Inspect a panel

This documentation topic is designed for Grafana workspaces that support Grafana version 8.x.

For Grafana workspaces that support Grafana version 10.x, see Working in Grafana version 10.

For Grafana workspaces that support Grafana version 9.x, see Working in Grafana version 9.

The panel inspector helps you understand and troubleshoot your panels. You can inspect the raw data for any Grafana workspace panel, export that data to a comma-separated values (CSV) file, view query requests, and export panel and data JSON.

Panel inspector UI

The panel inspector displays Inspect: <NameOfPanelBeingInspected> at the top of the pane. Choose the arrow in the upper right corner to expand or reduce the pane.

The panel inspector consists of four tabs:

• Data tab – Shows the raw data returned by the query with transformations applied. Field options, such as overrides and value mappings, are not applied by default.

• Stats tab – Shows how long your query takes and how much it returns.

• JSON tab – Allows you to view and copy the panel JSON, panel data JSON, and data frame structure JSON. This is useful if you are provisioning or administering Amazon Managed Grafana.

• Query tab – Shows you the requests to the server sent when Amazon Managed Grafana queries the data source.

Note

Not all panel types include all four tabs. For example, dashboard list panels do not have raw data to inspect, so they do not display the Stats, Data, or Query tabs.

Panel inspector tasks

In the panel inspector, you can inspect panels, inspect and download raw query results, inspect query performance, view panel JSON models, and view the raw request and response to the data source.

Open the panel inspector

You can inspect any panel that you can view.

1. In the Grafana workspace console, choose the dashboard that contains the panel that you want to inspect.

2. Choose the title of the panel that you want to inspect, and then choose Inspect. Or pause over the panel title, and then press i.

The panel inspector pane opens on the right side of the screen.

Inspect raw query results

View raw query results in a table. These are the data returned by the query with transformations applied and before the panel applies field options or field option overrides.

1. Open the panel inspector, and then choose the Data tab. Or in the panel menu, choose Inspect, Data.

2. If your panel contains multiple queries or queries multiple nodes, you have additional options.

• Select result – Choose which result set data you want to view.

• Transform data

  • Join by time – View raw data from all your queries at the same time, with one result set per column. Choose a column heading to reorder the data.

  View raw query results in a table with field options and option overrides applied.

  1. Open the Data tab in the panel inspector.

  2. Above the table, choose on Data display options.

  3. Choose the Apply field configuration toggle button.

Download raw query results as a CSV file

Amazon Managed Grafana generates a CSV file in your default browser download location. You can open it in the viewer of your choice.

1. Open the panel inspector.

2. Inspect the raw query results as described above. Adjust settings until you see the raw data that you want to export.

3. Choose Download CSV.

To download a CSV file formatted for Excel, expand the Data options panel and turn on the Download for Excel option before you choose Download CSV.

Inspect query performance

The Stats tab displays statistics that tell you how long your query takes, how many queries you send, and the number of rows returned. This information can help you troubleshoot your queries, especially if any of the numbers are unexpectedly high or low.

1. Open the panel inspector.

2. Choose the Stats tab.

Statistics are displayed in read-only format.

View panel JSON models

Explore and export panel, panel data, and data frame JSON models.

1. Open the panel inspector, and then choose the JSON tab. Or, in the panel menu, choose Inspect, Panel JSON.

2. In Select source, choose one of the following options:

   • Panel JSON – Displays a JSON object representing the panel.

   • Panel data – Displays a JSON object representing the data that was passed to the panel.

   • DataFrame structure – Displays the raw result set with your transformations, field configuration, and overrides applied.

3. You can expand or collapse portions of the JSON to explore it, or you can choose Copy to clipboard and paste the JSON in another application.

View raw request and response to data source

1. Open the panel inspector, and then choose the Query tab. Or, in the panel menu, choose Inspect, Query.

2. Choose Refresh.

Amazon Managed Grafana sends a query to the server to collect information, and then it displays the result. You can drill down on specific portions of the query, expand or collapse all of it, or copy the data to the clipboard to use in other applications.