# Grafana

Grafana is an open-source observability platform that enables teams to monitor infrastructure, applications, and business metrics through interactive dashboards and alerts.

With this integration, Apono helps you to manage access to Grafana's data sources based on access flow configurations.

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### Prerequisites

<table><thead><tr><th width="211">Item</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Apono connector</strong></td><td><p>On-prem connection serving as a bridge between a MySQL instance and Apono:</p><ul><li><a href="../../aws-environment/apono-connector-for-aws">AWS</a></li><li><a href="../../azure-environment/apono-connector-for-azure">Azure</a></li><li><a href="../../gcp-environment/apono-connector-for-gcp">GCP</a></li><li><a href="../../kubernetes-environment/apono-connector-for-kubernetes">Kubernetes</a><br></li></ul><p>Learn how to update an existing <a href="../../aws-environment/apono-connector-for-aws/updating-a-connector-in-aws">AWS</a>, <a href="../../azure-environment/apono-connector-for-azure/updating-a-connector-in-azure">Azure</a>, <a href="../../gcp-environment/apono-connector-for-gcp/updating-a-connector-in-google-cloud">GCP</a>, or <a href="../../kubernetes-environment/apono-connector-for-kubernetes/updating-a-kubernetes-connector">Kubernetes</a> connector.</p></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Grafana Portal URL</strong></td><td>Public URL of your Grafana portal</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Grafana API key</strong></td><td><p><a href="https://grafana.com/docs/grafana-cloud/security-and-account-management/authentication-and-permissions/service-accounts/#to-add-a-token-to-a-service-account">Randomly generated string</a> used as an alternative to a password when accessing Grafana’s HTTP API</p><p><br>Be sure to copy the key after it has been generated.<br><br><a href="../../connectors-and-secrets/apono-integration-secret">Create your secret</a> based on your Grafana API key:</p><ul><li><code>"api_key": &#x3C;GRAFANA_API_KEY></code></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table>

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### Integrate Grafana

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You can also use the steps below to integrate with Apono using Terraform.

In step **10**, instead of clicking **Confirm**, follow the **Are you integrating with Apono using Terraform?** guidance.
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Follow these steps to complete the integration:

1. On the [**Catalog**](https://app.apono.io/catalog?search=grafana) tab, click **Grafana**. The **Connect Integration** page appears.
2. Under **Discovery**, click **Next**. The **Apono connector** section expands.
3. From the dropdown menu, select a connector. Choosing a connector links Apono to all the services available on the account where the connector is located.

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If the desired connector is not listed, click **+ Add new connector** and follow the instructions for creating a connector ([AWS](https://docs.apono.io/docs/aws-environment/apono-connector-for-aws), [Azure](https://docs.apono.io/docs/azure-environment/apono-connector-for-azure), [GCP](https://docs.apono.io/docs/gcp-environment/apono-connector-for-gcp), [Kubernetes](https://docs.apono.io/docs/kubernetes-environment/apono-connector-for-kubernetes)).
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4. Click **Next**. The **Integration Config** section expands.
5. Define the **Integration Config** settings.

   <table><thead><tr><th width="218">Setting</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Integration Name</strong></td><td>Unique, alphanumeric, user-friendly name used to identify this integration when constructing an access flow</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Grafana Portal URL</strong></td><td><p>Public URL of your Grafana portal</p><p><strong>Example</strong>: <em>https://grafana.company.com</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
6. Click **Next**. The **Secret Store** section expands.
7. [Associate the secret or credentials](https://docs.apono.io/docs/connectors-and-secrets/apono-integration-secret).

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If you select the **Apono** secret manager, enter your **Grafana API Key**.
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8. Click **Next**. The **Get more with Apono** section expands.
9. Define the **Get more with Apono** settings.

   <table><thead><tr><th width="220">Setting</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Custom Access Details</strong></td><td>(Optional) Instructions explaining how to access this integration's resources<br><br>Upon accessing an integration, a message with these instructions will be displayed to end users in the User Portal. The message may include up to <strong>400 characters</strong>.<br><br>To view the message as it appears to end users, click <strong>Preview</strong>.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Integration Owner</strong></td><td><p>(Optional) Fallback approver if no <a href="../../access-flows/dynamic-access-management/resource-and-integration-owners">resource owner</a> is found<br><br>Follow these steps to define one or several integration owners:</p><ol><li>From the <strong>Attribute</strong> dropdown menu, select <strong>User</strong> or <strong>Group</strong> under the relevant identity provider (IdP) platform.</li><li>From the <strong>Value</strong> dropdown menu, select one or multiple users or groups.</li></ol><p><br><strong>NOTE</strong>: When <strong>Resource Owner</strong> is defined, an <strong>Integration Owner</strong> must be defined.</p></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Resource Owner</strong></td><td><p>(Optional) Group or role responsible for managing access approvals or rejections for the resource<br><br>Follow these steps to define one or several <a href="../../access-flows/dynamic-access-management/resource-and-integration-owners">resource owners</a>:</p><ol><li>Enter a <strong>Key name</strong>. This value is the name of the tag created in your cloud environment.</li><li>From the <strong>Attribute</strong> dropdown menu, select an attribute under the IdP platform to which the key name is associated.<br><br>Apono will use the value associated with the key (tag) to identify the resource owner. When you update the membership of the group or role in your IdP platform, this change is also reflected in Apono.</li></ol><p><br><strong>NOTE</strong>: When this setting is defined, an <strong>Integration Owner</strong> must also be defined.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
10. Click **Confirm**.

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<summary>💡Are you integrating with Apono using Terraform?</summary>

If you want to integrate with Apono using Terraform, follow these steps instead of clicking **Confirm**:

1. At the top of the screen, click **View as Code**. A modal appears with the completed Terraform configuration code.
2. Click to copy the code.
3. Make any additional edits.
4. Deploy the code in your Terraform.

Refer to [Integration Config Metadata](https://docs.apono.io/metadata-for-integration-config/integration-metadata/grafana) for more details about the schema definition.

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Now that you have completed this integration, you can [create access flows](https://docs.apono.io/docs/access-flows/access-flows) that grant permission to your Grafana resources.