Timestream Datasource
The Timestream datasource plugin provides a support for Amazon Timestream. Add it as a data source, then you are ready to build dashboards using timestream query results
Add the data source
- In the side menu under the Configuration link, click on Data Sources.
- Click the Add data source button.
- Select Timestream in the Time series databases section.
Authentication
The Timestream plugin authentication system matches the standard Cloudwatch plugin system. See the grafana documentation for authentication options and setup.
Once authentication is configured, click "Save and Test" to verify the service is working. Once this is configured, you can specify default values for the configuration.
Query editor
The query editor accepts timestream syntax in addition to the macros listed above and any dashboard template variables.
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Macros
To simplify syntax and to allow for dynamic parts, like date range filters, the query can contain macros.
| Macro example | Description |
|---|---|
| $__database | Will specify the selected database. This may use the default from the datasource config, or the explicit value from the query editor. |
| $__table | Will specify the selected database. This may use the default from the datasource config, or the explicit value from the query editor. |
| $__measure | Will specify the selected measure. This may use the default from the datasource config, or the explicit value from the query editor. |
| $__timeFilter | Will be replaced by an expression that limits the time to the dashboard range |
| $__interval_ms | Will be replaced by a number that represents the amount of time a single pixel in the graph should cover |
Alerting
See the Alerting documentation for more on Grafana alerts.
Configure the data source with provisioning
You can configure data sources using config files with Grafana's provisioning system. You can read more about how it works and all the settings you can set for data sources on the provisioning docs page.
Here are some provisioning examples for this data source.
Using a credentials file
If you are using Credentials file authentication type, then you should use a credentials file with a config like this.
apiVersion: 1
datasources:
- name: Timestream
type: grafana-timestream-datasource
jsonData:
authType: credentials
defaultRegion: us-east-1
Using accessKey and secretKey
apiVersion: 1
datasources:
- name: Timestream
type: grafana-timestream-datasource
jsonData:
authType: keys
defaultRegion: us-east-1
secureJsonData:
accessKey: '<your access key>'
secretKey: '<your secret key>'
