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    1. Getting an API token
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      1. Dashboards API
        1. List all dashboards GET
        2. Get a single dashboard GET
        3. Create a dashboard POST
        4. Update a dashboard PATCH
        5. Remove a dashboard DELETE
        6. Export a dashboard GET
        7. Import a dashboard POST
        8. List templates GET
      2. Charts API
      3. Chart comments API
      4. Dashboard sections API
      5. Dashboard alerts API
      6. Dashboard groups API
    4. Explorations
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  7. Alternative to
    1. Lightstep

List dashboard templates

Retrieves a list of all available dashboard templates. This endpoint is not paginated and returns all available templates in a single response.

The id returned for each template can be used with the Export dashboard endpoint to retrieve the full JSON configuration for that template.

GET https://telemetry.betterstack.com/api/v2/dashboards/templates

Headers

Authorization
required string

Bearer $TOKEN

200

Returns every public dashboard template.

Response body

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "456",
      "type": "dashboard_template",
      "attributes": {
        "name": "Blank dashboard",
        "description": "Create a custom dashboard from scratch.",
        "categories": []
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "484486",
      "type": "dashboard_template",
      "attributes": {
        "name": "Better Stack Collector",
        "description": "Monitor services instrumented by the Better Stack collector.",
        "categories": [
          "infrastructure",
          "ebpf"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
401

Invalid or missing authentication token.

Response attributes

id
string

The ID of the template, which the Export dashboard endpoint accepts.

type
string

Always dashboard_template.

attributes.name
string

The name of the template.

attributes.description
string

A short description of what the template shows.

attributes.categories
array

The categories the template is listed under, such as infrastructure, or an empty array.

Example Request

cURL
curl -L -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
     "https://telemetry.betterstack.com/api/v2/dashboards/templates"


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