Grafana Plugins Scraper

Extract structured data from the Grafana Plugin Catalog — download counts, author details, version history, signature status, keywords, and more. Supports searching the full catalog or fetching specific plugins by slug.

What You Get

Each scraped plugin record contains:

Field	Description
pluginId	Numeric plugin ID
slug	Unique plugin slug (e.g. prometheus, grafana-clock-panel)
name	Display name
description	Short description
version	Latest published version
type	Plugin type: datasource, panel, or app
author	Author name and URL
keywords	Tags associated with the plugin
links	Website, download, and source URLs
downloads	Total download count
verified	Whether Grafana Labs verified this plugin
signatureStatus	Signature type (grafana, commercial, community)
screenshotUrls	Screenshot image paths (detail mode)
readme	Full README content (detail mode)
createdAt	Plugin creation date
updatedAt	Last update date
recordType	Always grafana_plugin
scrapedAt	Timestamp of when the record was scraped

Input

Mode: search

Search and filter all plugins in the Grafana Plugin Catalog.

{
  "mode": "search",
  "query": "prometheus",
  "pluginType": "datasource",
  "maxItems": 50
}

Field	Type	Description
query	string	Text to match against name, slug, description, and keywords
pluginType	select	Filter by type: panel, datasource, app, or leave empty for all
maxItems	integer	Maximum records to return (default: 100, max: 10000)

Mode: getBySlug

Fetch full details for specific plugins by their slug identifier.

{
  "mode": "getBySlug",
  "slugs": ["prometheus", "grafana-clock-panel", "grafana-k8s-app"]
}

Field	Type	Description
slugs	array	List of plugin slugs to fetch
maxItems	integer	Maximum records to return

Example Output

{
  "pluginId": 70,
  "slug": "prometheus",
  "name": "Prometheus",
  "description": "Open source time series database & alerting",
  "version": "5.0.0",
  "type": "datasource",
  "author": {
    "name": "Grafana Labs",
    "url": "https://grafana.org"
  },
  "keywords": ["prometheus", "monitoring", "tsdb"],
  "links": {
    "website": "https://grafana.com/plugins/prometheus",
    "download": "https://grafana.com/plugins/prometheus/versions/5.0.0/download",
    "sourceUrl": "https://github.com/grafana/grafana"
  },
  "downloads": 1553,
  "verified": false,
  "signatureStatus": "grafana",
  "createdAt": "2016-03-31T13:10:24.000Z",
  "updatedAt": "2025-04-10T10:38:23.000Z",
  "recordType": "grafana_plugin",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-30T12:00:00+00:00"
}

Use Cases

• Plugin discovery — find the best Grafana plugins for monitoring, visualization, or alerting
• Market research — analyze download trends and popularity across plugin types
• Dependency auditing — track which plugins are verified or have commercial signatures
• Dashboard automation — programmatically select plugins based on type and keyword criteria
• Competitive analysis — compare plugin versions, update frequencies, and author activity

FAQ

Does this require API keys or authentication? No. The Grafana Plugin Catalog API is fully public.

How many plugins are in the catalog? The catalog contains approximately 300–400 plugins. You can retrieve all of them with a single search (no query filter).

What is the difference between search and getBySlug modes? search fetches the complete catalog and filters client-side — ideal for browsing or bulk exports. getBySlug fetches individual plugin detail pages, which include README content and screenshot URLs.

What plugin types are available? Three types: datasource (data source integrations), panel (visualization panels), and app (full application plugins).

How do I find a plugin's slug? Visit grafana.com/plugins, open any plugin page, and copy the last segment of the URL (e.g., prometheus from grafana.com/plugins/prometheus).

Is there rate limiting? The public API is generally permissive. The scraper uses polite delays between requests.