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Public Dashboard API

Note

If you’re running Grafana Enterprise, you’ll need to have specific permissions for some endpoints. Refer to Role-based access control permissions for more information.

Create a public dashboard

POST /api/dashboards/uid/:uid/public-dashboards/

Creates a new public dashboard.

Required permissions

See note in the introduction for an explanation.

ActionScope
dashboards.public:writedashboards:uid:<dashboard UID>

Example Request for new public dashboard:

http 
POST /api/dashboards/uid/xCpsVuc4z/public-dashboards/ HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer eyJrIjoiT0tTcG1pUlY2RnVKZTFVaDFsNFZXdE9ZWmNrMkZYbk

{
    "uid": "cd56d9fd-f3d4-486d-afba-a21760e2acbe",
    "accessToken": "5c948bf96e6a4b13bd91975f9a2028b7",
    "timeSelectionEnabled": false,
    "isEnabled": true,
    "annotationsEnabled": false,
    "share": "public"
}

JSON Body schema:

  • uid – Optional. Unique identifier when creating a public dashboard. If it’s null, it will generate a new uid.
  • accessToken – Optional. Unique access token. If it’s null, it will generate a new access token.
  • timeSelectionEnabled – Optional. Set to true to enable the time picker in the public dashboard. The default value is false.
  • isEnabled – Optional. Set to true to enable the public dashboard. The default value is false.
  • annotationsEnabled – Optional. Set to true to show annotations. The default value is false.
  • share – Optional. Set the share mode. The default value is public.

Example Response:

http 
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
Content-Length: 78

{
    "uid": "cd56d9fd-f3d4-486d-afba-a21760e2acbe",
    "dashboardUid": "xCpsVuc4z",
    "accessToken": "5c948bf96e6a4b13bd91975f9a2028b7",
    "createdBy": 1,
    "updatedBy": 1,
    "createdAt": "2023-09-05T15:48:21-03:00",
    "updatedAt": "2023-09-05T15:48:21-03:00",
    "timeSelectionEnabled": false,
    "isEnabled": false,
    "annotationsEnabled": false,
    "share": "public"
}

Status Codes:

  • 200 – Created
  • 400 – Errors (such as invalid json, missing or invalid fields, or dashboard is public)
  • 401 – Unauthorized
  • 403 – Access denied
  • 404 – Dashboard not found

The error response body will have the following properties:

http 
HTTP/1.1 400 Bad request
Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
Content-Length: 107

{
    "statusCode": 400,
    "messageId": "publicdashboards.dashboardIsPublic",
    "message": "Dashboard is already public"
}

Update a public dashboard

PATCH /api/dashboards/uid/:uid/public-dashboards/:publicDashboardUid

Will update the public dashboard given the specified unique identifier (uid).

Required permissions

See note in the introduction for an explanation.

ActionScope
dashboards.public:writedashboards:uid:<dashboard UID>

Example Request for updating a public dashboard:

http 
PATCH /api/dashboards/uid/xCpsVuc4z/public-dashboards/cd56d9fd-f3d4-486d-afba-a21760e2acbe HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer eyJrIjoiT0tTcG1pUlY2RnVKZTFVaDFsNFZXdE9ZWmNrMkZYbk

{
    "timeSelectionEnabled": false,
    "isEnabled": true,
    "annotationsEnabled": false,
    "share": "public"
}

JSON Body schema:

  • timeSelectionEnabled – Optional. Set to true to enable the time picker in the public dashboard. The default value is false.
  • isEnabled – Optional. Set to true to enable the public dashboard. The default value is false.
  • annotationsEnabled – Optional. Set to true to show annotations. The default value is false.
  • share – Optional. Set the share mode. The default value is public.

