20;
 const RESIZE_THROTTLE_TIME_MS = 500;
 
+export function isViewBySwimLaneData(arg: any): arg is ViewBySwimLaneData {
+  return arg && arg.hasOwnProperty('cardinality');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Anomaly swim lane container responsible for handling resizing, pagination and injecting
+ * tooltip service.
+ *
+ * @param children
+ * @param onResize
+ * @param perPage
+ * @param fromPage
+ * @param swimlaneLimit
+ * @param onPaginationChange
+ * @param props
+ * @constructor
+ */
 export const SwimlaneContainer: FC<
   Omit<ExplorerSwimlaneProps, 'chartWidth' | 'tooltipService'> & {
     onResize: (width: number) => void;
+    fromPage?: number;
+    perPage?: number;
+    swimlaneLimit?: number;
+    onPaginationChange?: (arg: { perPage?: number; fromPage?: number }) => void;
+    isLoading: boolean;
+    noDataWarning: string | JSX.Element | null;
   }
-> = ({ children, onResize, ...props }) => {
+> = ({
+  children,
+  onResize,
+  perPage,
+  fromPage,
+  swimlaneLimit,
+  onPaginationChange,
+  isLoading,
+  noDataWarning,
+  ...props
+}) => {
   const [chartWidth, setChartWidth] = useState<number>(0);
 
   const resizeHandler = useCallback(
     throttle((e: { width: number; height: number }) => {
       const labelWidth = 200;
-      setChartWidth(e.width - labelWidth);
-      onResize(e.width);
+      const resultNewWidth = e.width - labelWidth;
+      if (Math.abs(resultNewWidth - chartWidth) > RESIZE_IGNORED_DIFF_PX) {
+        setChartWidth(resultNewWidth);
+        onResize(resultNewWidth);
+      }
     }, RESIZE_THROTTLE_TIME_MS),
-    []
+    [chartWidth]
   );
 
+  const showSwimlane =
+    props.swimlaneData &&
+    props.swimlaneData.laneLabels &&
+    props.swimlaneData.laneLabels.length > 0 &&
+    props.swimlaneData.points.length > 0;
+
+  const isPaginationVisible =
+    (showSwimlane || isLoading) &&
+    swimlaneLimit !== undefined &&
+    onPaginationChange &&
+    props.swimlaneType === SWIMLANE_TYPE.VIEW_BY &&
+    fromPage &&
+    perPage;
+
   return (
-    <EuiResizeObserver onResize={resizeHandler}>
-      {(resizeRef) => (
-        <div
-          ref={(el) => {
-            resizeRef(el);
-          }}
-        >
-          <div style={{ width: '100%' }}>
-            <EuiText color="subdued" size="s">
-              <MlTooltipComponent>
-                {(tooltipService) => (
-                  <ExplorerSwimlane
-                    chartWidth={chartWidth}
-                    tooltipService={tooltipService}
-                    {...props}
+    <>
+      <EuiResizeObserver onResize={resizeHandler}>
+        {(resizeRef) => (
+          <EuiFlexGroup
+            gutterSize={'none'}
+            direction={'column'}
+            style={{ width: '100%', height: '100%', overflow: 'hidden' }}
+            ref={(el) => {
+              resizeRef(el);
+            }}
+            data-test-subj="mlSwimLaneContainer"
+          >
+            <EuiFlexItem style={{ width: '100%', overflowY: 'auto' }} grow={false}>
+              <EuiText color="subdued" size="s">
+                {showSwimlane && !isLoading && (
+                  <MlTooltipComponent>
+                    {(tooltipService) => (
+                      <ExplorerSwimlane
+                        chartWidth={chartWidth}
+                        tooltipService={tooltipService}
+                        {...props}
+                      />
+                    )}
+                  </MlTooltipComponent>
+                )}
+                {isLoading && (
+                  <EuiText textAlign={'center'}>
+                    <EuiLoadingChart
+                      size="xl"
+                      mono={true}
+                      data-test-subj="mlSwimLaneLoadingIndicator"
+                    />
+                  </EuiText>
+                )}
+                {!isLoading && !showSwimlane && (
+                  <EuiEmptyPrompt
+                    titleSize="xs"
+                    style={{ padding: 0 }}
+                    title={<h2>{noDataWarning}</h2>}
                   />
                 )}
-              </MlTooltipComponent>
-            </EuiText>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-      )}
-    </EuiResizeObserver>
+              </EuiText>
+            </EuiFlexItem>
+            {isPaginationVisible && (
+              <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
+                <SwimLanePagination
+                  cardinality={swimlaneLimit!}
+                  fromPage={fromPage!}
+                  perPage={perPage!}
+                  onPaginationChange={onPaginationChange!}
+                />
+              </EuiFlexItem>
+            )}
+          </EuiFlexGroup>
+        )}
+      </EuiResizeObserver>
+    </>
   );
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/swimlane_pagination.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/swimlane_pagination.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0607f7fd35fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/swimlane_pagination.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+import React, { FC, useCallback, useState } from 'react';
+import {
+  EuiFlexGroup,
+  EuiFlexItem,
+  EuiPopover,
+  EuiContextMenuPanel,
+  EuiPagination,
+  EuiContextMenuItem,
+  EuiButtonEmpty,
+} from '@elastic/eui';
+import { FormattedMessage } from '@kbn/i18n/react';
+import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
+
+interface SwimLanePaginationProps {
+  fromPage: number;
+  perPage: number;
+  cardinality: number;
+  onPaginationChange: (arg: { perPage?: number; fromPage?: number }) => void;
+}
+
+export const SwimLanePagination: FC<SwimLanePaginationProps> = ({
+  cardinality,
+  fromPage,
+  perPage,
+  onPaginationChange,
+}) => {
+  const componentFromPage = fromPage - 1;
+
+  const [isPopoverOpen, setIsPopoverOpen] = useState(false);
+
+  const onButtonClick = () => setIsPopoverOpen(() => !isPopoverOpen);
+  const closePopover = () => setIsPopoverOpen(false);
+
+  const goToPage = useCallback((pageNumber: number) => {
+    onPaginationChange({ fromPage: pageNumber + 1 });
+  }, []);
+
+  const setPerPage = useCallback((perPageUpdate: number) => {
+    onPaginationChange({ perPage: perPageUpdate });
+  }, []);
+
+  const pageCount = Math.ceil(cardinality / perPage);
+
+  const items = [5, 10, 20, 50, 100].map((v) => {
+    return (
+      <EuiContextMenuItem
+        key={`${v}_rows`}
+        icon={v === perPage ? 'check' : 'empty'}
+        onClick={() => {
+          closePopover();
+          setPerPage(v);
+        }}
+      >
+        <FormattedMessage
+          id="xpack.ml.explorer.swimLaneSelectRowsPerPage"
+          defaultMessage="{rowsCount} rows"
+          values={{ rowsCount: v }}
+        />
+      </EuiContextMenuItem>
+    );
+  });
+
+  return (
+    <EuiFlexGroup justifyContent="spaceBetween" alignItems="center">
+      <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
+        <EuiPopover
+          button={
+            <EuiButtonEmpty
+              size="xs"
+              color="text"
+              iconType="arrowDown"
+              iconSide="right"
+              onClick={onButtonClick}
+            >
+              <FormattedMessage
+                id="xpack.ml.explorer.swimLaneRowsPerPage"
+                defaultMessage="Rows per page: {rowsCount}"
+                values={{ rowsCount: perPage }}
+              />
+            </EuiButtonEmpty>
+          }
+          isOpen={isPopoverOpen}
+          closePopover={closePopover}
+          panelPaddingSize="none"
+        >
+          <EuiContextMenuPanel items={items} />
+        </EuiPopover>
+      </EuiFlexItem>
+
+      <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
+        <EuiPagination
+          aria-label={i18n.translate('xpack.ml.explorer.swimLanePagination', {
+            defaultMessage: 'Anomaly swim lane pagination',
+          })}
+          pageCount={pageCount}
+          activePage={componentFromPage}
+          onPageClick={goToPage}
+        />
+      </EuiFlexItem>
+    </EuiFlexGroup>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/routing/routes/explorer.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/routing/routes/explorer.tsx
index 2e355c6073ab..52b4408d1ac5 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/routing/routes/explorer.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/routing/routes/explorer.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import { ml } from '../../services/ml_api_service';
 import { useExplorerData } from '../../explorer/actions';
 import { explorerService } from '../../explorer/explorer_dashboard_service';
 import { getDateFormatTz } from '../../explorer/explorer_utils';
-import { useSwimlaneLimit } from '../../explorer/select_limit';
 import { useJobSelection } from '../../components/job_selector/use_job_selection';
 import { useShowCharts } from '../../components/controls/checkbox_showcharts';
 import { useTableInterval } from '../../components/controls/select_interval';
@@ -30,6 +29,7 @@ import { useTableSeverity } from '../../components/controls/select_severity';
 import { useUrlState } from '../../util/url_state';
 import { ANOMALY_DETECTION_BREADCRUMB, ML_BREADCRUMB } from '../breadcrumbs';
 import { useTimefilter } from '../../contexts/kibana';
+import { isViewBySwimLaneData } from '../../explorer/swimlane_container';
 
 const breadcrumbs = [
   ML_BREADCRUMB,
@@ -151,10 +151,6 @@ const ExplorerUrlStateManager: FC<ExplorerUrlStateManagerProps> = ({ jobsWithTim
   const [showCharts] = useShowCharts();
   const [tableInterval] = useTableInterval();
   const [tableSeverity] = useTableSeverity();
-  const [swimlaneLimit] = useSwimlaneLimit();
-  useEffect(() => {
-    explorerService.setSwimlaneLimit(swimlaneLimit);
-  }, [swimlaneLimit]);
 
   const [selectedCells, setSelectedCells] = useSelectedCells();
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -170,14 +166,26 @@ const ExplorerUrlStateManager: FC<ExplorerUrlStateManagerProps> = ({ jobsWithTim
       selectedCells,
       selectedJobs: explorerState.selectedJobs,
       swimlaneBucketInterval: explorerState.swimlaneBucketInterval,
-      swimlaneLimit: explorerState.swimlaneLimit,
       tableInterval: tableInterval.val,
       tableSeverity: tableSeverity.val,
       viewBySwimlaneFieldName: explorerState.viewBySwimlaneFieldName,
+      swimlaneContainerWidth: explorerState.swimlaneContainerWidth,
+      viewByPerPage: explorerState.viewByPerPage,
+      viewByFromPage: explorerState.viewByFromPage,
     }) ||
     undefined;
+
   useEffect(() => {
-    loadExplorerData(loadExplorerDataConfig);
+    if (explorerState && explorerState.swimlaneContainerWidth > 0) {
+      loadExplorerData({
+        ...loadExplorerDataConfig,
+        swimlaneLimit:
+          explorerState?.viewBySwimlaneData &&
+          isViewBySwimLaneData(explorerState?.viewBySwimlaneData)
+            ? explorerState?.viewBySwimlaneData.cardinality
+            : undefined,
+      });
+    }
   }, [JSON.stringify(loadExplorerDataConfig)]);
 
   if (explorerState === undefined || refresh === undefined || showCharts === undefined) {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/routing/routes/timeseriesexplorer.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/routing/routes/timeseriesexplorer.test.tsx
index ac4882b0055a..11ec074bac1d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/routing/routes/timeseriesexplorer.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/routing/routes/timeseriesexplorer.test.tsx
@@ -12,41 +12,47 @@ import { I18nProvider } from '@kbn/i18n/react';
 
 import { TimeSeriesExplorerUrlStateManager } from './timeseriesexplorer';
 
-jest.mock('../../contexts/kibana/kibana_context', () => ({
-  useMlKibana: () => {
-    return {
-      services: {
-        uiSettings: { get: jest.fn() },
-        data: {
-          query: {
-            timefilter: {
+jest.mock('../../contexts/kibana/kibana_context', () => {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires
+  const { of } = require('rxjs');
+  return {
+    useMlKibana: () => {
+      return {
+        services: {
+          uiSettings: { get: jest.fn() },
+          data: {
+            query: {
               timefilter: {
-                disableTimeRangeSelector: jest.fn(),
-                disableAutoRefreshSelector: jest.fn(),
-                enableTimeRangeSelector: jest.fn(),
-                enableAutoRefreshSelector: jest.fn(),
-                getRefreshInterval: jest.fn(),
-                setRefreshInterval: jest.fn(),
-                getTime: jest.fn(),
-                isAutoRefreshSelectorEnabled: jest.fn(),
-                isTimeRangeSelectorEnabled: jest.fn(),
-                getRefreshIntervalUpdate$: jest.fn(),
-                getTimeUpdate$: jest.fn(),
-                getEnabledUpdated$: jest.fn(),
+                timefilter: {
+                  disableTimeRangeSelector: jest.fn(),
+                  disableAutoRefreshSelector: jest.fn(),
+                  enableTimeRangeSelector: jest.fn(),
+                  enableAutoRefreshSelector: jest.fn(),
+                  getRefreshInterval: jest.fn(),
+                  setRefreshInterval: jest.fn(),
+                  getTime: jest.fn(),
+                  isAutoRefreshSelectorEnabled: jest.fn(),
+                  isTimeRangeSelectorEnabled: jest.fn(),
+                  getRefreshIntervalUpdate$: jest.fn(),
+                  getTimeUpdate$: jest.fn(() => {
+                    return of();
+                  }),
+                  getEnabledUpdated$: jest.fn(),
+                },
+                history: { get: jest.fn() },
               },
-              history: { get: jest.fn() },
+            },
+          },
+          notifications: {
+            toasts: {
+              addDanger: () => {},
             },
           },
         },
-        notifications: {
-          toasts: {
-            addDanger: () => {},
-          },
-        },
-      },
-    };
-  },
-}));
+      };
+    },
+  };
+});
 
 jest.mock('../../util/dependency_cache', () => ({
   getToastNotifications: () => ({ addSuccess: jest.fn(), addDanger: jest.fn() }),
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/routing/use_refresh.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/routing/use_refresh.ts
index f0b93c876526..c247fd9765e9 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/routing/use_refresh.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/routing/use_refresh.ts
@@ -5,26 +5,40 @@
  */
 
 import { useObservable } from 'react-use';
-import { merge, Observable } from 'rxjs';
-import { map } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { merge } from 'rxjs';
+import { map, skip } from 'rxjs/operators';
 
+import { useMemo } from 'react';
 import { annotationsRefresh$ } from '../services/annotations_service';
-import {
-  mlTimefilterRefresh$,
-  mlTimefilterTimeChange$,
-} from '../services/timefilter_refresh_service';
+import { mlTimefilterRefresh$ } from '../services/timefilter_refresh_service';
+import { useTimefilter } from '../contexts/kibana';
 
 export interface Refresh {
   lastRefresh: number;
   timeRange?: { start: string; end: string };
 }
 
-const refresh$: Observable<Refresh> = merge(
-  mlTimefilterRefresh$,
-  mlTimefilterTimeChange$,
-  annotationsRefresh$.pipe(map((d) => ({ lastRefresh: d })))
-);
-
+/**
+ * Hook that provides the latest refresh timestamp
+ * and the most recent applied time range.
+ */
 export const useRefresh = () => {
+  const timefilter = useTimefilter();
+
+  const refresh$ = useMemo(() => {
+    return merge(
+      mlTimefilterRefresh$,
+      timefilter.getTimeUpdate$().pipe(
+        // skip initially emitted value
+        skip(1),
+        map((_) => {
+          const { from, to } = timefilter.getTime();
+          return { lastRefresh: Date.now(), timeRange: { start: from, end: to } };
+        })
+      ),
+      annotationsRefresh$.pipe(map((d) => ({ lastRefresh: d })))
+    );
+  }, []);
+
   return useObservable<Refresh>(refresh$);
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/services/explorer_service.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/services/anomaly_timeline_service.ts
similarity index 82%
rename from x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/services/explorer_service.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/services/anomaly_timeline_service.ts
index 0944328db005..f2e362f754f2 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/services/explorer_service.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/services/anomaly_timeline_service.ts
@@ -12,14 +12,19 @@ import {
   UI_SETTINGS,
 } from '../../../../../../src/plugins/data/public';
 import { getBoundsRoundedToInterval, TimeBuckets, TimeRangeBounds } from '../util/time_buckets';
-import { ExplorerJob, OverallSwimlaneData, SwimlaneData } from '../explorer/explorer_utils';
+import {
+  ExplorerJob,
+  OverallSwimlaneData,
+  SwimlaneData,
+  ViewBySwimLaneData,
+} from '../explorer/explorer_utils';
 import { VIEW_BY_JOB_LABEL } from '../explorer/explorer_constants';
 import { MlResultsService } from './results_service';
 
 /**
- * Anomaly Explorer Service
+ * Service for retrieving anomaly swim lanes data.
  */
-export class ExplorerService {
+export class AnomalyTimelineService {
   private timeBuckets: TimeBuckets;
   private _customTimeRange: TimeRange | undefined;
 
@@ -130,12 +135,27 @@ export class ExplorerService {
     return overallSwimlaneData;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Fetches view by swim lane data.
+   *
+   * @param fieldValues
+   * @param bounds
+   * @param selectedJobs
+   * @param viewBySwimlaneFieldName
+   * @param swimlaneLimit
+   * @param perPage
+   * @param fromPage
+   * @param swimlaneContainerWidth
+   * @param influencersFilterQuery
+   */
   public async loadViewBySwimlane(
     fieldValues: string[],
     bounds: { earliest: number; latest: number },
     selectedJobs: ExplorerJob[],
     viewBySwimlaneFieldName: string,
     swimlaneLimit: number,
+    perPage: number,
+    fromPage: number,
     swimlaneContainerWidth: number,
     influencersFilterQuery?: any
   ): Promise<SwimlaneData | undefined> {
@@ -172,7 +192,8 @@ export class ExplorerService {
         searchBounds.min.valueOf(),
         searchBounds.max.valueOf(),
         interval,
-        swimlaneLimit
+        perPage,
+        fromPage
       );
     } else {
       response = await this.mlResultsService.getInfluencerValueMaxScoreByTime(
@@ -183,6 +204,8 @@ export class ExplorerService {
         searchBounds.max.valueOf(),
         interval,
         swimlaneLimit,
+        perPage,
+        fromPage,
         influencersFilterQuery
       );
     }
@@ -193,6 +216,7 @@ export class ExplorerService {
 
     const viewBySwimlaneData = this.processViewByResults(
       response.results,
+      response.cardinality,
       fieldValues,
       bounds,
       viewBySwimlaneFieldName,
@@ -204,6 +228,55 @@ export class ExplorerService {
     return viewBySwimlaneData;
   }
 
