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JSON API Data Sources

API data source in Grafana is a plugin that downloads a file via a provided link and then, following the given instructions reads the file and converts it into a Grafana data frame.

API Data Source uses GET/POST request to retrieve data from external systems.
API Data Source uses GET/POST request to retrieve data from external systems.

The most popular API data sources are

Comparative analysis​

The schema below summarizes the comparative analysis of three of the most popular API Grafana data sources. Colors highlight scenarios for each data source. Red is for JSON API, yellow is for Infinity, blue is for any specific data source, and green is for Simpod.

JSON API Data Sources schema summarizes the comparative analysis.
JSON API Data Sources schema summarizes the comparative analysis.

Use cases​

In this video, we compared the three most popular ones and outlined use cases for each.

JSON API, Infinity, Simpod compared.

The unemployment rate​

Watch this video for a detailed tutorial on displaying data on your Grafana dashboard using JSON API and Infinity data sources.

How to use JSON Data Sources for Grafana.

Blog post​

To complement the above video, we published this blog post that discusses the specifics of each data source.

JSON API Data sources in Grafana.
JSON API Data sources in Grafana.