# Proxy configuration for out going connection

**URL:** <https://community.grafana.com/t/proxy-configuration-for-out-going-connection/37818>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [October 12, 2020, 9:04am UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/proxy-configuration-for-out-going-connection/37818 "2020-10-12T09:04:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![techies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b487fb/32.png) [@techies](https://community.grafana.com/u/techies)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2020, 9:04am UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/proxy-configuration-for-out-going-connection/37818/1 "2020-10-12T09:04:19Z")

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Hello,

From the below Grafana forum post I came to know that, the third-party plugins may make external calls.

> [@How secure are community built Grafana plugins?](https://community.grafana.com/t/how-secure-are-community-built-grafana-plugins/33959/7):
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> Hi @dianapayton, Any update on this request?

To secure this connection member has suggested to follow the below link.

> **[Add authentication for data source plugins | Grafana Plugin Tools](https://grafana.com/developers/plugin-tools/create-a-plugin/extend-a-plugin/add-authentication-for-data-source-plugins)**
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> How to add authentication for data source plugins.

But from the above link, I didn’t understand how to configure a proxy route. Is there any other document that contains the details about the proxy configuration?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![techies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b487fb/32.png) [@techies](https://community.grafana.com/u/techies)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 7:35am UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/proxy-configuration-for-out-going-connection/37818/2 "2020-10-20T07:35:31Z")

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Hello Team,

Could you please share some information about this proxy configuration?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![rinshadrabab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c67d28/32.png) [@rinshadrabab](https://community.grafana.com/u/rinshadrabab)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 5:38am UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/proxy-configuration-for-out-going-connection/37818/3 "2020-10-28T05:38:35Z")

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Hi All,

Yes, am also looking for document or details about the proxy configuration as mentioned in the [https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/developers/plugins/add-authentication-for-data-source-plugins/](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/developers/plugins/add-authentication-for-data-source-plugins/). document.

Thanks