How to retrieve a dynamic list of values from a data source?

[marcusolsson]

How would you like to use the values? If you’re looking to add something like auto-completion, I wrote a post about how to do this using resource handlers.

How to add a resource handler for your data source

The primary way for a data source to retrieve data is through the query method. But sometimes your data source needs to request auxiliary data on demand, for example to offer auto-completion inside the data source’s query editor. In this post, I want to show you how to add a resource handler to your data source. By adding a resource handler to your backend plugin, you can extend the Grafana HTTP API with your own data source-specific routes. Resource handler are great, not only for auto-comple…