Unused Filters - any way to see which filters are *not* being used in dashboard gadgets?

[Kim-Stacey Kidder]

Hi! Is there a way (ex: report? overview?) to see which filters are being used in particular dashboards (& also to see which filters are not being used in dashboards) without having to check each gadget?
We're finding that dashboards are updated frequently & it takes quite a bit of time to go through every dashboard gadget individually to find the corresponding filter/s.
This would also greatly help us with data clean-up. 

Thanks in advance for any ideas! 

[Eric Yanou]

I'm also curious to find out

[Kristján Mathiesen]

Me 2

[Johnny FromCanada]

You could try to "delete" the filter (probably via admin account).  Obviously, do not commit to the deletion.  See if it warns about being used in a certain number of places.

[Jean Ann Harrison]

Isn't it possible to archive filters rather than deleting?   This way, they can be restored when needed.  

[Lorenzo Phillips]

@Kim-Stacey Kidder

I don't believe theirs is a way to determine if filters are being in that way. However, I wrote an app that allows you to see all filters in your instance and you can export them all or some subset to have discussions with the filter owner to determine if a filter can be removed. My app has a View Permissions column that I use to determine which Projects and/or Groups are using the filter. I know this isn't exactly what you may want, but it does provide some additional help. :) Finally, my app allows you to delete filters in bulk instead of one at a time. 

Of course your feedback is always welcomed: Instance Auditor (Jira)

[Hugo Navia]

Hi Kim,

If this is a Server/DC instance and if you have access to the DB, you could try the following SQL query:

select * from searchrequest where id not in (select "SAVED_FILTER_ID" from "AO_60DB71_RAPIDVIEW");

Please note that this will give you ALL the filters that doesn't belong to a dashboard.

EDIT

My bad, I just noticed that this is for Cloud. You might be able to use REST API to get the list. However, this will not give you the private filters.

[Lorenzo Phillips]

My app provides all filters in the system, even ones you don’t have permission to. 😎