Grafana Provisioning API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Grafana HTTP Access Provisioning API
  description: The Grafana HTTP API provides programmatic access to Grafana's core functionality including dashboards, data sources, alerts, users, organizations, folders, annotations, and teams. Authentication is handled via API keys, basic auth, or OAuth tokens passed in the Authorization header.
  version: 11.0.0
  contact:
    name: Grafana Labs
    url: https://grafana.com
  license:
    name: AGPL-3.0
    url: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html
servers:
- url: https://{instance}.grafana.net/api
  description: Grafana Cloud
  variables:
    instance:
      default: your-instance
- url: http://localhost:3000/api
  description: Local Grafana instance
security:
- BearerAuth: []
- BasicAuth: []
- ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Provisioning
  description: ''
paths:
  /admin/provisioning/access-control/reload:
    parameters: []
    post:
      tags:
      - Provisioning
      summary: Grafana Admin Provisioning Reload Access Control
      description: This API operation performs a POST request to the '/admin/provisioning/access-control/reload' endpoint in Grafana's admin provisioning system. It triggers a reload of the access control configuration, allowing administrators to refresh and apply any changes made to access control provisioning files without requiring a full Grafana server restart. This is particularly useful in environments where role-based access control (RBAC) settings are managed through provisioning configurations and need to be updated dynamically. The operation requires administrative privileges to execute and ensures that the latest access control policies and permissions are loaded into the running Grafana instance.
      operationId: adminProvisioningReloadAccessControl
      parameters: []
      responses:
        '202':
          description: AcceptedResponse
          headers: {}
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponseBody'
        '401':
          description: UnauthorizedError is returned when the request is not authenticated.
          headers: {}
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponseBody'
        '403':
          description: ForbiddenError is returned if the user/token has insufficient permissions to access the requested resource.
          headers: {}
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponseBody'
      deprecated: false
      x-api-evangelist-processing:
        SplitPascalCaseOperationSummaries: true
        CaselCaseOperationIds: true
        WriteDescription: true
        ChooseTags: true
  /admin/provisioning/dashboards/reload:
    parameters: []
    post:
      tags:
      - Provisioning
      summary: Grafana Admin Provisioning Reload Dashboards
      description: This API operation is a POST request to the '/admin/provisioning/dashboards/reload' endpoint in Grafana that allows administrators to trigger a reload of provisioned dashboards without requiring a full Grafana server restart. When invoked, this endpoint scans the configured provisioning directories and reloads all dashboard configurations, applying any changes made to the provisioning files such as new dashboards, modifications to existing ones, or deletions. This is particularly useful in automated environments or when managing dashboards as code, as it enables administrators to update dashboard configurations dynamically and see changes reflected immediately in the Grafana instance without service interruption.
      operationId: adminProvisioningReloadDashboards
      parameters: []
      responses:
        '200':
          description: An OKResponse is returned if the request was successful.
          headers: {}
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SuccessResponseBody'
        '401':
          description: UnauthorizedError is returned when the request is not authenticated.
          headers: {}
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponseBody'
        '403':
          description: ForbiddenError is returned if the user/token has insufficient permissions to access the requested resource.
          headers: {}
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponseBody'
        '500':
          description: InternalServerError is a general error indicating something went wrong internally.
          headers: {}
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponseBody'
      deprecated: false
      security:
      - basic: []
      x-api-evangelist-processing:
        SplitPascalCaseOperationSummaries: true
        CaselCaseOperationIds: true
        WriteDescription: true
        ChooseTags: true
  /admin/provisioning/datasources/reload:
    parameters: []
    post:
      tags:
      - Provisioning
      summary: Grafana Admin Provisioning Reload Datasources
      description: This API endpoint allows administrators to trigger a reload of provisioned datasources in Grafana. When invoked via a POST request to '/admin/provisioning/datasources/reload', it refreshes the datasource configurations from the provisioning files without requiring a full Grafana restart. This is particularly useful when datasource configuration files have been modified on disk and need to be applied immediately to the running Grafana instance. The operation requires admin-level privileges to execute and provides a convenient way to manage datasources programmatically or through automation scripts while maintaining consistency with infrastructure-as-code practices.
      operationId: adminProvisioningReloadDatasources
      parameters: []
      responses:
        '200':
          description: An OKResponse is returned if the request was successful.
          headers: {}
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SuccessResponseBody'
        '401':
          description: UnauthorizedError is returned when the request is not authenticated.
          headers: {}
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponseBody'
        '403':
          description: ForbiddenError is returned if the user/token has insufficient permissions to access the requested resource.
          headers: {}
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponseBody'
        '500':
          description: InternalServerError is a general error indicating something went wrong internally.
          headers: {}
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponseBody'
      deprecated: false
      security:
      - basic: []
      x-api-evangelist-processing:
        SplitPascalCaseOperationSummaries: true
        CaselCaseOperationIds: true
        WriteDescription: true
        ChooseTags: true
  /admin/provisioning/plugins/reload:
    parameters: []
    post:
      tags:
      - Provisioning
      summary: Grafana Admin Provisioning Reload Plugins
      description: This API operation is an administrative endpoint in Grafana that triggers a reload of provisioned plugins without requiring a full system restart. When invoked via a POST request to the /admin/provisioning/plugins/reload path, it forces Grafana to re-scan and reload plugin configurations that have been set up through the provisioning system, allowing administrators to apply changes to plugin provisioning files dynamically. This is particularly useful in automated deployment scenarios or when managing plugins through infrastructure-as-code approaches, as it enables updates to take effect immediately without disrupting the Grafana service or requiring manual intervention through the UI.
      operationId: adminProvisioningReloadPlugins
      parameters: []
      responses:
        '200':
          description: An OKResponse is returned if the request was successful.
          headers: {}
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SuccessResponseBody'
        '401':
          description: UnauthorizedError is returned when the request is not authenticated.
          headers: {}
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponseBody'
        '403':
          description: ForbiddenError is returned if the user/token has insufficient permissions to access the requested resource.
          headers: {}
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponseBody'
        '500':
          description: InternalServerError is a general error indicating something went wrong internally.
          headers: {}
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponseBody'
      deprecated: false
      security:
      - basic: []
      x-api-evangelist-processing:
        SplitPascalCaseOperationSummaries: true
        CaselCaseOperationIds: true
        WriteDescription: true
        ChooseTags: true
components:
  schemas:
    ErrorResponseBody:
      title: ErrorResponseBody
      required:
      - message
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Error An optional detailed description of the actual error. Only included if running in developer mode.
        message:
          type: string
          description: a human readable version of the error
        status:
          type: string
          description: 'Status An optional status to denote the cause of the error.


            For example, a 412 Precondition Failed error may include additional information of why that error happened.'
    SuccessResponseBody:
      title: SuccessResponseBody
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Service account token or API key
    BasicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      description: 'Format: Bearer <api-key>'