+  public async loadViewByTopFieldValuesForSelectedTime(
+    earliestMs: number,
+    latestMs: number,
+    selectedJobs: ExplorerJob[],
+    viewBySwimlaneFieldName: string,
+    swimlaneLimit: number,
+    perPage: number,
+    fromPage: number,
+    swimlaneContainerWidth: number
+  ) {
+    const selectedJobIds = selectedJobs.map((d) => d.id);
+
+    // Find the top field values for the selected time, and then load the 'view by'
+    // swimlane over the full time range for those specific field values.
+    if (viewBySwimlaneFieldName !== VIEW_BY_JOB_LABEL) {
+      const resp = await this.mlResultsService.getTopInfluencers(
+        selectedJobIds,
+        earliestMs,
+        latestMs,
+        swimlaneLimit,
+        perPage,
+        fromPage
+      );
+      if (resp.influencers[viewBySwimlaneFieldName] === undefined) {
+        return [];
+      }
+
+      const topFieldValues: any[] = [];
+      const topInfluencers = resp.influencers[viewBySwimlaneFieldName];
+      if (Array.isArray(topInfluencers)) {
+        topInfluencers.forEach((influencerData) => {
+          if (influencerData.maxAnomalyScore > 0) {
+            topFieldValues.push(influencerData.influencerFieldValue);
+          }
+        });
+      }
+      return topFieldValues;
+    } else {
+      const resp = await this.mlResultsService.getScoresByBucket(
+        selectedJobIds,
+        earliestMs,
+        latestMs,
+        this.getSwimlaneBucketInterval(selectedJobs, swimlaneContainerWidth).asSeconds() + 's',
+        swimlaneLimit
+      );
+      return Object.keys(resp.results);
+    }
+  }
+
   private getTimeBounds(): TimeRangeBounds {
     return this._customTimeRange !== undefined
       ? this.timeFilter.calculateBounds(this._customTimeRange)
@@ -245,6 +318,7 @@ export class ExplorerService {
 
   private processViewByResults(
     scoresByInfluencerAndTime: Record<string, { [timeMs: number]: number }>,
+    cardinality: number,
     sortedLaneValues: string[],
     bounds: any,
     viewBySwimlaneFieldName: string,
@@ -254,7 +328,7 @@ export class ExplorerService {
     // Sorts the lanes according to the supplied array of lane
     // values in the order in which they should be displayed,
     // or pass an empty array to sort lanes according to max score over all time.
-    const dataset: OverallSwimlaneData = {
+    const dataset: ViewBySwimLaneData = {
       fieldName: viewBySwimlaneFieldName,
       points: [],
       laneLabels: [],
@@ -262,6 +336,7 @@ export class ExplorerService {
       // Set the earliest and latest to be the same as the overall swim lane.
       earliest: bounds.earliest,
       latest: bounds.latest,
+      cardinality,
     };
 
     const maxScoreByLaneLabel: Record<string, number> = {};
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/services/dashboard_service.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/services/dashboard_service.test.ts
index a618534d7ae0..00adb2d32583 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/services/dashboard_service.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/services/dashboard_service.test.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ describe('DashboardService', () => {
     // assert
     expect(mockSavedObjectClient.find).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
       type: 'dashboard',
-      perPage: 10,
+      perPage: 1000,
       search: `test*`,
       searchFields: ['title^3', 'description'],
     });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/services/dashboard_service.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/services/dashboard_service.ts
index 7f2bb71d18eb..d6ccfc2f203e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/services/dashboard_service.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/services/dashboard_service.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export function dashboardServiceProvider(
     async fetchDashboards(query?: string) {
       return await savedObjectClient.find<SavedObjectDashboard>({
         type: 'dashboard',
-        perPage: 10,
+        perPage: 1000,
         search: query ? `${query}*` : '',
         searchFields: ['title^3', 'description'],
       });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/services/ml_api_service/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/services/ml_api_service/index.ts
index af6944d7ae2d..d1b6f95f32be 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/services/ml_api_service/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/services/ml_api_service/index.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { annotations } from './annotations';
 import { dataFrameAnalytics } from './data_frame_analytics';
 import { filters } from './filters';
 import { resultsApiProvider } from './results';
-import { jobs } from './jobs';
+import { jobsApiProvider } from './jobs';
 import { fileDatavisualizer } from './datavisualizer';
 import { MlServerDefaults, MlServerLimits } from '../../../../common/types/ml_server_info';
 
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ export function mlApiServicesProvider(httpService: HttpService) {
     dataFrameAnalytics,
     filters,
     results: resultsApiProvider(httpService),
-    jobs,
+    jobs: jobsApiProvider(httpService),
     fileDatavisualizer,
   };
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/services/ml_api_service/jobs.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/services/ml_api_service/jobs.ts
index 6aa62da3f076..d356fc0ef339 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/services/ml_api_service/jobs.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/services/ml_api_service/jobs.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
 
-import { http } from '../http_service';
+import { HttpService } from '../http_service';
 
 import { basePath } from './index';
 import { Dictionary } from '../../../../common/types/common';
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ import {
 import { CATEGORY_EXAMPLES_VALIDATION_STATUS } from '../../../../common/constants/categorization_job';
 import { Category } from '../../../../common/types/categories';
 
-export const jobs = {
+export const jobsApiProvider = (httpService: HttpService) => ({
   jobsSummary(jobIds: string[]) {
     const body = JSON.stringify({ jobIds });
-    return http<MlSummaryJobs>({
+    return httpService.http<MlSummaryJobs>({
       path: `${basePath()}/jobs/jobs_summary`,
       method: 'POST',
       body,
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ export const jobs = {
 
   jobsWithTimerange(dateFormatTz: string) {
     const body = JSON.stringify({ dateFormatTz });
-    return http<{ jobs: MlJobWithTimeRange[]; jobsMap: Dictionary<MlJobWithTimeRange> }>({
+    return httpService.http<{
+      jobs: MlJobWithTimeRange[];
+      jobsMap: Dictionary<MlJobWithTimeRange>;
+    }>({
       path: `${basePath()}/jobs/jobs_with_time_range`,
       method: 'POST',
       body,
@@ -45,7 +48,7 @@ export const jobs = {
 
   jobs(jobIds: string[]) {
     const body = JSON.stringify({ jobIds });
-    return http<CombinedJobWithStats[]>({
+    return httpService.http<CombinedJobWithStats[]>({
       path: `${basePath()}/jobs/jobs`,
       method: 'POST',
       body,
@@ -53,7 +56,7 @@ export const jobs = {
   },
 
   groups() {
-    return http<any>({
+    return httpService.http<any>({
       path: `${basePath()}/jobs/groups`,
       method: 'GET',
     });
@@ -61,7 +64,7 @@ export const jobs = {
 
   updateGroups(updatedJobs: string[]) {
     const body = JSON.stringify({ jobs: updatedJobs });
-    return http<any>({
+    return httpService.http<any>({
       path: `${basePath()}/jobs/update_groups`,
       method: 'POST',
       body,
@@ -75,7 +78,7 @@ export const jobs = {
       end,
     });
 
-    return http<any>({
+    return httpService.http<any>({
       path: `${basePath()}/jobs/force_start_datafeeds`,
       method: 'POST',
       body,
@@ -84,7 +87,7 @@ export const jobs = {
 
   stopDatafeeds(datafeedIds: string[]) {
     const body = JSON.stringify({ datafeedIds });
-    return http<any>({
+    return httpService.http<any>({
       path: `${basePath()}/jobs/stop_datafeeds`,
       method: 'POST',
       body,
@@ -93,7 +96,7 @@ export const jobs = {
 
   deleteJobs(jobIds: string[]) {
     const body = JSON.stringify({ jobIds });
-    return http<any>({
+    return httpService.http<any>({
       path: `${basePath()}/jobs/delete_jobs`,
       method: 'POST',
       body,
@@ -102,7 +105,7 @@ export const jobs = {
 
   closeJobs(jobIds: string[]) {
     const body = JSON.stringify({ jobIds });
-    return http<any>({
+    return httpService.http<any>({
       path: `${basePath()}/jobs/close_jobs`,
       method: 'POST',
       body,
@@ -111,7 +114,7 @@ export const jobs = {
 
   forceStopAndCloseJob(jobId: string) {
     const body = JSON.stringify({ jobId });
-    return http<{ success: boolean }>({
+    return httpService.http<{ success: boolean }>({
       path: `${basePath()}/jobs/force_stop_and_close_job`,
       method: 'POST',
       body,
@@ -121,7 +124,7 @@ export const jobs = {
   jobAuditMessages(jobId: string, from?: number) {
     const jobIdString = jobId !== undefined ? `/${jobId}` : '';
     const query = from !== undefined ? { from } : {};
-    return http<JobMessage[]>({
+    return httpService.http<JobMessage[]>({
       path: `${basePath()}/job_audit_messages/messages${jobIdString}`,
       method: 'GET',
       query,
@@ -129,7 +132,7 @@ export const jobs = {
   },
 
   deletingJobTasks() {
-    return http<any>({
+    return httpService.http<any>({
       path: `${basePath()}/jobs/deleting_jobs_tasks`,
       method: 'GET',
     });
@@ -137,7 +140,7 @@ export const jobs = {
 
   jobsExist(jobIds: string[]) {
     const body = JSON.stringify({ jobIds });
-    return http<any>({
+    return httpService.http<any>({
       path: `${basePath()}/jobs/jobs_exist`,
       method: 'POST',
       body,
@@ -146,7 +149,7 @@ export const jobs = {
 
   newJobCaps(indexPatternTitle: string, isRollup: boolean = false) {
     const query = isRollup === true ? { rollup: true } : {};
-    return http<any>({
+    return httpService.http<any>({
       path: `${basePath()}/jobs/new_job_caps/${indexPatternTitle}`,
       method: 'GET',
       query,
@@ -175,7 +178,7 @@ export const jobs = {
       splitFieldName,
       splitFieldValue,
     });
-    return http<any>({
+    return httpService.http<any>({
       path: `${basePath()}/jobs/new_job_line_chart`,
       method: 'POST',
       body,
@@ -202,7 +205,7 @@ export const jobs = {
       aggFieldNamePairs,
       splitFieldName,
     });
-    return http<any>({
+    return httpService.http<any>({
       path: `${basePath()}/jobs/new_job_population_chart`,
       method: 'POST',
       body,
@@ -210,7 +213,7 @@ export const jobs = {
   },
 
