# Getting Tooltip formatter error for Horizontal/Vertical Bar Chart Visualization **URL:** \ **Category:** OpenSearch Dashboards\ **Tags:** discuss, troubleshoot\ **Created:** [December 17, 2024, 9:03am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/getting-tooltip-formatter-error-for-horizontal-vertical-bar-chart-visualization/22824 "2024-12-17T09:03:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tejashu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e36b37/32.png) [@tejashu](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/tejashu)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 9:03am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/getting-tooltip-formatter-error-for-horizontal-vertical-bar-chart-visualization/22824/1 "2024-12-17T09:03:35Z")
**Versions** (relevant - OpenSearch/Dashboard/Server OS/Browser): OpenSearch-2.18 OpenSearch Dashboards -2.18 Mac OS Firefox browser **Describe the issue** : I am seeing a tooltip formatter error in the console of firefox browser from my MAC laptop in the opensearch-playground. Could you please provide a solution for this? **Configuration** : **Relevant Logs or Screenshots** : ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/mauve_hedgehog/original/2X/6/60ce472bef323014d6b28f86eb27c5b204f6b372.png) ---
**Author:** ![PrinceActa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/59ef9b/32.png) [@PrinceActa](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/PrinceActa)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2026, 1:54pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/getting-tooltip-formatter-error-for-horizontal-vertical-bar-chart-visualization/22824/2 "2026-06-15T13:54:33Z")
up! Seems to be related: > > > \*\*Describe the bug\*\* > > A \`TypeError: data.series.find is not a function\` appears …in the browser console when hovering some visualizations (histogram) in Firefox. > > \Image > > \ > \Error\ > > \`\`\` > Uncaught TypeError: data.series.find is not a function > tooltipFormatter https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/plugin/visTypeVislib/visTypeVislib.chunk.2.js:1 > render https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/plugin/visTypeVislib/visTypeVislib.chunk.2.js:1 > fakeD3Bind https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/plugin/visTypeVislib/visTypeVislib.chunk.2.js:1 > dispatch https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:405 > handle https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:405 > add https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:405 > Se https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:405 > each https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:394 > visTypeVislib.chunk.2.js:1:61466 > tooltipFormatter https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/plugin/visTypeVislib/visTypeVislib.chunk.2.js:1 > render https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/plugin/visTypeVislib/visTypeVislib.chunk.2.js:1 > fakeD3Bind https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/plugin/visTypeVislib/visTypeVislib.chunk.2.js:1 > dispatch https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:405 > handle https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:405 > (Async: EventListener.handleEvent) > add https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:405 > Se https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:405 > each https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:394 > each https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:394 > Se https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:405 > on https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:405 > jqOn https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/plugin/visTypeVislib/visTypeVislib.chunk.2.js:1 > fakeD3Bind https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/plugin/visTypeVislib/visTypeVislib.chunk.2.js:1 > render https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/plugin/visTypeVislib/visTypeVislib.chunk.2.js:1 > each https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/plugin/visTypeVislib/visTypeVislib.chunk.1.js:1 > d3\_selection\_each https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/plugin/visTypeVislib/visTypeVislib.chunk.1.js:1 > each https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/plugin/visTypeVislib/visTypeVislib.chunk.1.js:1 > render https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/plugin/visTypeVislib/visTypeVislib.chunk.2.js:1 > call https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/plugin/visTypeVislib/visTypeVislib.chunk.1.js:1 > addBars https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/plugin/visTypeVislib/visTypeVislib.chunk.2.js:1 > draw https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/plugin/visTypeVislib/visTypeVislib.chunk.2.js:1 > each https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/plugin/visTypeVislib/visTypeVislib.chunk.1.js:1 > d3\_selection\_each https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/plugin/visTypeVislib/visTypeVislib.chunk.1.js:1 > each https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/plugin/visTypeVislib/visTypeVislib.chunk.1.js:1 > draw https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/plugin/visTypeVislib/visTypeVislib.chunk.2.js:1 > call https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/plugin/visTypeVislib/visTypeVislib.chunk.1.js:1 > draw https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/plugin/visTypeVislib/visTypeVislib.chunk.2.js:1 > at https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:491 > ls https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:491 > draw https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/plugin/visTypeVislib/visTypeVislib.chunk.2.js:1 > each https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/plugin/visTypeVislib/visTypeVislib.chunk.1.js:1 > d3\_selection\_each https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/plugin/visTypeVislib/visTypeVislib.chunk.1.js:1 > each https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/plugin/visTypeVislib/visTypeVislib.chunk.1.js:1 > draw https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/plugin/visTypeVislib/visTypeVislib.chunk.2.js:1 > call https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/plugin/visTypeVislib/visTypeVislib.chunk.1.js:1 > render https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/plugin/visTypeVislib/visTypeVislib.chunk.2.js:1 > render https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/plugin/visTypeVislib/visTypeVislib.chunk.2.js:1 > each https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/plugin/visTypeVislib/visTypeVislib.chunk.1.js:1 > d3\_selection\_each https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/plugin/visTypeVislib/visTypeVislib.chunk.1.js:1 > each https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/plugin/visTypeVislib/visTypeVislib.chunk.1.js:1 > render https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/plugin/visTypeVislib/visTypeVislib.chunk.2.js:1 > \_runOnHandler https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/plugin/visTypeVislib/visTypeVislib.chunk.2.js:1 > render