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Query and resource caching API
Note
If you are running Grafana Enterprise, for some endpoints you’ll need to have specific permissions. Refer to Role-based access control permissions for more information.
Enable caching for a data source
POST /api/datasources/:dataSourceUID/cache/enable
Required permissions
See note in the introduction for an explanation.
| Action | Scope |
|---|---|
| datasources.caching:write | datasources:* |
Examples
Example Request:
POST /api/datasources/jZrmlLCGka/cache/enable HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer eyJrIjoiT0tTcG1pUlY2RnVKZTFVaDFsNFZXdE9ZWmNrMkZYbkExample Response:
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-Type: application/json
{
"message": "Data source cache enabled",
"dataSourceID": 1,
"dataSourceUID": "jZrmlLCGka",
"enabled": true,
"ttlQueriesMs": 300000,
"ttlResourcesMs": 300000,
"useDefaultTTL": true,
"defaultTTLMs": 300000,
"created": "2023-04-21T11:49:22-04:00",
"updated": "2023-04-24T16:30:29-04:00"
}Status codes
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 200 | Cache was successfully enabled for the data source |
| 500 | Unexpected error. Refer to the body and/or server logs for more details. |
Disable caching for a data source
POST /api/datasources/:dataSourceUID/cache/disable
Required permissions
See note in the introduction for an explanation.
| Action | Scope |
|---|---|
| datasources.caching:write | datasources:* |
Examples
Example Request:
POST /api/datasources/jZrmlLCGka/cache/disable HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer eyJrIjoiT0tTcG1pUlY2RnVKZTFVaDFsNFZXdE9ZWmNrMkZYbkExample Response:
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-Type: application/json
{
"message": "Data source cache disabled",
"dataSourceID": 1,
"dataSourceUID": "jZrmlLCGka",
"enabled": false,
"ttlQueriesMs": 300000,
"ttlResourcesMs": 300000,
"useDefaultTTL": true,
"defaultTTLMs": 0,
"created": "2023-04-21T11:49:22-04:00",
"updated": "2023-04-24T16:30:31-04:00"
}Status codes
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 200 | Cache was successfully enabled for the data source |
| 500 | Unexpected error. Refer to the body and/or server logs for more details. |
Clean cache for all data sources
POST /api/datasources/:dataSourceUID/cache/clean
Will clean cached data for all data sources with caching enabled. The dataSourceUID specified will only be used to return the configuration for that data source.
Required permissions
See note in the introduction for an explanation.
| Action | Scope |
|---|---|
| datasources.caching:write | datasources:* |
Examples
Example Request:
POST /api/datasources/jZrmlLCGka/cache/clean HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer eyJrIjoiT0tTcG1pUlY2RnVKZTFVaDFsNFZXdE9ZWmNrMkZYbkExample Response:
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-Type: application/json
{
"message": "Data source cache cleaned",
"dataSourceID": 1,
"dataSourceUID": "jZrmlLCGka",
"enabled": false,
"ttlQueriesMs": 300000,
"ttlResourcesMs": 300000,
"useDefaultTTL": true,
"defaultTTLMs": 0,
"created": "2023-04-21T11:49:22-04:00",
"updated": "2023-04-24T16:30:31-04:00"
}Status codes
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 200 | Cache was successfully enabled for the data source |
| 500 | Unexpected error. Refer to the body and/or server logs for more details. |
Update cache configuration for a data source
POST /api/datasources/:dataSourceUID/cache
Required permissions
See note in the introduction for an explanation.
| Action | Scope |
|---|---|
| datasources.caching:write | datasources:* |
Examples
Example Request:
POST /api/datasources/jZrmlLCGka/cache HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer eyJrIjoiT0tTcG1pUlY2RnVKZTFVaDFsNFZXdE9ZWmNrMkZYbk
{
"dataSourceID": 1,
"dataSourceUID": "jZrmlLCGka",
"enabled": true,
"useDefaultTTL": false,
"ttlQueriesMs": 60000,
"ttlResourcesMs": 300000,
}JSON Body Schema
| Field name | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| dataSourceID | number | The ID of the data source to configure. |
| dataSourceUID | string | The UID of the data source to configure. |
| enabled | boolean | Whether or not to enable caching for this data source. |
| useDefaultTTL | boolean | Whether the configured default TTL (Time-To-Live) should be used for both query and resource caching, instead of the user-specified values. |
| ttlQueriesMs | number | The TTL to use for query caching, in milliseconds. |
| ttlResourcesMs | number | The TTL to use for resource caching, in milliseconds. |
Example Response:
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-Type: application/json
{
"message": "Data source cache settings updated",
"dataSourceID": 1,
"dataSourceUID": "jZrmlLCGka",
"enabled": true,
"useDefaultTTL": false,
"ttlQueriesMs": 60000,
"ttlResourcesMs": 300000,
"defaultTTLMs": 300000,
"created": "2023-04-21T11:49:22-04:00",
"updated": "2023-04-24T17:03:40-04:00"
}Status codes
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 200 | Cache was successfully enabled for the data source |
| 400 | Request errors (invalid json, missing or invalid fields, etc) |
| 500 | Unexpected error. Refer to the body and/or server logs for more details. |
Get cache configuration for a data source
GET /api/datasources/:dataSourceUID/cache
Required permissions
See note in the introduction for an explanation.
| Action | Scope |
|---|---|
| datasources.caching:read | datasources:* |
Examples
Example Request:
GET /api/datasources/jZrmlLCGka/cache HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer eyJrIjoiT0tTcG1pUlY2RnVKZTFVaDFsNFZXdE9ZWmNrMkZYbkExample Response:
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-Type: application/json
{
"message": "Data source cache settings loaded",
"dataSourceID": 1,
"dataSourceUID": "jZrmlLCGka",
"enabled": true,
"useDefaultTTL": false,
"ttlQueriesMs": 60000,
"ttlResourcesMs": 300000,
"defaultTTLMs": 300000,
"created": "2023-04-21T11:49:22-04:00",
"updated": "2023-04-24T17:03:40-04:00"
}Status codes
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 200 | Cache was successfully enabled for the data source |
| 500 | Unexpected error. Refer to the body and/or server logs for more details. |
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