Using Cloudwatch Dimension Values As Grafana Variables

usecase

The concern is documenting using the queried DNS names in grafana dropdowns — to filter them as variables

steps

• create a datasource type variable such as Client for Cloudwatch
• create a query type variable against that datasource with the exemplary syntax

• refer to the dimension_value in the Dimension field with the variable with $ prefix, e.g. $ALB

Originally published at http://pavol.kutaj.com on October 14, 2020.