dashboard fetch-live
What this page covers
Fetch one live dashboard into an API-safe local JSON draft.
When to open this page
- Use this when you need a local copy of one live dashboard for review, patching, cloning, or later publish work.
Who this page is for
Best for SREs, Grafana operators, and responders working with dashboard inventory, migration, inspection, or screenshots.
Purpose
Fetch one live dashboard into an API-safe local JSON draft.
When to use
Use this when you need a local copy of one live dashboard for review, patching, cloning, or later publish work.
Key flags
--dashboard-uid: live Grafana dashboard UID to fetch.--output: write the fetched draft to this path.- Shared live flags:
--url,--token,--basic-user,--basic-password,--profile.
Examples
# Purpose: Fetch one live dashboard into an API-safe local JSON draft.
grafana-util dashboard fetch-live --profile prod --dashboard-uid cpu-main --output ./cpu-main.json# Purpose: Fetch one live dashboard into an API-safe local JSON draft.
grafana-util dashboard fetch-live --profile prod --url http://localhost:3000 --basic-user admin --basic-password admin --dashboard-uid cpu-main --output ./cpu-main.json