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title: "OData data source plugin for Grafana"
description: "OData data source for Grafana. OData data source plugin for Grafana by dvelop. Available in Grafana Cloud and self-managed Grafana."
---

> This is the Markdown version of https://grafana.com/grafana/plugins/dvelop-odata-datasource/

# OData

- Developer: dvelop
- Version: 1.2.1
- [Change log](https://grafana.com/grafana/plugins/dvelop-odata-datasource/changelog.md)

![Add Data Source](https://grafana.com/api/plugins/dvelop-odata-datasource/versions/1.2.1/images/img/AddDataSource.png)

![Create Query](https://grafana.com/api/plugins/dvelop-odata-datasource/versions/1.2.1/images/img/CreateQuery.png)

# Grafana OData Data Source

Visualize data from OData data sources with Grafana.

## About

This is a Grafana data source for showing data from OData V4 compliant data sources.

It was originally developed for internal purposes and is now made available to the open source community.

## Getting started

Open Grafana and go to Configuration / Data Sources. Click `Add data source` button.

Enter `OData` into the filter input field and select the OData Data Source.

![Add Data Source](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/d-velop/grafana-odata-datasource/master/src/img/AddDataSource.png)

Provide the URL of your OData Service Root and click `Save & test` to test the connection.

The `URL space encoding` setting can be used to specify the encoding of spaces in URLs. `Percent` uses `%20` (see RFC 3986), while `Plus` uses `+` (used in form data). E.g. `$filter=value%20EQ%201` vs. `$filter=value+EQ+1`.

Add other connection settings, such as auth settings, as necessary.

To use the data source, create a new query and select the newly created OData data source.

![CreateQuery.png](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/d-velop/grafana-odata-datasource/master/src/img/CreateQuery.png)

Choose an entity set, an appropriate time property, and the metric you want to view. Now you should be able to see data for the selected time frame.

## Related Links

- [Grafana](https://grafana.com/) - the open source analytics & monitoring solution for many data sources
- [Build a Grafana data source plugin](https://grafana.com/tutorials/build-a-data-source-plugin/) - a tutorial that explains how to develop your own data source plugin.
- [OData](https://www.odata.org/) - the ISO/IEC approved, OASIS standard for building and using data-driven RESTful APIs

## Contributing

This project is maintained by d-velop but is looking for contributors. If you consider contributing to this project please read [CONTRIBUTING](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/d-velop/grafana-odata-datasource/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) and [DEVELOPING](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/d-velop/grafana-odata-datasource/master/DEVELOPING.md) for details on how to get started.

## License

Please read [LICENSE](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/d-velop/grafana-odata-datasource/master/LICENSE) for licensing information.