Exporting graphs / dashboards

[kostellod]

I would like to export my graphs contained in a dashboard to create a PDF. I know about the Export to PDF feature, but it doesn't quite meet my needs. The Export feature exports the dashboard as it looks on the screen, so you get a 1-page snapshot. I'd like the graphs to be bigger in the export, so each of the graphs would span the whole page width, ending up with a column view of all my graphs that would span multiple pages.

I understand that this would be difficult, so as an alternative, I was wondering if there is a way to get the graphs through the API, as either a PNG, PDF, or some other graphic format. I can get the data from the API, but don't think I can get the graphic. This would then allow me to combine them into my own document.

[victor_balbuena]

There is no way to get the graph as an image via the API, unfortunately. Since the dashboard export provides always one page, the only solution I can think of your problem is to divide up your dashboard in multiple dashboards, one for each graph maybe, and export each one individually - then merge them. I would suggest a product idea for your use case, but given that dashboards classic is going away for the new grail platform dashboards, I doubt they will allocate any resources on it.

[radek_jasinski · Accepted solution]

I know it's a workaround, but try the Chrome add-on: GoFullPage - Full Page Screen Capture.

I use it often, for reports for my clients.

[andre_glanzmann]

To automate the creation of PDF documents, workarounds involving Chromium or browser add-ons on a server are not practical and needs a lot of coding and maintenance. A more efficient solution is an API call (similar to splunk) that returns the fully rendered data as a PDF, significantly simplifying the process.

[andre_glanzmann]

maybe similar to this: https://github.com/arthur-mdn/ExportGrafanaDashboardToPDF