Example Response:

http 
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
Content-Length: 78

{
    "uid": "cd56d9fd-f3d4-486d-afba-a21760e2acbe",
    "dashboardUid": "xCpsVuc4z",
    "accessToken": "5c948bf96e6a4b13bd91975f9a2028b7",
    "createdBy": 1,
    "updatedBy": 1,
    "createdAt": "2023-09-05T15:48:21-03:00",
    "updatedAt": "2023-09-05T15:48:21-03:00",
    "timeSelectionEnabled": false,
    "isEnabled": false,
    "annotationsEnabled": false,
    "share": "public"
}

Status Codes:

  • 200 – Updated
  • 400 – Errors (such as invalid json, missing or invalid fields)
  • 401 – Unauthorized
  • 403 – Access denied
  • 404 – Public dashboard not found

The error response body will have the following properties:

http 
HTTP/1.1 400 Bad request
Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
Content-Length: 107

{
    "statusCode": 400,
    "messageId": "publicdashboards.dashboardIsPublic",
    "message": "Dashboard is already public"
}

Get public dashboard by dashboard uid

GET /api/dashboards/uid/:uid/public-dashboards/

Will return the public dashboard given the dashboard unique identifier (uid).

Required permissions

See note in the introduction for an explanation.

ActionScope
dashboards:readdashboards:uid:<dashboard UID>

Example Request:

http 
GET /api/dashboards/uid/xCpsVuc4z/public-dashboards/ HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer eyJrIjoiT0tTcG1pUlY2RnVKZTFVaDFsNFZXdE9ZWmNrMkZYbk

Example Response:

http 
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-Type: application/json

{
    "uid": "e71950f3-e7dd-4d1e-aa8a-a857bc5e7d64",
    "dashboardUid": "xCpsVuc4z",
    "accessToken": "dab10f3a4fbb4342a602b03079c7ed64",
    "createdBy": 1,
    "updatedBy": 1,
    "createdAt": "2023-09-05T15:48:21-03:00",
    "updatedAt": "2023-09-05T15:48:21-03:00",
    "timeSelectionEnabled": false,
    "isEnabled": false,
    "annotationsEnabled": false,
    "share": "public"
}

Status Codes:

  • 200 – Found
  • 401 – Unauthorized
  • 403 – Access denied
  • 404 – Not found

Delete public dashboard by dashboard uid and public dashboard uid

DELETE /api/dashboards/uid/:uid/public-dashboards/:publicDashboardUid

Will delete the public dashboard given the specified unique identifier (uid).

Required permissions

See note in the introduction for an explanation.

ActionScope
dashboards.public:writedashboards:uid:<dashboard UID>

Example Request:

http 
DELETE /api/dashboards/uid/xCpsVuc4z/public-dashboards/cd56d9fd-f3d4-486d-afba-a21760e2acbe HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer eyJrIjoiT0tTcG1pUlY2RnVKZTFVaDFsNFZXdE9ZWmNrMkZYbk

Status Codes:

  • 200 – Deleted
  • 401 – Unauthorized
  • 403 – Access denied

Get a list of all public dashboards with pagination

GET /api/dashboards/public-dashboards

Required permissions

See note in the introduction for an explanation.

ActionScope
dashboards:readdashboards:uid:<dashboard UID>

Example Request:

http 
GET /api/dashboards/public-dashboards?perpage=2&page=3 HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer eyJrIjoiT0tTcG1pUlY2RnVKZTFVaDFsNFZXdE9ZWmNrMkZYbk

Example Response:

http 
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-Type: application/json

{
    "publicDashboards": [
        {
            "uid": "e9f29a3c-fcc3-4fc5-a690-ae39c97d24ba",
            "accessToken": "6c13ec1997ba48c5af8c9c5079049692",
            "title": "Datasource Shared Queries",
            "dashboardUid": "d2f21d0a-76c7-47ec-b5f3-9dda16e5a996",
            "isEnabled": true
        },
        {
            "uid": "a174f604-6fe7-47de-97b4-48b7e401b540",
            "accessToken": "d1fcff345c0f45e8a78c096c9696034a",
            "title": "Datasource with template variables",
            "dashboardUid": "51DiOw0Vz",
            "isEnabled": true
        }
    ],
    "totalCount": 30,
    "page": 3,
    "perPage": 2
}