grafana-util docs

dashboard analyze-live

What this page covers

Analyze live Grafana dashboards through the canonical dashboard analyze command.

When to open this page

  • Use this when you need the same analysis views as the local export-tree flow, but sourced from live Grafana instead of a local export tree. Prefer dashboard analyze --url ... in new docs and scripts.

Who this page is for

Best for SREs, Grafana operators, and responders working with dashboard inventory, migration, inspection, or screenshots.

Purpose

Analyze live Grafana dashboards through the canonical dashboard analyze command.

When to use

Use this when you need the same analysis views as the local export-tree flow, but sourced from live Grafana instead of a local export tree. Prefer dashboard analyze --url ... in new docs and scripts.

Key flags

  • --page-size: dashboard search page size.
  • --concurrency: maximum parallel fetch workers.
  • --org-id: analyze one explicit Grafana org.
  • --all-orgs: analyze across visible orgs.
  • --output-format, --output-file, --interactive, --no-header: output controls.
  • --progress: show fetch progress.

Examples

# Purpose: Analyze live Grafana dashboards through the canonical dashboard analyze command.
grafana-util dashboard analyze --url http://localhost:3000 --basic-user admin --basic-password admin --output-format governance
# Purpose: Analyze live Grafana dashboards through the canonical dashboard analyze command.
grafana-util dashboard analyze --url http://localhost:3000 --basic-user admin --basic-password admin --interactive