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API Server for MySQL

API Server on Node.js enables retrieving and updating values in the MySQL database with Data Manipulation panel.

API Server for PostgreSQL

API Server on Node.js enables retrieving and updating values in the PostgreSQL database with Data Manipulation panel.

Business Forms

The Business Forms panel is a conceptually new plugin for Grafana. It is the first plugin that allows inserting and updating application data, as well as modifying configuration directly from your Grafana dashboard.

Business Forms panel and API Servers

Business Forms panel allows you to communicate data with the API servers. The following table lists the supported API servers and provides links to instructions on how to properly set up them.

Code Editor Toolbar

The Business Forms panel supports the Code Editor toolbar starting from version 4.4.0. Additional buttons were added in 4.5.0.

Confirmation Window

The Confirmation window, if enabled, is shown after a user clicks the submit button to highlight changes made in the Business Form.

Control panel

The Business Forms panel plugin enables the creation of control panels with multiple sections and the same identifier.

Custom Code

Custom code allows you to access the panel's options, REST API responses, form elements, and various Grafana services.

Custom Requests

The Business Forms panel allows you to create your own initial and update requests with custom code.

Data Flow

Relevant starting from version 3.2.0.

Dynamic forms

With custom code, you can update form elements or their values and options from any data source.

Features

The Business Forms panel provides an extensive set of features.

Form Elements

The Business Forms plugin is equipped with a wide variety of element types to cover almost any imaginable web application requirements.

InfluxDB API

Check the InfluxDB v2 API reference for details about API endpoints.

JSON API Server

JSON API Server on Node.js enables retrieving and updating JSON objects to test Data Manipulation panel.

Load Indication

If the data loading takes time, the Data Manipulation form will indicate that as follows.

Node-RED

Node-RED is a good companion for Data Manipulation panel because it is simple, provides a visual interface, and does not require any developer experience.

REST API

The Business Forms panel can request data (GET request) and update data (DELETE, PATCH, POST, or PUT request) or configuration through REST API.

Variables

Dashboard and global variables are replaced automatically in the following elements: