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HTTP API

Admin HTTP API

Enterprise Open source

Admin API

The Admin HTTP API does not currently work with an API Token. API Tokens are currently only linked to an organization and an organization role. They cannot be given the permission of server admin, only users can be given that permission. So in order to use these API calls you will have to use Basic Auth and the Grafana user must have the Grafana Admin permission. (The default admin user is called admin and has permission to use this API.)

Settings

GET /api/admin/settings

Only works with Basic Authentication (username and password). See introduction for an explanation.

Example Request:

GET /api/admin/settings
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json

Example Response:

HTTP/1.1 200
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "DEFAULT": {
    "app_mode":"production"
  },
  "analytics": {
    "google_analytics_ua_id":"",
    "reporting_enabled":"false"
  },
  "auth.anonymous":{
    "enabled":"true",
    "org_name":"Main Org.",
    "org_role":"Viewer"
  },
  "auth.basic":{
    "enabled":"false"
  },
  "auth.github":{
    "allow_sign_up":"false",
    "allowed_domains":"",
    "allowed_organizations":"",
    "api_url":"https://api.github.com/user",
    "auth_url":"https://github.com/login/oauth/authorize",
    "client_id":"some_id",
    "client_secret":"************",
    "enabled":"false",
    "scopes":"user:email,read:org",
    "team_ids":"",
    "token_url":"https://github.com/login/oauth/access_token"
  },
  "auth.google":{
    "allow_sign_up":"false","allowed_domains":"",
    "api_url":"https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v1/userinfo",
    "auth_url":"https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth",
    "client_id":"some_client_id",
    "client_secret":"************",
    "enabled":"false",
    "scopes":"https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.profile https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.email",
    "token_url":"https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/token"
  },
  "auth.ldap":{
    "config_file":"/etc/grafana/ldap.toml",
    "enabled":"false"
  },
  "auth.proxy":{
    "auto_sign_up":"true",
    "enabled":"false",
    "header_name":"X-WEBAUTH-USER",
    "header_property":"username"
  },
  "dashboards.json":{
    "enabled":"false",
    "path":"/var/lib/grafana/dashboards"
  },
  "database":{
    "host":"127.0.0.1:0000",
    "name":"grafana",
    "password":"************",
    "path":"grafana.db",
    "ssl_mode":"disable",
    "type":"sqlite3",
    "user":"root"
  },
  "emails":{
    "templates_pattern":"emails/*.html",
    "welcome_email_on_sign_up":"false"
  },
  "log":{
    "buffer_len":"10000",
    "level":"Info",
    "mode":"file"
  },
  "log.console":{
    "level":""
  },
  "log.file":{
    "daily_rotate":"true",
    "file_name":"",
    "level":"",
    "log_rotate":"true",
    "max_days":"7",
    "max_lines":"1000000",
    "max_lines_shift":"28",
    "max_size_shift":""
  },
  "paths":{
    "data":"/tsdb/grafana",
    "logs":"/logs/apps/grafana"},
    "security":{
    "admin_password":"************",
    "admin_user":"admin",
    "cookie_remember_name":"grafana_remember",
    "cookie_username":"grafana_user",
    "disable_gravatar":"false",
    "login_remember_days":"7",
    "secret_key":"************"
  },
  "server":{
    "cert_file":"",
    "cert_key":"",
    "domain":"mygraf.com",
    "enable_gzip":"false",
    "enforce_domain":"false",
    "http_addr":"127.0.0.1",
    "http_port":"0000",
    "protocol":"http",
    "root_url":"%(protocol)s://%(domain)s:%(http_port)s/",
    "router_logging":"true",
    "data_proxy_logging":"true",
    "static_root_path":"public"
  },
  "session":{
    "cookie_name":"grafana_sess",
    "cookie_secure":"false",
    "gc_interval_time":"",
    "provider":"file",
    "provider_config":"sessions",
    "session_life_time":"86400"
  },
  "smtp":{
    "cert_file":"",
    "enabled":"false",
    "from_address":"admin@grafana.localhost",
    "from_name":"Grafana",
    "ehlo_identity":"dashboard.example.com",
    "host":"localhost:25",
    "key_file":"",
    "password":"************",
    "skip_verify":"false",
    "user":""
  },
  "users":{
    "allow_org_create":"true",
    "allow_sign_up":"false",
    "auto_assign_org":"true",
    "auto_assign_org_role":"Viewer"
  }
}

Grafana Stats

GET /api/admin/stats

Only works with Basic Authentication (username and password). See introduction for an explanation.

Example Request:

GET /api/admin/stats
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json

Example Response:

HTTP/1.1 200
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "users":2,
  "orgs":1,
  "dashboards":4,
  "snapshots":2,
  "tags":6,
  "datasources":1,
  "playlists":1,
  "stars":2,
  "alerts":2,
  "activeUsers":1
}

Global Users

POST /api/admin/users

Create new user. Only works with Basic Authentication (username and password). See introduction for an explanation.

Example Request:


POST /api/admin/users HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name":"User",
  "email":"user@graf.com",
  "login":"user",
  "password":"userpassword"
}

Example Response:

HTTP/1.1 200
Content-Type: application/json

{"id":5,"message":"User created"}

Password for User

PUT /api/admin/users/:id/password

Only works with Basic Authentication (username and password). See introduction for an explanation. Change password for a specific user.

Example Request:

PUT /api/admin/users/2/password HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json

{"password":"userpassword"}

Example Response:

HTTP/1.1 200
Content-Type: application/json

{"message": "User password updated"}

Permissions

PUT /api/admin/users/:id/permissions

Only works with Basic Authentication (username and password). See introduction for an explanation.

Example Request:

PUT /api/admin/users/2/permissions HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json

{"isGrafanaAdmin": true}

Example Response:

HTTP/1.1 200
Content-Type: application/json

{message: "User permissions updated"}

Delete global User

DELETE /api/admin/users/:id

Only works with Basic Authentication (username and password). See introduction for an explanation.

Example Request:

DELETE /api/admin/users/2 HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json

Example Response:

HTTP/1.1 200
Content-Type: application/json

{message: "User deleted"}

Pause all alerts

POST /api/admin/pause-all-alerts

Only works with Basic Authentication (username and password). See introduction for an explanation.

Example Request:

POST /api/admin/pause-all-alerts HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "paused": true
}

JSON Body schema:

paused – If true then all alerts are to be paused, false unpauses all alerts.

Example Response:

HTTP/1.1 200
Content-Type: application/json

{state: "new state", message: "alerts pause/un paused", "alertsAffected": 100}

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