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Snapshot API - Amazon Managed Grafana
Create new shapshotGet list of snapshotsGet snapshot by keyDelete snapshot by keyDelete snapshot by deleteKey

Use the Snapshot API to work with snapshots in an Amazon Managed Grafana workspace.

Note

To use a Grafana API with your Amazon Managed Grafana workspace, you must have a valid Grafana API token. You include this in the Authorization field in the API request. For information about how to create a token to authenticate your API calls, see Authenticate with tokens.

Create new shapshot

POST /api/snapshots

Example request

POST /api/snapshots HTTP/1.1
    Accept: application/json
    Content-Type: application/json
    Authorization: Bearer eyJrIjoiT0tTcG1pUlY2RnVKZTFVaDFsNFZXdE9ZWmNrMkZYbk

    {
      "dashboard": {
        "editable":false,
        "hideControls":true,
        "nav":[
        {
          "enable":false,
        "type":"timepicker"
        }
        ],
        "rows": [
          {

          }
        ],
        "style":"dark",
        "tags":[],
        "templating":{
          "list":[
          ]
        },
        "time":{
        },
        "timezone":"browser",
        "title":"Home",
        "version":5
        },
      "expires": 3600
    }

JSON body schema:

  • dashboard— (Required) The complete dashboard model.

  • name— (Optional) A name for the snapshot.

  • expires— (Optional) When the snapshot should expire, in seconds. The default is to never expire.

  • external— (Optional) Save the snapshot on an external server rather than locally. Default is false.

  • key— (Required if external is true) Define a unique key.

  • deletekey— (Required if external is true) A unique key to be used to delete the snapshot. It is different than key so that only the creator can delete the snapshot.

Note

When creating a snapshot using the API, you have to provide the full dashboard payload including the snapshot data. This endpoint is designed for the Grafana UI.

Example response

HTTP/1.1 200
    Content-Type: application/json
    {
      "deleteKey":"XXXXXXX",
      "deleteUrl":"myurl/api/snapshots-delete/XXXXXXX",
      "key":"YYYYYYY",
      "url":"myurl/dashboard/snapshot/YYYYYYY",
      "id": 1,
    }

Keys:

  • deleteKey— A key generated to be used to delete the snapshot.

  • key— A key generated to share the dashboard.

Get list of snapshots

GET /api/dashboard/snapshots

Query parameters:

  • query— Search query

  • limit— Limit the number of returned results

Example request

GET /api/dashboard/snapshots HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Authorization: Bearer eyJrIjoiT0tTcG1pUlY2RnVKZTFVaDFsNFZXdE9ZWmNrMkZYbk

Example response

HTTP/1.1 200
Content-Type: application/json

[
  {
    "id":8,
    "name":"Home",
    "key":"YYYYYYY",
    "orgId":1,
    "userId":1,
    "external":false,
    "externalUrl":"",
    "expires":"2200-13-32T25:23:23+02:00",
    "created":"2200-13-32T28:24:23+02:00",
    "updated":"2200-13-32T28:24:23+02:00"
  }
]

Get snapshot by key

GET /api/snapshots/:key

Example request

GET /api/snapshots/YYYYYYY HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Authorization: Bearer eyJrIjoiT0tTcG1pUlY2RnVKZTFVaDFsNFZXdE9ZWmNrMkZYbk

Example response

HTTP/1.1 200
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "meta":{
    "isSnapshot":true,
    "type":"snapshot",
    "canSave":false,
    "canEdit":false,
    "canStar":false,
    "slug":"",
    "expires":"2200-13-32T25:23:23+02:00",
    "created":"2200-13-32T28:24:23+02:00"
  },
  "dashboard": {
    "editable":false,
    "hideControls":true,
    "nav": [
      {
        "enable":false,
        "type":"timepicker"
      }
    ],
    "rows": [
      {

      }
    ],
    "style":"dark",
    "tags":[],
    "templating":{
      "list":[
      ]
    },
    "time":{
    },
    "timezone":"browser",
    "title":"Home",
    "version":5
  }
}

Delete snapshot by key

DELETE /api/snapshots/:key

Example request

DELETE /api/snapshots/YYYYYYY HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Authorization: Bearer eyJrIjoiT0tTcG1pUlY2RnVKZTFVaDFsNFZXdE9ZWmNrMkZYbk

Example response

HTTP/1.1 200
Content-Type: application/json

{"message":"Snapshot deleted. It might take an hour before it's cleared from any CDN caches.", "id": 1}

Delete snapshot by deleteKey

This API call can be used without authentication by using the secret delete key for the snapshot.

GET /api/snapshots-delete/:deleteKey

Example request

GET /api/snapshots-delete/XXXXXXX HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json

Example response

HTTP/1.1 200
Content-Type: application/json

{"message":"Snapshot deleted. It might take an hour before it's cleared from any CDN caches.", "id": 1}

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