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Documentation Grafana Documentation Site HTTP API User HTTP API

User HTTP resources / actions

Search Users

GET /api/users

Example Request:

GET /api/users HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer eyJrIjoiT0tTcG1pUlY2RnVKZTFVaDFsNFZXdE9ZWmNrMkZYbk

Example Response:

HTTP/1.1 200
Content-Type: application/json

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "Admin",
    "login": "admin",
    "email": "admin@mygraf.com",
    "isAdmin": true
  },
  {
    "id": 2,
    "name": "User",
    "login": "user",
    "email": "user@mygraf.com",
    "isAdmin": false
  }
]

Get single user by Id

GET /api/users/:id

Example Request:

GET /api/users/1 HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer eyJrIjoiT0tTcG1pUlY2RnVKZTFVaDFsNFZXdE9ZWmNrMkZYbk

Example Response:

HTTP/1.1 200
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "email": "user@mygraf.com"
  "name": "admin",
  "login": "admin",
  "theme": "light",
  "orgId": 1,
  "isGrafanaAdmin": true
}

User Update

PUT /api/users/:id

Example Request:

PUT /api/users/2 HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer eyJrIjoiT0tTcG1pUlY2RnVKZTFVaDFsNFZXdE9ZWmNrMkZYbk

{
  "email":"user@mygraf.com",
  "name":"User2",
  "login":"user",
  "theme":"light"
}

Example Response:

HTTP/1.1 200
Content-Type: application/json

{"message":"User updated"}

Get Organisations for user

GET /api/users/:id/orgs

Example Request:

GET /api/users/1/orgs HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer eyJrIjoiT0tTcG1pUlY2RnVKZTFVaDFsNFZXdE9ZWmNrMkZYbk

Example Response:

HTTP/1.1 200
Content-Type: application/json

[
  {
    "orgId":1,
    "name":"Main Org.",
    "role":"Admin"
  }
]

User

Actual User

GET /api/user

Example Request:

GET /api/user HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer eyJrIjoiT0tTcG1pUlY2RnVKZTFVaDFsNFZXdE9ZWmNrMkZYbk

Example Response:

HTTP/1.1 200
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "email":"admin@mygraf.com",
  "name":"Admin",
  "login":"admin",
  "theme":"light",
  "orgId":1,
  "isGrafanaAdmin":true
}

Change Password

PUT /api/user/password

Changes the password for the user

Example Request:

PUT /api/user/password HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer eyJrIjoiT0tTcG1pUlY2RnVKZTFVaDFsNFZXdE9ZWmNrMkZYbk

{
  "oldPassword": "old_password",
  "newPassword": "new_password",
  "confirmNew": "confirm_new_password"
}

Example Response:

HTTP/1.1 200
Content-Type: application/json

{"message":"User password changed"}

Switch user context

POST /api/user/using/:organisationId

Switch user context to the given organisation.

Example Request:

POST /api/user/using/2 HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer eyJrIjoiT0tTcG1pUlY2RnVKZTFVaDFsNFZXdE9ZWmNrMkZYbk

Example Response:

HTTP/1.1 200
Content-Type: application/json

{"message":"Active organization changed"}

Organisations of the actual User

GET /api/user/orgs

Return a list of all organisations of the current user.

Example Request:

GET /api/user/orgs HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer eyJrIjoiT0tTcG1pUlY2RnVKZTFVaDFsNFZXdE9ZWmNrMkZYbk

Example Response:

HTTP/1.1 200
Content-Type: application/json

[
  {
    "orgId":1,
    "name":"Main Org.",
    "role":"Admin"
  }
]

Star a dashboard

POST /api/user/stars/dashboard/:dashboardId

Stars the given Dashboard for the actual user.

Example Request:

POST /api/user/stars/dashboard/1 HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer eyJrIjoiT0tTcG1pUlY2RnVKZTFVaDFsNFZXdE9ZWmNrMkZYbk

Example Response:

HTTP/1.1 200
Content-Type: application/json

{"message":"Dashboard starred!"}

Unstar a dashboard

DELETE /api/user/stars/dashboard/:dashboardId

Deletes the starring of the given Dashboard for the actual user.

Example Request:

DELETE /api/user/stars/dashboard/1 HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer eyJrIjoiT0tTcG1pUlY2RnVKZTFVaDFsNFZXdE9ZWmNrMkZYbk

Example Response:

HTTP/1.1 200
Content-Type: application/json

{"message":"Dashboard unstarred"}