   getAllJobAndGroupIds() {
-    return http<ExistingJobsAndGroups>({
+    return httpService.http<ExistingJobsAndGroups>({
       path: `${basePath()}/jobs/all_jobs_and_group_ids`,
       method: 'GET',
     });
@@ -222,7 +225,7 @@ export const jobs = {
       start,
       end,
     });
-    return http<{ progress: number; isRunning: boolean; isJobClosed: boolean }>({
+    return httpService.http<{ progress: number; isRunning: boolean; isJobClosed: boolean }>({
       path: `${basePath()}/jobs/look_back_progress`,
       method: 'POST',
       body,
@@ -249,7 +252,7 @@ export const jobs = {
       end,
       analyzer,
     });
-    return http<{
+    return httpService.http<{
       examples: CategoryFieldExample[];
       sampleSize: number;
       overallValidStatus: CATEGORY_EXAMPLES_VALIDATION_STATUS;
@@ -263,7 +266,10 @@ export const jobs = {
 
   topCategories(jobId: string, count: number) {
     const body = JSON.stringify({ jobId, count });
-    return http<{ total: number; categories: Array<{ count?: number; category: Category }> }>({
+    return httpService.http<{
+      total: number;
+      categories: Array<{ count?: number; category: Category }>;
+    }>({
       path: `${basePath()}/jobs/top_categories`,
       method: 'POST',
       body,
@@ -278,10 +284,13 @@ export const jobs = {
     calendarEvents?: Array<{ start: number; end: number; description: string }>
   ) {
     const body = JSON.stringify({ jobId, snapshotId, replay, end, calendarEvents });
-    return http<{ total: number; categories: Array<{ count?: number; category: Category }> }>({
+    return httpService.http<{
+      total: number;
+      categories: Array<{ count?: number; category: Category }>;
+    }>({
       path: `${basePath()}/jobs/revert_model_snapshot`,
       method: 'POST',
       body,
     });
   },
-};
+});
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/services/results_service/results_service.d.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/services/results_service/results_service.d.ts
index 1b2c01ab73fc..b26528b76037 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/services/results_service/results_service.d.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/services/results_service/results_service.d.ts
@@ -14,9 +14,19 @@ export function resultsServiceProvider(
     earliestMs: number,
     latestMs: number,
     interval: string | number,
-    maxResults: number
+    perPage?: number,
+    fromPage?: number
+  ): Promise<any>;
+  getTopInfluencers(
+    selectedJobIds: string[],
+    earliestMs: number,
+    latestMs: number,
+    maxFieldValues: number,
+    perPage?: number,
+    fromPage?: number,
+    influencers?: any[],
+    influencersFilterQuery?: any
   ): Promise<any>;
-  getTopInfluencers(): Promise<any>;
   getTopInfluencerValues(): Promise<any>;
   getOverallBucketScores(
     jobIds: any,
@@ -33,6 +43,8 @@ export function resultsServiceProvider(
     latestMs: number,
     interval: string,
     maxResults: number,
+    perPage: number,
+    fromPage: number,
     influencersFilterQuery: any
   ): Promise<any>;
   getRecordInfluencers(): Promise<any>;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/services/results_service/results_service.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/services/results_service/results_service.js
index 9e3fed189b6f..55ddb1de3529 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/services/results_service/results_service.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/services/results_service/results_service.js
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ import _ from 'lodash';
 import { ML_MEDIAN_PERCENTS } from '../../../../common/util/job_utils';
 import { escapeForElasticsearchQuery } from '../../util/string_utils';
 import { ML_RESULTS_INDEX_PATTERN } from '../../../../common/constants/index_patterns';
+import {
+  ANOMALY_SWIM_LANE_HARD_LIMIT,
+  SWIM_LANE_DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE,
+} from '../../explorer/explorer_constants';
 
 /**
  * Service for carrying out Elasticsearch queries to obtain data for the Ml Results dashboards.
@@ -24,7 +28,7 @@ export function resultsServiceProvider(mlApiServices) {
     // Pass an empty array or ['*'] to search over all job IDs.
     // Returned response contains a results property, with a key for job
     // which has results for the specified time range.
-    getScoresByBucket(jobIds, earliestMs, latestMs, interval, maxResults) {
+    getScoresByBucket(jobIds, earliestMs, latestMs, interval, perPage = 10, fromPage = 1) {
       return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
         const obj = {
           success: true,
@@ -88,7 +92,7 @@ export function resultsServiceProvider(mlApiServices) {
                 jobId: {
                   terms: {
                     field: 'job_id',
-                    size: maxResults !== undefined ? maxResults : 5,
+                    size: jobIds?.length ?? 1,
                     order: {
                       anomalyScore: 'desc',
                     },
@@ -99,6 +103,12 @@ export function resultsServiceProvider(mlApiServices) {
                         field: 'anomaly_score',
                       },
                     },
+                    bucketTruncate: {
+                      bucket_sort: {
+                        from: (fromPage - 1) * perPage,
+                        size: perPage === 0 ? 1 : perPage,
+                      },
+                    },
                     byTime: {
                       date_histogram: {
                         field: 'timestamp',
@@ -158,7 +168,9 @@ export function resultsServiceProvider(mlApiServices) {
       jobIds,
       earliestMs,
       latestMs,
-      maxFieldValues = 10,
+      maxFieldValues = ANOMALY_SWIM_LANE_HARD_LIMIT,
+      perPage = 10,
+      fromPage = 1,
       influencers = [],
       influencersFilterQuery
     ) {
@@ -272,6 +284,12 @@ export function resultsServiceProvider(mlApiServices) {
                         },
                       },
                       aggs: {
+                        bucketTruncate: {
+                          bucket_sort: {
+                            from: (fromPage - 1) * perPage,
+                            size: perPage,
+                          },
+                        },
                         maxAnomalyScore: {
                           max: {
                             field: 'influencer_score',
@@ -472,7 +490,9 @@ export function resultsServiceProvider(mlApiServices) {
       earliestMs,
       latestMs,
       interval,
-      maxResults,
+      maxResults = ANOMALY_SWIM_LANE_HARD_LIMIT,
+      perPage = SWIM_LANE_DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE,
+      fromPage = 1,
       influencersFilterQuery
     ) {
       return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
@@ -565,10 +585,15 @@ export function resultsServiceProvider(mlApiServices) {
                 },
               },
               aggs: {
+                influencerValuesCardinality: {
+                  cardinality: {
+                    field: 'influencer_field_value',
+                  },
+                },
                 influencerFieldValues: {
                   terms: {
                     field: 'influencer_field_value',
-                    size: maxResults !== undefined ? maxResults : 10,
+                    size: !!maxResults ? maxResults : ANOMALY_SWIM_LANE_HARD_LIMIT,
                     order: {
                       maxAnomalyScore: 'desc',
                     },
@@ -579,6 +604,12 @@ export function resultsServiceProvider(mlApiServices) {
                         field: 'influencer_score',
                       },
                     },
+                    bucketTruncate: {
+                      bucket_sort: {
+                        from: (fromPage - 1) * perPage,
+                        size: perPage,
+                      },
+                    },
                     byTime: {
                       date_histogram: {
                         field: 'timestamp',
@@ -618,6 +649,8 @@ export function resultsServiceProvider(mlApiServices) {
               obj.results[fieldValue] = fieldValues;
             });
 
+            obj.cardinality = resp.aggregations?.influencerValuesCardinality?.value ?? 0;
+
             resolve(obj);
           })
           .catch((resp) => {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/services/timefilter_refresh_service.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/services/timefilter_refresh_service.tsx
index 86c07a3577f7..4f5d0723d65a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/services/timefilter_refresh_service.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/services/timefilter_refresh_service.tsx
@@ -9,4 +9,3 @@ import { Subject } from 'rxjs';
 import { Refresh } from '../routing/use_refresh';
 
 export const mlTimefilterRefresh$ = new Subject<Required<Refresh>>();
-export const mlTimefilterTimeChange$ = new Subject<Required<Refresh>>();
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/anomaly_swimlane_embeddable.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/anomaly_swimlane_embeddable.tsx
index 3b4562628051..83070a5d94ba 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/anomaly_swimlane_embeddable.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/anomaly_swimlane_embeddable.tsx
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ import {
   IContainer,
 } from '../../../../../../src/plugins/embeddable/public';
 import { MlStartDependencies } from '../../plugin';
-import { ExplorerSwimlaneContainer } from './explorer_swimlane_container';
+import { EmbeddableSwimLaneContainer } from './embeddable_swim_lane_container';
 import { AnomalyDetectorService } from '../../application/services/anomaly_detector_service';
 import { JobId } from '../../../common/types/anomaly_detection_jobs';
-import { ExplorerService } from '../../application/services/explorer_service';
+import { AnomalyTimelineService } from '../../application/services/anomaly_timeline_service';
 import {
   Filter,
   Query,
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export interface AnomalySwimlaneEmbeddableCustomInput {
   jobIds: JobId[];
   swimlaneType: SwimlaneType;
   viewBy?: string;
-  limit?: number;
+  perPage?: number;
 
   // Embeddable inputs which are not included in the default interface
   filters: Filter[];
@@ -58,12 +58,12 @@ export interface AnomalySwimlaneEmbeddableCustomOutput {
   jobIds: JobId[];
   swimlaneType: SwimlaneType;
   viewBy?: string;
-  limit?: number;
+  perPage?: number;
 }
 
 export interface AnomalySwimlaneServices {
   anomalyDetectorService: AnomalyDetectorService;
-  explorerService: ExplorerService;
+  anomalyTimelineService: AnomalyTimelineService;
 }
 
 export type AnomalySwimlaneEmbeddableServices = [
@@ -101,14 +101,20 @@ export class AnomalySwimlaneEmbeddable extends Embeddable<
     super.render(node);
     this.node = node;
 
