How to configure Azure and Grafana with external salesforce APIs?

Question

Hello,

We have one question we have created APIS for salesforce data, how we can create data source for Grafana using with external APIs. can you please give us detail steps how we can do that so we can display our external data into reports forms on Grafana dashboard.

Answer 1

Hi Preksha Chauhan

Verify that your version of Grafana supports datasource plugins. Grafana currently allows connections to various data sources, including APIs.

If you haven't done this already, you may need to install a plugin specifically for Salesforce, which enables Grafana to connect to your Salesforce API.

Go to the Grafana dashboard.

Click the gear icon to access the Configuration menu.

Select "Data Sources."

Click on "Add data source" and search for "Salesforce" in the available plugins.

https://grafana.com/docs/plugins/grafana-salesforce-datasource/latest/configure-salesforce-data-source/

After selecting the Salesforce data source, you'll need to provide the necessary authentication details:

Client ID: The client ID from your Salesforce connected app.

Client Secret: The client secret from your Salesforce connected app.

Instance URL: The URL of your Salesforce instance (like https://yourinstance.salesforce.com).

Access Token: You might need to generate this token to authenticate API requests.

Set up the queries that fetch the specific data you want to visualize from the Salesforce API. Ensure that your API endpoints are accessible from the Grafana instance.

After entering all required details, click the "Save & Test" button to verify the connection.

Once the DataSource is successfully added, you can start creating dashboards and visualizations based on the external data you are fetching from Salesforce.

Kindly let us know if the above helps or you need further assistance on this issue.

 

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