Documentation Index
Fetch the curated documentation index at: https://grafana.com/llms.txt
Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://grafana.com/llms-full.txt
Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
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Important: This documentation is about an older version. It's relevant only to the release noted, many of the features and functions have been updated or replaced. Please view the current version.
Plugin.json
The plugin.json file is mandatory for all plugins. When Grafana starts it will scan the plugin folders and mount every folder that contains a plugin.json file unless the folder contains a subfolder named dist. In that case grafana will mount the dist folder instead.
Plugin JSON Schema
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| id | unique name of the plugin - conventions described in styleguide |
| type | panel/datasource/app |
| name | Human readable name of the plugin |
| info.description | Description of plugin. Used for searching grafana.com plugins |
| info.author | |
| info.keywords | plugin keywords. Used for search on grafana net |
| info.logos | link to project logos |
| info.version | project version of this commit. Must be semver |
| dependencies.grafanaVersion | Required grafana backend version for this plugin |
| dependencies.plugins | required plugins for this plugin. |