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Storage Access with Grafana

Grafana has many options for importing data. We recommend using the JSON API data source for Grafana which is used for loading JSON data from REST APIs into Grafana.

The OpenBiotech Dashboard displays your API Keys.

API Keys

For the Cold Query, use this URL:

https://dashboard.openbiotech.co/api/data/cold/execute

For the Warm Query, use this URL:

https://dashboard.openbiotech.co/api/data/warm/explorer

Configuring Grafana Data Source​

From the Grafana Home, click on Connections > Data Sources.

Grafana Data Sources

Click the 'Add new data source' button and search for 'json'. Select the 'JSON API' plugin.

Grafana Data Sources

This example uses the Warm Query. Use the following values in the form:

  • URL: https://dashboard.openbiotech.co/api/data/warm/explorer
  • Auth: No Authentication
  • Custom HTTP Headers: Authorization: Bearer ***********

Grafana JSON API

Grafana JSON API Success Test

Click the 'Save & Test' button to verify the connection is successful. It should say 'Success' like the screenshot above.

Create a Grafana Dashboard​

Create a new dashboard and Add Visualization . For the data source, select the one you added above.

Grafana Panel

Switch to the Table visualization to easily view the raw data from storage. Use the screenshot below as a reference for how to access the device properties.

Grafana Query

Success! Now that your data is loaded into Grafana, you can build dashboards like this:

Grafana Dashboard