+++ title = "HTTP API" description = "Grafana HTTP API" keywords = ["grafana", "http", "documentation", "api", "overview"] type = "docs" [menu.docs] name = "HTTP API" identifier = "http_api" weight = 9 +++
The Grafana backend exposes an HTTP API, the same API is used by the frontend to do everything from saving dashboards, creating users and updating data sources.