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Azure Monitor data source

The Azure Monitor data source plugin allows you to query and visualize data from Azure Monitor, the Azure service to maximize the availability and performance of applications and services in the Azure Cloud.

Supported Azure clouds

The Azure Monitor data source supports the following Azure cloud environments:

  • Azure - Azure public cloud (default)
  • Azure US Government - Azure Government cloud
  • Azure China - Azure China cloud operated by 21Vianet

Supported Azure services

The Azure Monitor data source supports the following Azure services:

ServiceDescription
Azure Monitor MetricsCollect numeric data from resources in your Azure account. Supports dimensions, aggregations, and time grain configuration.
Azure Monitor LogsCollect log and performance data from your Azure account using the Kusto Query Language (KQL).
Azure Resource GraphQuery your Azure resources across subscriptions using KQL. Useful for inventory, compliance, and resource management.
Application Insights TracesCollect distributed trace data and correlate requests across your application components.

Get started

The following documents will help you get started with the Azure Monitor data source:

Additional features

After you have configured the Azure Monitor data source, you can:

  • Add Annotations to overlay Azure log events on your graphs.
  • Configure and use Template variables for dynamic dashboards.
  • Add Transformations to manipulate query results.
  • Set up Alerting and recording rules using Metrics, Logs, Traces, and Resource Graph queries.
  • Use Explore to investigate your Azure data without building a dashboard.

Pre-built dashboards

The Azure Monitor plugin includes the following pre-built dashboards:

  • Azure Monitor Overview - Displays key metrics across your Azure subscriptions and resources.
  • Azure Storage Account - Shows storage account metrics including availability, latency, and transactions.

To import a pre-built dashboard:

  1. Go to Connections > Data sources.
  2. Select your Azure Monitor data source.
  3. Click the Dashboards tab.
  4. Click Import next to the dashboard you want to use.