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Grafana REST API

Query, visualize, and alert on metrics and logs

Grafana is an open-source analytics and interactive visualization platform. Developers use the Grafana REST API to programmatically manage dashboards, data sources, alerts, and organizations, enabling automated monitoring infrastructure deployment and configuration as code workflows.

Base URL https://your-grafana-instance.com/api

API Endpoints

Method	Endpoint	Description
GET	`/dashboards/uid/:uid`	Retrieves a dashboard by its unique identifier. Returns dashboard JSON model including panels and templating configuration.
POST	`/dashboards/db`	Create or update a dashboard in the database
DELETE	`/dashboards/uid/:uid`	Deletes a dashboard by UID. Requires the dashboard's unique identifier in the path and returns deletion confirmation.
GET	`/datasources`	Retrieves all configured data sources. Returns array of datasource objects including type, URL, and access settings.
POST	`/datasources`	Creates a new data source. Requires name, type, and connection details in the request body; returns the datasource ID.
PUT	`/datasources/:id`	Update an existing data source by ID
DELETE	`/datasources/:id`	Deletes a data source by ID. Requires the numeric datasource identifier in the path and returns confirmation message.
GET	`/alerts`	Retrieves all alerts configured in the organization. Returns array of alert rules with state, conditions, and notification settings.
GET	`/alert-notifications`	Retrieves all notification channels. Returns array of configured channels including type, settings, and enabled state.
POST	`/alert-notifications`	Create a new alert notification channel
GET	`/org/users`	Retrieves users in the current organization. Returns array of users with email, role, and last seen timestamp.
POST	`/org/users`	Adds a user to the current organization. Requires loginOrEmail and role in the request body; returns the user ID.
GET	`/folders`	Retrieves all folders in the organization. Returns array of folder objects with title, UID, and permission metadata.
POST	`/folders`	Creates a new folder. Requires title in the request body; optionally accepts UID and returns the created folder object.
GET	`/search`	Searches for dashboards and folders. Accepts query, tag, and type parameters; returns matching items with metadata.

Code Examples

curl -X GET 'https://your-grafana-instance.com/api/dashboards/uid/cIBgcSjkk' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer glsa_HOruNAb7SOiCdshU9algkdIloRHXeGFi7'

const response = await fetch('https://your-grafana-instance.com/api/dashboards/uid/cIBgcSjkk', {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    'Authorization': 'Bearer glsa_HOruNAb7SOiCdshU9algkdIloRHXeGFi7',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  }
});

const dashboard = await response.json();
console.log(dashboard);

import requests

url = 'https://your-grafana-instance.com/api/dashboards/uid/cIBgcSjkk'
headers = {
    'Authorization': 'Bearer glsa_HOruNAb7SOiCdshU9algkdIloRHXeGFi7',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
dashboard = response.json()
print(dashboard)

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create_grafana_dashboard Create or update a Grafana dashboard with panels, queries, and visualizations based on natural language requirements

query_grafana_metrics Query metrics from configured data sources and return time-series data for analysis

manage_alert_rules Create, update, or delete alert rules with conditions and notification channels

configure_data_source Add or update data source configurations for Prometheus, Elasticsearch, or other supported backends

search_dashboards Search for dashboards by name, tag, or folder and retrieve their configuration

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