# Save Dashboard — Grafana

> Create or update a Grafana dashboard. This is an upsert operation — if the dashboard UID exists, it updates; otherwise it creates. Use Get Dashboard to retrieve an existing dashboard model before modifying it. Use List Folders to find the…

- Key: `grafana-save-dashboard`
- Type: Action (Write)
- Version: 0.0.3
- App: Grafana (`grafana`) — https://pipedream.com/apps/grafana.md
- This page (HTML): https://pipedream.com/apps/grafana/actions/save-dashboard
- Hints: open-world
- Source: https://github.com/PipedreamHQ/pipedream/blob/master/components/grafana/actions/save-dashboard/save-dashboard.mjs

## Description

Create or update a Grafana dashboard. This is an upsert operation — if the dashboard UID exists, it updates; otherwise it creates. Use **Get Dashboard** to retrieve an existing dashboard model before modifying it. Use **List Folders** to find the target folder UID. Pass `overwrite: true` to force-save over version conflicts. [See the documentation](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/developers/http_api/dashboard/)

## Props

| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `dashboard` | `string` | Yes | JSON dashboard model. Use Get Dashboard to retrieve an existing model, modify it, and pass it back. For a new dashboard, provide at minimum: {"title": "My Dashboard", "panels": []}. Set "uid": null or omit it to auto-generate a new UID. |
| `folderUid` | `string` | No | Folder UID to save the dashboard into. Use List Folders to discover available folders. |
| `message` | `string` | No | Version commit message for the dashboard change. |
| `overwrite` | `boolean` | No | Overwrite existing dashboard if UID matches, even with version conflicts. Default: false. |

## Run it

**MCP**

```ts
import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js"
import { StreamableHTTPClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/streamableHttp.js"
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const accessToken = await pd.rawAccessToken

const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
  new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
  {
    requestInit: {
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
        "x-pd-project-id": process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
        "x-pd-environment": "production",
        "x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
        "x-pd-app-slug": "grafana",
      },
    },
  },
)

const mcp = new Client({ name: "my-agent", version: "1.0.0" })
await mcp.connect(transport)

const { tools } = await mcp.listTools()

// listTools() hands your model this tool's input schema, so it can
// fill the arguments itself:
const result = await mcp.callTool({
  name: "grafana-save-dashboard",
  arguments: {
    dashboard: "Dashboard Model",
    folderUid: "Folder UID",
  },
})
```

**TypeScript**

```ts
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const result = await pd.actions.run({
  id: "grafana-save-dashboard",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    grafana: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    dashboard: "Dashboard Model",
    folderUid: "Folder UID",
  },
})

console.log(result)
```

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/actions/run \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-PD-Environment: production" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -d '{
    "external_user_id": "{external_user_id}",
    "id": "grafana-save-dashboard",
    "configured_props": {
      "grafana": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
      "dashboard": "Dashboard Model",
      "folderUid": "Folder UID"
    }
  }'
```

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