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---
aliases:
- ../data-sources/mysql/
- ../features/datasources/mysql/
description: introduction to the MySQL data source in Grafana
keywords:
- grafana
- mysql
- guide
labels:
products:
- cloud
- enterprise
- oss
menuTitle: MySQL
title: MySQL data source
weight: 1000
refs:
annotate-visualizations:
- pattern: /docs/grafana/
destination: /docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/dashboards/build-dashboards/annotate-visualizations/
- pattern: /docs/grafana-cloud/
destination: /docs/grafana-cloud/visualizations/dashboards/build-dashboards/annotate-visualizations/
configure-mysql-data-source:
- pattern: /docs/grafana/
destination: /docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/datasources/mysql/configuration/
- pattern: /docs/grafana-cloud/
destination: /docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/datasources/mysql/configuration/
mysql-query-editor:
- pattern: /docs/grafana/
destination: /docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/datasources/mysql/query-editor/
- pattern: /docs/grafana-cloud/
destination: /docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/datasources/mysql/query-editor/
alerting:
- pattern: /docs/grafana/
destination: /docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/alerting/
- pattern: /docs/grafana-cloud/
destination: /docs/grafana-cloud/alerting-and-irm/alerting/
transformations:
- pattern: /docs/grafana/
destination: /docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/panels-visualizations/query-transform-data/transform-data/
- pattern: /docs/grafana-cloud/
destination: /docs/grafana-cloud/visualizations/panels-visualizations/query-transform-data/transform-data/
---
# MySQL data source
Grafana ships with a built-in MySQL data source plugin that allows you to query and visualize data from a MySQL-compatible database like MariaDB or Percona Server. You don't need to install a plugin in order to add the MySQL data source to your Grafana instance.
Grafana offers several configuration options for this data source as well as a visual and code-based query editor.
## Get started with the MySQL data source
The following documents will help you get started with the MySQL data source in Grafana:
- [Configure the MySQL data source](ref:configure-mysql-data-source)
- [MySQL query editor](ref:mysql-query-editor)
Once you have configured the data source you can:
- Add [annotations](ref:annotate-visualizations)
- Set up [alerting](ref:alerting)
- Add [transformations](ref:transformations)
View a MySQL overview on Grafana Play:
{{< docs/play title="MySQL Overview" url="https://play.grafana.org/d/edyh1ib7db6rkb/mysql-overview" >}}