[[devtools-kibana]]
= Dev Tools

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*Dev Tools* contains tools that you can use to interact
with your data.

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a| <<console-kibana, Console>>

| Interact with the REST API of Elasticsearch, including sending requests
and viewing API documentation.

a| <<xpack-profiler, {searchprofiler}>>

| Inspect and analyze your search queries.

a| <<xpack-grokdebugger, Grok&nbsp;Debugger&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;>>

| Build and debug grok patterns before you use them in your data processing pipelines.

a| <<painlesslab, Painless&nbsp;Lab>>

| beta:[] Test and debug Painless scripts in real-time.
|===

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include::{kib-repo-dir}/dev-tools/console/console.asciidoc[]

include::{kib-repo-dir}/dev-tools/searchprofiler/index.asciidoc[]

include::{kib-repo-dir}/dev-tools/grokdebugger/index.asciidoc[]

include::{kib-repo-dir}/dev-tools/painlesslab/index.asciidoc[]