+    const I18nContext = this.services[0].i18n.Context;
+
     ReactDOM.render(
-      <ExplorerSwimlaneContainer
-        id={this.input.id}
-        embeddableInput={this.getInput$()}
-        services={this.services}
-        refresh={this.reload$.asObservable()}
-        onOutputChange={(output) => this.updateOutput(output)}
-      />,
+      <I18nContext>
+        <EmbeddableSwimLaneContainer
+          id={this.input.id}
+          embeddableInput={this.getInput$()}
+          services={this.services}
+          refresh={this.reload$.asObservable()}
+          onInputChange={(input) => {
+            this.updateInput(input);
+          }}
+        />
+      </I18nContext>,
       node
     );
   }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/anomaly_swimlane_embeddable_factory.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/anomaly_swimlane_embeddable_factory.test.tsx
index 6b2ab89de8a5..243369982ac1 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/anomaly_swimlane_embeddable_factory.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/anomaly_swimlane_embeddable_factory.test.tsx
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ describe('AnomalySwimlaneEmbeddableFactory', () => {
     });
     expect(Object.keys(createServices[0])).toEqual(Object.keys(coreStart));
     expect(createServices[1]).toMatchObject(pluginsStart);
-    expect(Object.keys(createServices[2])).toEqual(['anomalyDetectorService', 'explorerService']);
+    expect(Object.keys(createServices[2])).toEqual([
+      'anomalyDetectorService',
+      'anomalyTimelineService',
+    ]);
   });
 });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/anomaly_swimlane_embeddable_factory.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/anomaly_swimlane_embeddable_factory.ts
index 37c2cfb3e029..0d587b428d89 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/anomaly_swimlane_embeddable_factory.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/anomaly_swimlane_embeddable_factory.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import {
 import { MlStartDependencies } from '../../plugin';
 import { HttpService } from '../../application/services/http_service';
 import { AnomalyDetectorService } from '../../application/services/anomaly_detector_service';
-import { ExplorerService } from '../../application/services/explorer_service';
+import { AnomalyTimelineService } from '../../application/services/anomaly_timeline_service';
 import { mlResultsServiceProvider } from '../../application/services/results_service';
 import { resolveAnomalySwimlaneUserInput } from './anomaly_swimlane_setup_flyout';
 import { mlApiServicesProvider } from '../../application/services/ml_api_service';
@@ -44,14 +44,10 @@ export class AnomalySwimlaneEmbeddableFactory
   }
 
   public async getExplicitInput(): Promise<Partial<AnomalySwimlaneEmbeddableInput>> {
-    const [{ overlays, uiSettings }, , { anomalyDetectorService }] = await this.getServices();
+    const [coreStart] = await this.getServices();
 
     try {
-      return await resolveAnomalySwimlaneUserInput({
-        anomalyDetectorService,
-        overlays,
-        uiSettings,
-      });
+      return await resolveAnomalySwimlaneUserInput(coreStart);
     } catch (e) {
       return Promise.reject();
     }
@@ -62,13 +58,13 @@ export class AnomalySwimlaneEmbeddableFactory
 
     const httpService = new HttpService(coreStart.http);
     const anomalyDetectorService = new AnomalyDetectorService(httpService);
-    const explorerService = new ExplorerService(
+    const anomalyTimelineService = new AnomalyTimelineService(
       pluginsStart.data.query.timefilter.timefilter,
       coreStart.uiSettings,
       mlResultsServiceProvider(mlApiServicesProvider(httpService))
     );
 
-    return [coreStart, pluginsStart, { anomalyDetectorService, explorerService }];
+    return [coreStart, pluginsStart, { anomalyDetectorService, anomalyTimelineService }];
   }
 
   public async create(
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/anomaly_swimlane_initializer.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/anomaly_swimlane_initializer.tsx
index 4977ece54bb5..be9a332e51db 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/anomaly_swimlane_initializer.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/anomaly_swimlane_initializer.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export interface AnomalySwimlaneInitializerProps {
   defaultTitle: string;
   influencers: string[];
   initialInput?: Partial<
-    Pick<AnomalySwimlaneEmbeddableInput, 'jobIds' | 'swimlaneType' | 'viewBy' | 'limit'>
+    Pick<AnomalySwimlaneEmbeddableInput, 'jobIds' | 'swimlaneType' | 'viewBy' | 'perPage'>
   >;
   onCreate: (swimlaneProps: {
     panelTitle: string;
@@ -38,11 +38,6 @@ export interface AnomalySwimlaneInitializerProps {
   onCancel: () => void;
 }
 
-const limitOptions = [5, 10, 25, 50].map((limit) => ({
-  value: limit,
-  text: `${limit}`,
-}));
-
 export const AnomalySwimlaneInitializer: FC<AnomalySwimlaneInitializerProps> = ({
   defaultTitle,
   influencers,
@@ -55,7 +50,6 @@ export const AnomalySwimlaneInitializer: FC<AnomalySwimlaneInitializerProps> = (
     initialInput?.swimlaneType ?? SWIMLANE_TYPE.OVERALL
   );
   const [viewBySwimlaneFieldName, setViewBySwimlaneFieldName] = useState(initialInput?.viewBy);
-  const [limit, setLimit] = useState(initialInput?.limit ?? 5);
 
   const swimlaneTypeOptions = [
     {
@@ -154,19 +148,6 @@ export const AnomalySwimlaneInitializer: FC<AnomalySwimlaneInitializerProps> = (
                   onChange={(e) => setViewBySwimlaneFieldName(e.target.value)}
                 />
               </EuiFormRow>
-              <EuiFormRow
-                label={
-                  <FormattedMessage id="xpack.ml.explorer.limitLabel" defaultMessage="Limit" />
-                }
-              >
-                <EuiSelect
-                  id="limit"
-                  name="limit"
-                  options={limitOptions}
-                  value={limit}
-                  onChange={(e) => setLimit(Number(e.target.value))}
-                />
-              </EuiFormRow>
             </>
           )}
         </EuiForm>
@@ -186,7 +167,6 @@ export const AnomalySwimlaneInitializer: FC<AnomalySwimlaneInitializerProps> = (
             panelTitle,
             swimlaneType,
             viewBy: viewBySwimlaneFieldName,
-            limit,
           })}
           fill
         >
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/anomaly_swimlane_setup_flyout.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/anomaly_swimlane_setup_flyout.tsx
index 54f50d2d3da3..1ffdadb60aaa 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/anomaly_swimlane_setup_flyout.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/anomaly_swimlane_setup_flyout.tsx
@@ -5,10 +5,13 @@
  */
 
 import React from 'react';
-import { IUiSettingsClient, OverlayStart } from 'kibana/public';
+import { CoreStart } from 'kibana/public';
 import moment from 'moment';
 import { VIEW_BY_JOB_LABEL } from '../../application/explorer/explorer_constants';
-import { toMountPoint } from '../../../../../../src/plugins/kibana_react/public';
+import {
+  KibanaContextProvider,
+  toMountPoint,
+} from '../../../../../../src/plugins/kibana_react/public';
 import { AnomalySwimlaneInitializer } from './anomaly_swimlane_initializer';
 import { JobSelectorFlyout } from '../../application/components/job_selector/job_selector_flyout';
 import { AnomalyDetectorService } from '../../application/services/anomaly_detector_service';
@@ -17,19 +20,17 @@ import {
   AnomalySwimlaneEmbeddableInput,
   getDefaultPanelTitle,
 } from './anomaly_swimlane_embeddable';
+import { getMlGlobalServices } from '../../application/app';
+import { HttpService } from '../../application/services/http_service';
 
 export async function resolveAnomalySwimlaneUserInput(
-  {
-    overlays,
-    anomalyDetectorService,
-    uiSettings,
-  }: {
-    anomalyDetectorService: AnomalyDetectorService;
-    overlays: OverlayStart;
-    uiSettings: IUiSettingsClient;
-  },
+  coreStart: CoreStart,
   input?: AnomalySwimlaneEmbeddableInput
 ): Promise<Partial<AnomalySwimlaneEmbeddableInput>> {
+  const { http, uiSettings, overlays } = coreStart;
+
+  const anomalyDetectorService = new AnomalyDetectorService(new HttpService(http));
+
   return new Promise(async (resolve, reject) => {
     const maps = {
       groupsMap: getInitialGroupsMap([]),
@@ -41,48 +42,50 @@ export async function resolveAnomalySwimlaneUserInput(
 
     const selectedIds = input?.jobIds;
 
-    const flyoutSession = overlays.openFlyout(
+    const flyoutSession = coreStart.overlays.openFlyout(
       toMountPoint(
-        <JobSelectorFlyout
-          selectedIds={selectedIds}
-          withTimeRangeSelector={false}
-          dateFormatTz={dateFormatTz}
-          singleSelection={false}
-          timeseriesOnly={true}
-          onFlyoutClose={() => {
-            flyoutSession.close();
-            reject();
-          }}
-          onSelectionConfirmed={async ({ jobIds, groups }) => {
-            const title = input?.title ?? getDefaultPanelTitle(jobIds);
+        <KibanaContextProvider services={{ ...coreStart, mlServices: getMlGlobalServices(http) }}>
+          <JobSelectorFlyout
+            selectedIds={selectedIds}
+            withTimeRangeSelector={false}
+            dateFormatTz={dateFormatTz}
+            singleSelection={false}
+            timeseriesOnly={true}
+            onFlyoutClose={() => {
+              flyoutSession.close();
+              reject();
+            }}
+            onSelectionConfirmed={async ({ jobIds, groups }) => {
+              const title = input?.title ?? getDefaultPanelTitle(jobIds);
 
