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This plugin has been deprecated as it is no longer maintained. Consider use of Canvas or this alternative button panel.
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Button Panel

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Button Panel

Node.js CI GitHub release)

It provides a simple Grafana 7.x panel that shows only one button - to integrate with any kind of HTTP/REST API:

  • Support GET and POST HTTP verb
    • Adds no new javascript dependencies
    • Uses standard browser APIs and respects CORS
    • Optional text payload for POST requests
  • Support for custom header parameter or query parameter
  • Variable support via $variableName in
    • URL
    • parameter name & value
    • Button label
  • Support for HTTP Basic Auth
  • Custom label text & Grafana template design
    • Customize icon & button colors

Usage

Screencast

Configuration

Screenshot

Basic Auth

⚠️ Please note: ⚠️

Due to the Grafana API & security restrictions in modern browsers the following must be considered before using Basic Auth:

Basic Auth Configuration

  • Neither username nor password are stored encryted in Grafana. The password is there to everyone with access to the dashboard in Grafana!
  • The server at the URL must provide proper resposne to the CORS pre-flight request. That is:

These limitations are inherent and canot be fixed or addressed by the plugin!

Use Basic Auth only if these limitations are acceptable!

Install

CLI

Via the Grafana CLI:

$ grafana-cli --pluginUrl https://github.com/cloudspout/cloudspout-button-panel/releases/download/7.0.23/cloudspout-button-panel.zip \
  plugins install cloudspout-button-panel

Docker

Use Grafana's environment variable to add this plugin to your installation:

$ docker run -p 3000:3000 -it \
  -e "GF_INSTALL_PLUGINS=https://github.com/cloudspout/cloudspout-button-panel/releases/download/7.0.23/cloudspout-button-panel.zip;cloudspout-button-panel" \
  grafana/grafana:7.3.1

License

GPL v3

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Installing Button Panel on Grafana Cloud:

For more information, visit the docs on plugin installation.