Export dashboard for external use via HTTP API

[amotl]

Hi again,

@jeremybanzhaf1

My goal is to use the API to get the JSON representation of a dashboard, including __inputs and named datasources.

Oh, I see. I believe I never saw that format before, thank you! On this matter, I should have followed your original references.

• Importing and Exporting in FE (UI) and BE (API) unaligned
• Include __inputs fields when exporting a dashboard using the HTTP API
• How to export dashboard via API for external use?

@jangaraj

HTTP API for dashboard export for external use doesn’t exist. This export feature is implemented in the UI (frontend). I would say the only option is to use standard dashboard API and make that output transformed into “dashboard format for external use”. Unfortunately, that format is not documented, so you have to use reverse engineering.

While I have nothing significant to contribute now, I still want to reference the corresponding place in the code base, where this JSON representation is generated. It is DashboardExporter.ts.

Also, I created a note at Add converter for dashboard JSON in "export format" representation · Issue #8 · panodata/grafana-client · GitHub about this. I will be happy to hear your opinions about it.

With kind regards,
Andreas.