-            const jobs = await anomalyDetectorService.getJobs$(jobIds).toPromise();
+              const jobs = await anomalyDetectorService.getJobs$(jobIds).toPromise();
 
-            const influencers = anomalyDetectorService.extractInfluencers(jobs);
-            influencers.push(VIEW_BY_JOB_LABEL);
+              const influencers = anomalyDetectorService.extractInfluencers(jobs);
+              influencers.push(VIEW_BY_JOB_LABEL);
 
-            await flyoutSession.close();
+              await flyoutSession.close();
 
-            const modalSession = overlays.openModal(
-              toMountPoint(
-                <AnomalySwimlaneInitializer
-                  defaultTitle={title}
-                  influencers={influencers}
-                  initialInput={input}
-                  onCreate={({ panelTitle, viewBy, swimlaneType, limit }) => {
-                    modalSession.close();
-                    resolve({ jobIds, title: panelTitle, swimlaneType, viewBy, limit });
-                  }}
-                  onCancel={() => {
-                    modalSession.close();
-                    reject();
-                  }}
-                />
-              )
-            );
-          }}
-          maps={maps}
-        />
+              const modalSession = overlays.openModal(
+                toMountPoint(
+                  <AnomalySwimlaneInitializer
+                    defaultTitle={title}
+                    influencers={influencers}
+                    initialInput={input}
+                    onCreate={({ panelTitle, viewBy, swimlaneType }) => {
+                      modalSession.close();
+                      resolve({ jobIds, title: panelTitle, swimlaneType, viewBy });
+                    }}
+                    onCancel={() => {
+                      modalSession.close();
+                      reject();
+                    }}
+                  />
+                )
+              );
+            }}
+            maps={maps}
+          />
+        </KibanaContextProvider>
       ),
       {
         'data-test-subj': 'mlAnomalySwimlaneEmbeddable',
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/explorer_swimlane_container.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/embeddable_swim_lane_container.test.tsx
similarity index 73%
rename from x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/explorer_swimlane_container.test.tsx
rename to x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/embeddable_swim_lane_container.test.tsx
index 63ae89b5acdd..846a3f543c2d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/explorer_swimlane_container.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/embeddable_swim_lane_container.test.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 import React from 'react';
 import { render } from '@testing-library/react';
-import { ExplorerSwimlaneContainer } from './explorer_swimlane_container';
+import { EmbeddableSwimLaneContainer } from './embeddable_swim_lane_container';
 import { BehaviorSubject, Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import { I18nProvider } from '@kbn/i18n/react';
 import {
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { CoreStart } from 'kibana/public';
 import { MlStartDependencies } from '../../plugin';
 import { useSwimlaneInputResolver } from './swimlane_input_resolver';
 import { SWIMLANE_TYPE } from '../../application/explorer/explorer_constants';
+import { SwimlaneContainer } from '../../application/explorer/swimlane_container';
 
 jest.mock('./swimlane_input_resolver', () => ({
   useSwimlaneInputResolver: jest.fn(() => {
@@ -24,12 +25,11 @@ jest.mock('./swimlane_input_resolver', () => ({
   }),
 }));
 
-jest.mock('../../application/explorer/explorer_swimlane', () => ({
-  ExplorerSwimlane: jest.fn(),
-}));
-
-jest.mock('../../application/components/chart_tooltip', () => ({
-  MlTooltipComponent: jest.fn(),
+jest.mock('../../application/explorer/swimlane_container', () => ({
+  SwimlaneContainer: jest.fn(() => {
+    return null;
+  }),
+  isViewBySwimLaneData: jest.fn(),
 }));
 
 const defaultOptions = { wrapper: I18nProvider };
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ describe('ExplorerSwimlaneContainer', () => {
   let embeddableInput: BehaviorSubject<Partial<AnomalySwimlaneEmbeddableInput>>;
   let refresh: BehaviorSubject<any>;
   let services: [CoreStart, MlStartDependencies, AnomalySwimlaneServices];
+  const onInputChange = jest.fn();
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     embeddableInput = new BehaviorSubject({
@@ -61,25 +62,39 @@ describe('ExplorerSwimlaneContainer', () => {
     };
 
     (useSwimlaneInputResolver as jest.Mock).mockReturnValueOnce([
-      mockOverallData,
       SWIMLANE_TYPE.OVERALL,
-      undefined,
+      mockOverallData,
+      10,
+      jest.fn(),
+      {},
+      false,
+      null,
     ]);
 
-    const { findByTestId } = render(
-      <ExplorerSwimlaneContainer
+    render(
+      <EmbeddableSwimLaneContainer
         id={'test-swimlane-embeddable'}
         embeddableInput={
           embeddableInput.asObservable() as Observable<AnomalySwimlaneEmbeddableInput>
         }
         services={services}
         refresh={refresh}
+        onInputChange={onInputChange}
       />,
       defaultOptions
     );
-    expect(
-      await findByTestId('mlMaxAnomalyScoreEmbeddable_test-swimlane-embeddable')
-    ).toBeDefined();
+
+    const calledWith = ((SwimlaneContainer as unknown) as jest.Mock<typeof SwimlaneContainer>).mock
+      .calls[0][0];
+
+    expect(calledWith).toMatchObject({
+      perPage: 10,
+      swimlaneType: SWIMLANE_TYPE.OVERALL,
+      swimlaneData: mockOverallData,
+      isLoading: false,
+      swimlaneLimit: undefined,
+      fromPage: 1,
+    });
   });
 
   test('should render an error in case it could not fetch the ML swimlane data', async () => {
@@ -87,38 +102,25 @@ describe('ExplorerSwimlaneContainer', () => {
       undefined,
       undefined,
       undefined,
+      undefined,
+      undefined,
+      false,
       { message: 'Something went wrong' },
     ]);
 
