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annotations

The configuration for the list of annotations that are associated with the dashboard.

JSON 
  "annotations": [
    {
      "kind": "AnnotationQuery",
      "spec": {
        "builtIn": false,
        "datasource": {
          "type": "",
          "uid": ""
        },
        "enable": false,
        "hide": false,
        "iconColor": "",
        "name": ""
      }
    }
  ],

AnnotationsQueryKind consists of:

AnnotationQuerySpec

NameType/Definition
datasourceDataSourceRef
queryDataQueryKind
enablebool
hidebool
iconColorstring
namestring
builtInbool. Default is false.
filterAnnotationPanelFilter
options[string]: A catch-all field for datasource-specific properties.

DataSourceRef

NameUsage
type?string. The plugin type-id.
uid?The specific data source instance.

DataQueryKind

NameType
kindstring
specstring

AnnotationPanelFilter

NameType/Definition
exclude?bool. Should the specified panels be included or excluded. Default is false.
ids[...uint8]. Panel IDs that should be included or excluded.