grafana/docs/sources/developers/http_api/dashboard.md

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description: Grafana Dashboard HTTP API
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  - grafana
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title: Dashboard HTTP API
---

# Dashboard API

> If you are running Grafana Enterprise, for some endpoints you'll need to have specific permissions. Refer to [Role-based access control permissions]({{< relref "/docs/grafana/latest/administration/roles-and-permissions/access-control/custom-role-actions-scopes" >}}) for more information.

## Identifier (id) vs unique identifier (uid)

The identifier (id) of a dashboard is an auto-incrementing numeric value and is only unique per Grafana install.

The unique identifier (uid) of a dashboard can be used for uniquely identify a dashboard between multiple Grafana installs.
It's automatically generated if not provided when creating a dashboard. The uid allows having consistent URLs for accessing
dashboards and when syncing dashboards between multiple Grafana installs, see [dashboard provisioning]({{< relref "/docs/grafana/latest/administration/provisioning#dashboards" >}})
for more information. This means that changing the title of a dashboard will not break any bookmarked links to that dashboard.

The uid can have a maximum length of 40 characters.

## Create / Update dashboard

`POST /api/dashboards/db`

Creates a new dashboard or updates an existing dashboard. When updating existing dashboards, if you do not define the `folderId` or the `folderUid` property, then the dashboard(s) are moved to the root level. (You need to define only one property, not both).

> **Note:** This endpoint is not intended for creating folders, use `POST /api/folders` for that.

**Required permissions**

See note in the [introduction]({{< ref "#dashboard-api" >}}) for an explanation.

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| Action              | Scope                                                                                                   |
| ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `dashboards:create` | <ul><li>`folders:*`</li><li>`folders:uid:*`</li></ul>                                                   |
| `dashboards:write`  | <ul><li>`dashboards:*`</li><li>`dashboards:uid:*`</li><li>`folders:*`</li><li>`folders:uid:*`</li></ul> |
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**Example Request for new dashboard**:

```http
POST /api/dashboards/db HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer eyJrIjoiT0tTcG1pUlY2RnVKZTFVaDFsNFZXdE9ZWmNrMkZYbk

```

JSON Body schema:

- **dashboard** – The complete dashboard model.
- **dashboard.id** – id = null to create a new dashboard.
- **dashboard.uid** – Optional unique identifier when creating a dashboard. uid = null will generate a new uid.
- **dashboard.refresh** - Set the dashboard refresh interval. If this is lower than [the minimum refresh interval]({{< relref "/docs/grafana/latest/setup-grafana/configure-grafana#min_refresh_interval" >}}), then Grafana will ignore it and will enforce the minimum refresh interval.
- **folderId** – The id of the folder to save the dashboard in.
- **folderUid** – The UID of the folder to save the dashboard in. Overrides the `folderId`.
- **overwrite** – Set to true if you want to overwrite an existing dashboard with a given dashboard UID.
- **message** - Set a commit message for the version history.

**Example Request for updating a dashboard**:

```http
POST /api/dashboards/db HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer eyJrIjoiT0tTcG1pUlY2RnVKZTFVaDFsNFZXdE9ZWmNrMkZYbk

```

**Example Response**:

```http
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
Content-Length: 78

```

Status Codes:

- **200** – Created
- **400** – Errors (invalid json, missing or invalid fields, etc)
- **401** – Unauthorized
- **403** – Access denied
- **412** – Precondition failed

The **412** status code is used for explaining that you cannot create the dashboard and why.
There can be different reasons for this:

- The dashboard has been changed by someone else, `status=version-mismatch`
- A dashboard with the same uid already exists, `status=name-exists`
- The dashboard belongs to plugin `<plugin title>`, `status=plugin-dashboard`

The response body will have the following properties:

```http
HTTP/1.1 412 Precondition Failed
Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
Content-Length: 97

```

## Get dashboard by uid

`GET /api/dashboards/uid/:uid`

Will return the dashboard given the dashboard unique identifier (uid). Information about the unique identifier of a folder containing the requested dashboard might be found in the metadata.

**Required permissions**

See note in the [introduction]({{< ref "#dashboard-api" >}}) for an explanation.