     const { findByText } = render(
-      <ExplorerSwimlaneContainer
+      <EmbeddableSwimLaneContainer
         id={'test-swimlane-embeddable'}
         embeddableInput={
           embeddableInput.asObservable() as Observable<AnomalySwimlaneEmbeddableInput>
         }
         services={services}
         refresh={refresh}
+        onInputChange={onInputChange}
       />,
       defaultOptions
     );
     const errorMessage = await findByText('Something went wrong');
     expect(errorMessage).toBeDefined();
   });
-
-  test('should render a loading indicator during the data fetching', async () => {
-    const { findByTestId } = render(
-      <ExplorerSwimlaneContainer
-        id={'test-swimlane-embeddable'}
-        embeddableInput={
-          embeddableInput.asObservable() as Observable<AnomalySwimlaneEmbeddableInput>
-        }
-        services={services}
-        refresh={refresh}
-      />,
-      defaultOptions
-    );
-    expect(
-      await findByTestId('loading_mlMaxAnomalyScoreEmbeddable_test-swimlane-embeddable')
-    ).toBeDefined();
-  });
 });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/embeddable_swim_lane_container.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/embeddable_swim_lane_container.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5d91bdb41df6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/embeddable_swim_lane_container.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+import React, { FC, useState } from 'react';
+import { EuiCallOut } from '@elastic/eui';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
+
+import { CoreStart } from 'kibana/public';
+import { FormattedMessage } from '@kbn/i18n/react';
+import { MlStartDependencies } from '../../plugin';
+import {
+  AnomalySwimlaneEmbeddableInput,
+  AnomalySwimlaneEmbeddableOutput,
+  AnomalySwimlaneServices,
+} from './anomaly_swimlane_embeddable';
+import { useSwimlaneInputResolver } from './swimlane_input_resolver';
+import { SwimlaneType } from '../../application/explorer/explorer_constants';
+import {
+  isViewBySwimLaneData,
+  SwimlaneContainer,
+} from '../../application/explorer/swimlane_container';
+
+export interface ExplorerSwimlaneContainerProps {
+  id: string;
+  embeddableInput: Observable<AnomalySwimlaneEmbeddableInput>;
+  services: [CoreStart, MlStartDependencies, AnomalySwimlaneServices];
+  refresh: Observable<any>;
+  onInputChange: (output: Partial<AnomalySwimlaneEmbeddableOutput>) => void;
+}
+
+export const EmbeddableSwimLaneContainer: FC<ExplorerSwimlaneContainerProps> = ({
+  id,
+  embeddableInput,
+  services,
+  refresh,
+  onInputChange,
+}) => {
+  const [chartWidth, setChartWidth] = useState<number>(0);
+  const [fromPage, setFromPage] = useState<number>(1);
+
+  const [
+    swimlaneType,
+    swimlaneData,
+    perPage,
+    setPerPage,
+    timeBuckets,
+    isLoading,
+    error,
+  ] = useSwimlaneInputResolver(
+    embeddableInput,
+    onInputChange,
+    refresh,
+    services,
+    chartWidth,
+    fromPage
+  );
+
+  if (error) {
+    return (
+      <EuiCallOut
+        title={
+          <FormattedMessage
+            id="xpack.ml.swimlaneEmbeddable.errorMessage"
+            defaultMessage="Unable to load the ML swim lane data"
+          />
+        }
+        color="danger"
+        iconType="alert"
+        style={{ width: '100%' }}
+      >
+        <p>{error.message}</p>
+      </EuiCallOut>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      style={{ width: '100%', padding: '8px' }}
+      data-test-subj="mlAnomalySwimlaneEmbeddableWrapper"
+    >
+      <SwimlaneContainer
+        timeBuckets={timeBuckets}
+        swimlaneData={swimlaneData!}
+        swimlaneType={swimlaneType as SwimlaneType}
+        fromPage={fromPage}
+        perPage={perPage}
+        swimlaneLimit={isViewBySwimLaneData(swimlaneData) ? swimlaneData.cardinality : undefined}
+        onResize={(width) => {
+          setChartWidth(width);
+        }}
+        onPaginationChange={(update) => {
+          if (update.fromPage) {
+            setFromPage(update.fromPage);
+          }
+          if (update.perPage) {
+            setFromPage(1);
+            setPerPage(update.perPage);
+          }
+        }}
+        isLoading={isLoading}
+        noDataWarning={
+          <FormattedMessage
+            id="xpack.ml.swimlaneEmbeddable.noDataFound"
+            defaultMessage="No anomalies found"
+          />
+        }
+      />
+    </div>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/explorer_swimlane_container.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/explorer_swimlane_container.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index db2b9d55cfab..000000000000
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/explorer_swimlane_container.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,126 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
- * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
- */
-
-import React, { FC, useCallback, useState } from 'react';
-import {
-  EuiCallOut,
-  EuiFlexGroup,
-  EuiFlexItem,
-  EuiLoadingChart,
-  EuiResizeObserver,
-  EuiSpacer,
-  EuiText,
-} from '@elastic/eui';
-import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
-
-import { throttle } from 'lodash';
-import { CoreStart } from 'kibana/public';
-import { FormattedMessage } from '@kbn/i18n/react';
-import { ExplorerSwimlane } from '../../application/explorer/explorer_swimlane';
-import { MlStartDependencies } from '../../plugin';
-import {
-  AnomalySwimlaneEmbeddableInput,
-  AnomalySwimlaneEmbeddableOutput,
-  AnomalySwimlaneServices,
-} from './anomaly_swimlane_embeddable';
-import { MlTooltipComponent } from '../../application/components/chart_tooltip';
-import { useSwimlaneInputResolver } from './swimlane_input_resolver';
-import { SwimlaneType } from '../../application/explorer/explorer_constants';
-
-const RESIZE_THROTTLE_TIME_MS = 500;
-
-export interface ExplorerSwimlaneContainerProps {
-  id: string;
-  embeddableInput: Observable<AnomalySwimlaneEmbeddableInput>;
-  services: [CoreStart, MlStartDependencies, AnomalySwimlaneServices];
-  refresh: Observable<any>;
-  onOutputChange?: (output: Partial<AnomalySwimlaneEmbeddableOutput>) => void;
-}
-
-export const ExplorerSwimlaneContainer: FC<ExplorerSwimlaneContainerProps> = ({
-  id,
-  embeddableInput,
-  services,
-  refresh,
-}) => {
-  const [chartWidth, setChartWidth] = useState<number>(0);
-
-  const [swimlaneType, swimlaneData, timeBuckets, error] = useSwimlaneInputResolver(
-    embeddableInput,
-    refresh,
-    services,
-    chartWidth
-  );
-
-  const onResize = useCallback(
-    throttle((e: { width: number; height: number }) => {
-      const labelWidth = 200;
-      setChartWidth(e.width - labelWidth);
-    }, RESIZE_THROTTLE_TIME_MS),
-    []
-  );
-
-  if (error) {
-    return (
-      <EuiCallOut
-        title={
-          <FormattedMessage
-            id="xpack.ml.swimlaneEmbeddable.errorMessage"
-            defaultMessage="Unable to load the ML swim lane data"
-          />
-        }
-        color="danger"
-        iconType="alert"
-        style={{ width: '100%' }}
-      >
-        <p>{error.message}</p>
-      </EuiCallOut>
-    );
-  }
-
-  return (
-    <EuiResizeObserver onResize={onResize}>
-      {(resizeRef) => (
-        <div
-          style={{ width: '100%', height: '100%', overflowY: 'auto', overflowX: 'hidden' }}
-          data-test-subj={`mlMaxAnomalyScoreEmbeddable_${id}`}
-          ref={(el) => {
-            resizeRef(el);
-          }}
-        >
-          <div style={{ width: '100%' }}>
-            <EuiSpacer size="m" />
-
-            {chartWidth > 0 && swimlaneData && swimlaneType ? (
-              <EuiText color="subdued" size="s" data-test-subj="mlAnomalySwimlaneEmbeddableWrapper">
-                <MlTooltipComponent>
-                  {(tooltipService) => (
-                    <ExplorerSwimlane
-                      chartWidth={chartWidth}
-                      timeBuckets={timeBuckets}
-                      swimlaneData={swimlaneData}
-                      swimlaneType={swimlaneType as SwimlaneType}
-                      tooltipService={tooltipService}
-                    />
-                  )}
-                </MlTooltipComponent>
-              </EuiText>
-            ) : (
-              <EuiFlexGroup justifyContent="spaceAround">
-                <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
-                  <EuiLoadingChart
-                    size="xl"
-                    data-test-subj={`loading_mlMaxAnomalyScoreEmbeddable_${id}`}
-                  />
-                </EuiFlexItem>
-              </EuiFlexGroup>
-            )}
-          </div>
-        </div>
-      )}
-    </EuiResizeObserver>
-  );
-};
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/swimlane_input_resolver.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/swimlane_input_resolver.test.ts
index 890c2bde6305..a34955adebf6 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/swimlane_input_resolver.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/swimlane_input_resolver.test.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ describe('useSwimlaneInputResolver', () => {
   let embeddableInput: BehaviorSubject<Partial<AnomalySwimlaneEmbeddableInput>>;
   let refresh: Subject<any>;
   let services: [CoreStart, MlStartDependencies, AnomalySwimlaneServices];
+  let onInputChange: jest.Mock;
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     jest.useFakeTimers();
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ describe('useSwimlaneInputResolver', () => {
       } as CoreStart,
       (null as unknown) as MlStartDependencies,
       ({
-        explorerService: {
+        anomalyTimelineService: {
           setTimeRange: jest.fn(),
           loadOverallData: jest.fn(() =>
             Promise.resolve({
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ describe('useSwimlaneInputResolver', () => {
         },
       } as unknown) as AnomalySwimlaneServices,
     ];
+    onInputChange = jest.fn();
   });
   afterEach(() => {
     jest.useRealTimers();
@@ -79,9 +81,11 @@ describe('useSwimlaneInputResolver', () => {
     const { result, waitForNextUpdate } = renderHook(() =>
       useSwimlaneInputResolver(
         embeddableInput as Observable<AnomalySwimlaneEmbeddableInput>,
+        onInputChange,
         refresh,
         services,
-        1000
+        1000,
+        1
       )
     );
 
@@ -94,7 +98,7 @@ describe('useSwimlaneInputResolver', () => {
     });
 
     expect(services[2].anomalyDetectorService.getJobs$).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    expect(services[2].explorerService.loadOverallData).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(services[2].anomalyTimelineService.loadOverallData).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 
     await act(async () => {
       embeddableInput.next({
@@ -109,7 +113,7 @@ describe('useSwimlaneInputResolver', () => {
     });
 
     expect(services[2].anomalyDetectorService.getJobs$).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
-    expect(services[2].explorerService.loadOverallData).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(services[2].anomalyTimelineService.loadOverallData).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
 
     await act(async () => {
       embeddableInput.next({
@@ -124,7 +128,7 @@ describe('useSwimlaneInputResolver', () => {
     });
 
     expect(services[2].anomalyDetectorService.getJobs$).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
-    expect(services[2].explorerService.loadOverallData).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
+    expect(services[2].anomalyTimelineService.loadOverallData).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/swimlane_input_resolver.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/swimlane_input_resolver.ts
index 3829bbce5e5c..9ed6f88150f6 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/swimlane_input_resolver.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/swimlane_input_resolver.ts
@@ -16,23 +16,31 @@ import {
   skipWhile,
   startWith,
   switchMap,
+  tap,
 } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { CoreStart } from 'kibana/public';
 import { TimeBuckets } from '../../application/util/time_buckets';
 import {
   AnomalySwimlaneEmbeddableInput,
+  AnomalySwimlaneEmbeddableOutput,
   AnomalySwimlaneServices,
 } from './anomaly_swimlane_embeddable';
 import { MlStartDependencies } from '../../plugin';
-import { SWIMLANE_TYPE, SwimlaneType } from '../../application/explorer/explorer_constants';
+import {
+  ANOMALY_SWIM_LANE_HARD_LIMIT,
+  SWIM_LANE_DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE,
+  SWIMLANE_TYPE,
+  SwimlaneType,
+} from '../../application/explorer/explorer_constants';
 import { Filter } from '../../../../../../src/plugins/data/common/es_query/filters';
 import { Query } from '../../../../../../src/plugins/data/common/query';
 import { esKuery, UI_SETTINGS } from '../../../../../../src/plugins/data/public';
 import { ExplorerJob, OverallSwimlaneData } from '../../application/explorer/explorer_utils';
 import { parseInterval } from '../../../common/util/parse_interval';
 import { AnomalyDetectorService } from '../../application/services/anomaly_detector_service';
+import { isViewBySwimLaneData } from '../../application/explorer/swimlane_container';
+import { ViewMode } from '../../../../../../src/plugins/embeddable/public';
 
