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VariableType🔗

Dashboard variable type

query: Query-generated list of values such as metric names, server names, sensor IDs, data centers, and so on.

adhoc: Key/value filters that are automatically added to all metric queries for a data source (Prometheus, Loki, InfluxDB, and Elasticsearch only).

constant: Define a hidden constant.

datasource: Quickly change the data source for an entire dashboard.

interval: Interval variables represent time spans.

textbox: Display a free text input field with an optional default value.

custom: Define the variable options manually using a comma-separated list.

system: Variables defined by Grafana. See: https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/dashboards/variables/add-template-variables/#global-variables

Definition🔗

type VariableType string
const (
    VariableTypeQuery VariableType = "query"
    VariableTypeAdhoc VariableType = "adhoc"
    VariableTypeGroupby VariableType = "groupby"
    VariableTypeConstant VariableType = "constant"
    VariableTypeDatasource VariableType = "datasource"
    VariableTypeInterval VariableType = "interval"
    VariableTypeTextbox VariableType = "textbox"
    VariableTypeCustom VariableType = "custom"
    VariableTypeSystem VariableType = "system"
    VariableTypeSnapshot VariableType = "snapshot"
)