https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/plugin/visTypeVislib/visTypeVislib.chunk.2.js:1 > render https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/plugin/visTypeVislib/visTypeVislib.plugin.js:6 > InterpretGeneratorResume self-hosted:1413 > AsyncFunctionNext self-hosted:800 > (Async: async) > render https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/plugin/visTypeVislib/visTypeVislib.plugin.js:6 > visualization\_chart\_VisualizationChart/success$\< https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/plugin/visualizations/visualizations.plugin.js:6 > \_next https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:499 > next https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:21 > debouncedNext https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:499 > re https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:499 > \_execute https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:349 > execute https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:349 > flush https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:349 > (Async: setInterval handler) > requestAsyncId https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:349 > schedule https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:349 > schedule https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:351 > schedule https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:349 > \_next https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:499 > next https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:21 > \_next https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:349 > next https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:21 > \_next https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:21 > next https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:21 > next https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:349 > \_next https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:21 > next https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:21 > next https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:349 > startRenderVisualization https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/plugin/visualizations/visualizations.plugin.js:6 > componentDidUpdate https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/plugin/visualizations/visualizations.plugin.js:6 > ra https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:438 > pl https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:438 > unstable\_runWithPriority https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:446 > Ho https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:438 > hl https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:438 > Ja https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:438 > o https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:438 > unstable\_runWithPriority https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:446 > Ho https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:438 > $o https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:438 > Uo https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:438 > Ya https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:438 > Nl https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:438 > jl https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:438 > render https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:438 > render https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/plugin/visualizations/visualizations.plugin.js:6 > render\_ExpressionRenderHandler https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/plugin/expressions/expressions.plugin.js:6 > render https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/plugin/expressions/expressions.plugin.js:6 > loader\_ExpressionLoader https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/plugin/expressions/expressions.plugin.js:6 > \_\_tryOrUnsub https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:21 > next https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:21 > \_next https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:21 > next https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:21 > next https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:349 > loader\_ExpressionLoader https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/plugin/expressions/expressions.plugin.js:6 > AsyncFunctionNext self-hosted:800 > (Async: async) > update https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/plugin/expressions/expressions.plugin.js:6 > updateHandler https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/plugin/visualizations/visualizations.plugin.js:6 > AsyncFunctionNext self-hosted:800 > (Async: async) > \_\_tryOrUnsub https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:21 > next https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:21 > \_next https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:21 > next https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:21 > next https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/osd-ui-shared-deps/osd-ui-shared-deps.js:349 > \_autoRefreshIntervalId https://playground.opensearch.org/8487/bundles/plugin/data/data.plugin.js:1 > \`\`\` > \ > > This could be related to the variable \`data.series\` is not an array as expected. According to my research, this could be caused because the \`data.series\` variable should be assigned with the \`\_\_data\_\_\` property of the \`svg\` element that contains information about all the histogram series, but in Firefox, this is assigning other data structure where \`data.series\` could be a string instead. > > The variable assignment, could be done here: https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch-Dashboards/blob/3.0.0/src/plugins/vis\_type\_vislib/public/vislib/lib/dispatch.js#L243-L245. The \`nearestViewportElement\` accessor seems that could have been removed in later versions of Firefox to 109 to match the SVG 2.0 spec: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Firefox/Releases/109 > > The error is present in 3.0.0 and previous versions like as 2.19.1 that I tested. > > The error causes the related tooltip is not displayed when hovering the visualization using Firefox browser. > > Comparing with Chrome (126.0.6478.61), the tooltip is displayed correctly: > > \Image > > \*\*To Reproduce\*\* > Steps to reproduce the behavior: > 1. Using a histogram visualization in the Dashboards app, hover the graph > 2. Review the browser console to see the error > > \*\*Expected behavior\*\* > The tooltip in the histogram visualization should appear in the Firefox browser. > > \*\*OpenSearch Version\*\* > 3.0.0 and 2.19.1 > > \*\*Dashboards Version\*\* > 3.0.0 and 2.19.1 (other could be affected too) > > \*\*Plugins\*\* > None > > \*\*Screenshots\*\* > > \Image > > \*\*Host/Environment (please complete the following information):\*\* > - Firefox 134.0b9 (64-bit) > > \*\*Additional context\*\* > > None. From my perspective, this feature (tooltip) is broken, making the charts difficult to use in practice. The only available workaround is to use TSVB, but some things cannot be achieved with it (and vice versa). This bug still exists in version 3.4.