-const RESIZE_IGNORED_DIFF_PX = 20;
 const FETCH_RESULTS_DEBOUNCE_MS = 500;
 
 function getJobsObservable(
@@ -48,17 +56,31 @@ function getJobsObservable(
 
 export function useSwimlaneInputResolver(
   embeddableInput: Observable<AnomalySwimlaneEmbeddableInput>,
+  onInputChange: (output: Partial<AnomalySwimlaneEmbeddableOutput>) => void,
   refresh: Observable<any>,
   services: [CoreStart, MlStartDependencies, AnomalySwimlaneServices],
-  chartWidth: number
-): [string | undefined, OverallSwimlaneData | undefined, TimeBuckets, Error | null | undefined] {
-  const [{ uiSettings }, , { explorerService, anomalyDetectorService }] = services;
+  chartWidth: number,
+  fromPage: number
+): [
+  string | undefined,
+  OverallSwimlaneData | undefined,
+  number,
+  (perPage: number) => void,
+  TimeBuckets,
+  boolean,
+  Error | null | undefined
+] {
+  const [{ uiSettings }, , { anomalyTimelineService, anomalyDetectorService }] = services;
 
   const [swimlaneData, setSwimlaneData] = useState<OverallSwimlaneData>();
   const [swimlaneType, setSwimlaneType] = useState<SwimlaneType>();
   const [error, setError] = useState<Error | null>();
+  const [perPage, setPerPage] = useState<number | undefined>();
+  const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(false);
 
   const chartWidth$ = useMemo(() => new Subject<number>(), []);
+  const fromPage$ = useMemo(() => new Subject<number>(), []);
+  const perPage$ = useMemo(() => new Subject<number>(), []);
 
   const timeBuckets = useMemo(() => {
     return new TimeBuckets({
@@ -73,28 +95,32 @@ export function useSwimlaneInputResolver(
     const subscription = combineLatest([
       getJobsObservable(embeddableInput, anomalyDetectorService),
       embeddableInput,
-      chartWidth$.pipe(
-        skipWhile((v) => !v),
-        distinctUntilChanged((prev, curr) => {
-          // emit only if the width has been changed significantly
-          return Math.abs(curr - prev) < RESIZE_IGNORED_DIFF_PX;
-        })
+      chartWidth$.pipe(skipWhile((v) => !v)),
+      fromPage$,
+      perPage$.pipe(
+        startWith(undefined),
+        // no need to emit when the initial value has been set
+        distinctUntilChanged(
+          (prev, curr) => prev === undefined && curr === SWIM_LANE_DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE
+        )
       ),
       refresh.pipe(startWith(null)),
     ])
       .pipe(
+        tap(setIsLoading.bind(null, true)),
         debounceTime(FETCH_RESULTS_DEBOUNCE_MS),
-        switchMap(([jobs, input, swimlaneContainerWidth]) => {
+        switchMap(([jobs, input, swimlaneContainerWidth, fromPageInput, perPageFromState]) => {
           const {
             viewBy,
             swimlaneType: swimlaneTypeInput,
-            limit,
+            perPage: perPageInput,
             timeRange,
             filters,
             query,
+            viewMode,
           } = input;
 
-          explorerService.setTimeRange(timeRange);
+          anomalyTimelineService.setTimeRange(timeRange);
 
           if (!swimlaneType) {
             setSwimlaneType(swimlaneTypeInput);
@@ -118,18 +144,34 @@ export function useSwimlaneInputResolver(
             return of(undefined);
           }
 
-          return from(explorerService.loadOverallData(explorerJobs, swimlaneContainerWidth)).pipe(
+          return from(
+            anomalyTimelineService.loadOverallData(explorerJobs, swimlaneContainerWidth)
+          ).pipe(
             switchMap((overallSwimlaneData) => {
               const { earliest, latest } = overallSwimlaneData;
 
               if (overallSwimlaneData && swimlaneTypeInput === SWIMLANE_TYPE.VIEW_BY) {
+                if (perPageFromState === undefined) {
+                  // set initial pagination from the input or default one
+                  setPerPage(perPageInput ?? SWIM_LANE_DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE);
+                }
+
+                if (viewMode === ViewMode.EDIT && perPageFromState !== perPageInput) {
+                  // store per page value when the dashboard is in the edit mode
+                  onInputChange({ perPage: perPageFromState });
+                }
+
                 return from(
-                  explorerService.loadViewBySwimlane(
+                  anomalyTimelineService.loadViewBySwimlane(
                     [],
                     { earliest, latest },
                     explorerJobs,
                     viewBy!,
-                    limit!,
+                    isViewBySwimLaneData(swimlaneData)
+                      ? swimlaneData.cardinality
+                      : ANOMALY_SWIM_LANE_HARD_LIMIT,
+                    perPageFromState ?? perPageInput ?? SWIM_LANE_DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE,
+                    fromPageInput,
                     swimlaneContainerWidth,
                     appliedFilters
                   )
@@ -156,6 +198,7 @@ export function useSwimlaneInputResolver(
         if (data !== undefined) {
           setError(null);
           setSwimlaneData(data);
+          setIsLoading(false);
         }
       });
 
@@ -164,11 +207,28 @@ export function useSwimlaneInputResolver(
     };
   }, []);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    fromPage$.next(fromPage);
+  }, [fromPage]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (perPage === undefined) return;
+    perPage$.next(perPage);
+  }, [perPage]);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     chartWidth$.next(chartWidth);
   }, [chartWidth]);
 
-  return [swimlaneType, swimlaneData, timeBuckets, error];
+  return [
+    swimlaneType,
+    swimlaneData,
+    perPage ?? SWIM_LANE_DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE,
+    setPerPage,
+    timeBuckets,
+    isLoading,
+    error,
+  ];
 }
 
 export function processFilters(filters: Filter[], query: Query) {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/ui_actions/edit_swimlane_panel_action.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/ui_actions/edit_swimlane_panel_action.tsx
index 312b9f31124b..0db41c1ed104 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/ui_actions/edit_swimlane_panel_action.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/ui_actions/edit_swimlane_panel_action.tsx
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ import {
   AnomalySwimlaneEmbeddableOutput,
 } from '../embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/anomaly_swimlane_embeddable';
 import { resolveAnomalySwimlaneUserInput } from '../embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/anomaly_swimlane_setup_flyout';
-import { HttpService } from '../application/services/http_service';
-import { AnomalyDetectorService } from '../application/services/anomaly_detector_service';
 
 export const EDIT_SWIMLANE_PANEL_ACTION = 'editSwimlanePanelAction';
 
@@ -39,18 +37,10 @@ export function createEditSwimlanePanelAction(getStartServices: CoreSetup['getSt
         throw new Error('Not possible to execute an action without the embeddable context');
       }
 
-      const [{ overlays, uiSettings, http }] = await getStartServices();
-      const anomalyDetectorService = new AnomalyDetectorService(new HttpService(http));
+      const [coreStart] = await getStartServices();
 
       try {
-        const result = await resolveAnomalySwimlaneUserInput(
-          {
-            anomalyDetectorService,
-            overlays,
-            uiSettings,
-          },
-          embeddable.getInput()
-        );
+        const result = await resolveAnomalySwimlaneUserInput(coreStart, embeddable.getInput());
         embeddable.updateInput(result);
       } catch (e) {
         return Promise.reject();
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json
index 4c1572ddfcad..5c5d270d324f 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json
@@ -9790,8 +9790,6 @@
     "xpack.ml.explorer.jobIdLabel": "ジョブ ID",
     "xpack.ml.explorer.jobScoreAcrossAllInfluencersLabel": "(すべての影響因子のジョブスコア)",
     "xpack.ml.explorer.kueryBar.filterPlaceholder": "影響因子フィールドでフィルタリング… ({queryExample})",
-    "xpack.ml.explorer.limitLabel": "制限",
-    "xpack.ml.explorer.loadingLabel": "読み込み中",
     "xpack.ml.explorer.noConfiguredInfluencersTooltip": "選択されたジョブに影響因子が構成されていないため、トップインフルエンスリストは非表示になっています。",
     "xpack.ml.explorer.noInfluencersFoundTitle": "{viewBySwimlaneFieldName}影響因子が見つかりません",
     "xpack.ml.explorer.noInfluencersFoundTitleFilterMessage": "指定されたフィルターの{viewBySwimlaneFieldName} 影響因子が見つかりません",
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json
index 97f10e77dc71..c71215d2bfb7 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json
@@ -9794,8 +9794,6 @@
     "xpack.ml.explorer.jobIdLabel": "作业 ID",
     "xpack.ml.explorer.jobScoreAcrossAllInfluencersLabel": "（所有影响因素的作业分数）",
     "xpack.ml.explorer.kueryBar.filterPlaceholder": "按影响因素字段筛选……（{queryExample}）",
-    "xpack.ml.explorer.limitLabel": "限制",
-    "xpack.ml.explorer.loadingLabel": "正在加载",
     "xpack.ml.explorer.noConfiguredInfluencersTooltip": "“顶级影响因素”列表被隐藏，因为没有为所选作业配置影响因素。",
     "xpack.ml.explorer.noInfluencersFoundTitle": "未找到任何 {viewBySwimlaneFieldName} 影响因素",
     "xpack.ml.explorer.noInfluencersFoundTitleFilterMessage": "对于指定筛选找不到任何 {viewBySwimlaneFieldName} 影响因素",
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/services/ml/anomaly_explorer.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/services/ml/anomaly_explorer.ts
index 7c479a423467..80df235bf6ff 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/services/ml/anomaly_explorer.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/services/ml/anomaly_explorer.ts
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export function MachineLearningAnomalyExplorerProvider({ getService }: FtrProvid
     async addAndEditSwimlaneInDashboard(dashboardTitle: string) {
       await this.filterWithSearchString(dashboardTitle);
       await testSubjects.isDisplayed('mlDashboardSelectionTable > checkboxSelectAll');
-      await testSubjects.click('mlDashboardSelectionTable > checkboxSelectAll');
+      await testSubjects.clickWhenNotDisabled('mlDashboardSelectionTable > checkboxSelectAll');
       expect(await testSubjects.isChecked('mlDashboardSelectionTable > checkboxSelectAll')).to.be(
         true
       );