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| Action            | Scope                                                                                                   |
| ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `dashboards:read` | <ul><li>`dashboards:*`</li><li>`dashboards:uid:*`</li><li>`folders:*`</li><li>`folders:uid:*`</li></ul> |
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**Example Request**:

```http
GET /api/dashboards/uid/cIBgcSjkk HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer eyJrIjoiT0tTcG1pUlY2RnVKZTFVaDFsNFZXdE9ZWmNrMkZYbk
```

**Example Response**:

```http
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-Type: application/json

```

Status Codes:

- **200** – Found
- **401** – Unauthorized
- **403** – Access denied
- **404** – Not found

## Delete dashboard by uid

`DELETE /api/dashboards/uid/:uid`

Will delete the dashboard given the specified unique identifier (uid).

**Required permissions**

See note in the [introduction]({{< ref "#dashboard-api" >}}) for an explanation.

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| Action              | Scope                                                                                                   |
| ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `dashboards:delete` | <ul><li>`dashboards:*`</li><li>`dashboards:uid:*`</li><li>`folders:*`</li><li>`folders:uid:*`</li></ul> |
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**Example Request**:

```http
DELETE /api/dashboards/uid/cIBgcSjkk HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer eyJrIjoiT0tTcG1pUlY2RnVKZTFVaDFsNFZXdE9ZWmNrMkZYbk
```

**Example Response**:

```http
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-Type: application/json

```

Status Codes:

- **200** – Deleted
- **401** – Unauthorized
- **403** – Access denied
- **404** – Not found

## Hard delete dashboard by uid

{{% admonition type="note" %}}
This feature is currently in private preview and behind the `dashboardRestore` feature toggle.
{{% /admonition %}}

`DELETE /api/dashboards/uid/:uid/trash`

Will delete permanently the dashboard given the specified unique identifier (uid).

**Required permissions**

See note in the [introduction]({{< ref "#dashboard-api" >}}) for an explanation.

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| Action              | Scope                                                                                                   |
| ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `dashboards:delete` | <ul><li>`dashboards:*`</li><li>`dashboards:uid:*`</li><li>`folders:*`</li><li>`folders:uid:*`</li></ul> |
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**Example Request**:

```http
DELETE /api/dashboards/uid/cIBgcSjkk/trash HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer eyJrIjoiT0tTcG1pUlY2RnVKZTFVaDFsNFZXdE9ZWmNrMkZYbk
```

**Example Response**:

```http
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-Type: application/json

```

Status Codes:

- **200** – Deleted
- **401** – Unauthorized
- **403** – Access denied
- **404** – Not found

## Restore deleted dashboard by uid

{{% admonition type="note" %}}
This feature is currently in private preview and behind the `dashboardRestore` feature toggle.
{{% /admonition %}}

`PATCH /api/dashboards/uid/:uid/trash`

Will restore a deleted dashboard given the specified unique identifier (uid).

**Required permissions**

See note in the [introduction]({{< ref "#dashboard-api" >}}) for an explanation.

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| Action              | Scope                                                 |
| ------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| `dashboards:create` | <ul><li>`folders:*`</li><li>`folders:uid:*`</li></ul> |
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**Example Request**:

```http
PATCH /api/dashboards/uid/cIBgcSjkk/trash HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer eyJrIjoiT0tTcG1pUlY2RnVKZTFVaDFsNFZXdE9ZWmNrMkZYbk
```

**Example Response**:

```http
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-Type: application/json

```

Status Codes:

- **200** – Deleted
- **401** – Unauthorized
- **403** – Access denied
- **404** – Not found
-

## Gets the home dashboard

`GET /api/dashboards/home`

Will return the home dashboard.

**Example Request**:

```http
GET /api/dashboards/home HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer eyJrIjoiT0tTcG1pUlY2RnVKZTFVaDFsNFZXdE9ZWmNrMkZYbk
```

**Example Response**:

```http
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-Type: application/json

```

## Tags for Dashboard

`GET /api/dashboards/tags`

Get all tags of dashboards

**Example Request**:

```http
GET /api/dashboards/tags HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer eyJrIjoiT0tTcG1pUlY2RnVKZTFVaDFsNFZXdE9ZWmNrMkZYbk
```

**Example Response**:

```http
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-Type: application/json

```

## Dashboard Search

See [Folder/Dashboard Search API]({{< relref "folder_dashboard_search/" >}}).