Data source plugins

Guides for optimizing and adding capabilities to data source plugins.

• Add support for annotation queriesAdd support for annotation queries in your data source plugin.
• Add authentication for data source pluginsHow to add authentication for data source plugins.
• Add features for Explore queriesAdd features to Explore queries in Grafana plugin development.
• Add logs, metrics, and traces for backend pluginsHow to add logs, metrics and traces for backend plugins.
• Add query migrations for a backend data source pluginHow to add a query migration handler to your Grafana backend data source plugin for seamless updates.
• Add query editor helpHow to add a help component to query editors in Grafana.
• Add resource handler for data source pluginsLearn how to add a resource handler for data source plugins.
• Add a router or multiplexer to your pluginAdd a router or multiplexer to your plugin.
• Add support for externally shared dashboardsHow to add support for externally share dashboards (previously called Public dashboards).
• Add support for Private Data Source Connect (PDC)Add support for Private Data Source Connect (PDC) functionality to your Grafana plugin.
• Add support for variablesAdd support for variables in Grafana plugin development.
• Convert a frontend data source plugin into a backend pluginLearn how to convert a frontend data source plugin into a backend plugin
• Create data framesA guide to working with data frames in plugin development.
• Error handlingHow to handle errors in data source plugins.
• Fetch data from frontend code using the data proxyLearn how to use the data proxy API to fetch data from frontend code in data source and app plugins in Grafana
• Include dashboardsInclude dashboards in Grafana data source plugins.
• Profile a backend pluginHow to profile a backend plugin.