Grafana

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Creating a Grafana connection

• A request URL
• A Service Account Token

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Obtaining the credentials

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Request URL

1. Go to Grafana and click on My Account.
2. Copy your request URL. Then click on the request URL or click Launch.

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Service Account Token

1. Go to Administration > Users and access > Service accounts.
2. Click Add service account.
3. Fill in the Display name and Role, then click Create.
4. Click Add service account token.

5. Fill in the display name of the Service Account Token (optional - add an expiration date).

6. Copy your new Service Account Token.

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Creating your connection

1. In the Blink platform, navigate to the Connections page > Add connection. A New Connection dialog box opens displaying icons of external service providers available.
2. Select the Grafana icon. A dialog box with name of the connection and connection methods appear.
3. (Optional) Edit the name of the connection. At a later stage you cannot edit the name.
4. Select Service Account Token as the method to make the connection.
5. Fill in the parameters:
   • The request URL
   • The Service Account Token
6. (Optional) Click Test Connection to test it.
7. Click Create connection. The new connection appears on the Connections page.