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Plugin.json
The plugin.json file is mandatory for all plugins. When Grafana starts it will scan the plugin folders and mount every folder that contains a plugin.json file unless the folder contains a subfolder named dist
. In that case grafana will mount the dist
folder instead.
Plugin JSON Schema
Property | Description |
---|---|
id | unique name of the plugin - conventions described in styleguide |
type | panel/datasource/app |
name | Human readable name of the plugin |
info.description | Description of plugin. Used for searching grafana.com plugins |
info.author | |
info.keywords | plugin keywords. Used for search on grafana net |
info.logos | link to project logos |
info.version | project version of this commit. Must be semver |
dependencies.grafanaVersion | Required grafana backend version for this plugin |
dependencies.plugins | required plugins for this plugin. |
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