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Identifying the unique identifier (ID) of a datasource in Grafana is essential for interacting with its configuration via the Grafana API. This process is particularly useful for automation and integration tasks where direct access to the datasource's ID is required. The following procedure demonstrates how to retrieve the datasource ID using its name, based on the official Grafana HTTP API documentation.

For more details, refer to the official Grafana HTTP API documentation.

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\uD83D\uDCD8 Instructions

Prerequisites

To find the ID of a Before retrieving the Grafana datasource by its nameID, use ensure the following script.

Prerequisites

Update these variables with your Grafana details:

• HOST: Grafana server IP

• PORT: Grafana port

• USER: Grafana username

• PASS: Grafana password

• DS_NAME: Datasource name

Script

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1. Grafana Server Access: Ensure network access to the Grafana instance, with the correct IP and port.

2. User Credentials: A valid username and password with permission to access the API.

3. Datasource Name: You must know the exact name of the datasource whose ID you wish to retrieve.

4. Command-line Tools:

   • curl: To send HTTP requests.

   • jq: (Optional) A tool to parse JSON responses. If not installed, the full response will be returned.

Instructions

1. Get the Datasource ID by Name: Replace the variables (HOST, PORT, USER, PASS, DS_NAME) with your actual Grafana details and run the following command:

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   curl -s -u "

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1. admin:

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1. adminz-password" "http://

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1. 10.2.7.100:80/api/datasources/name/

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1. hivemq-prometheus-1" | jq '.id'

2. Expected Output

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1. : The

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1. command will return the datasource ID as a JSON response. For example:

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2. Error Messages:

   • Connection

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1. • Error: curl: (7) Failed to connect

   • Invalid

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1. • Credentials: {"message": "invalid username or password"}

   • Unauthorized: {"message": "Unauthorized"}

2. List All Datasources

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1. : To list all available datasources, use the following command:

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   curl -s -u "

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1. admin:

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1. adminz-password" "http://

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1. 10.2.7.100:80/api/datasources"

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Prerequisites

Before executing the script to retrieve a Grafana datasource ID, ensure the following requirements are met:

1. Grafana Server Access: You must have network access to the Grafana instance, including the correct IP address and port number.

2. User Credentials: A valid Grafana username and password with sufficient permissions to access the API and retrieve datasource information.

3. Datasource Name: You must know the exact name of the datasource whose ID you wish to find.

4. Command-line Tools:

   • curl: Used to send HTTP requests to the Grafana API.

   • jq: (Optional) A command-line tool for parsing JSON responses. If not installed, the script will return the full JSON response, but the jq tool is recommended to extract the id more cleanly.

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