diff --git a/docs/sources/http_api/data_source.md b/docs/sources/http_api/data_source.md
index f60c9cd7000..2a3c20e9af8 100644
--- a/docs/sources/http_api/data_source.md
+++ b/docs/sources/http_api/data_source.md
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ page_keywords: grafana, admin, http, api, documentation, datasource
       "jsonData":null
     }
 
-## Get a single data sources by Name
+## Get a single data source by Name
 
 `GET /api/datasources/name/:name`
 
@@ -107,6 +107,26 @@ page_keywords: grafana, admin, http, api, documentation, datasource
       "jsonData":null
     }
 
+## Get data source Id by Name
+
+`GET /api/datasources/id/:name`
+
+**Example Request**:
+
+    GET /api/datasources/id/test_datasource HTTP/1.1
+    Accept: application/json
+    Content-Type: application/json
+    Authorization: Bearer eyJrIjoiT0tTcG1pUlY2RnVKZTFVaDFsNFZXdE9ZWmNrMkZYbk
+
+**Example Response**:
+
+    HTTP/1.1 200
+    Content-Type: application/json
+
+    {
+      "id":1
+    }
+
 ## Create data source
 
 `POST /api/datasources`
diff --git a/pkg/api/api.go b/pkg/api/api.go
index 0915bbd678d..793703153e1 100644
--- a/pkg/api/api.go
+++ b/pkg/api/api.go
@@ -171,11 +171,10 @@ func Register(r *macaron.Macaron) {
 			r.Put("/:id", bind(m.UpdateDataSourceCommand{}), UpdateDataSource)
 			r.Delete("/:id", DeleteDataSource)
 			r.Get("/:id", wrap(GetDataSourceById))
+			r.Get("/name/:name", wrap(GetDataSourceByName))
 		}, reqOrgAdmin)
 
-		r.Group("/datasources/name/:name", func() {
-			r.Get("/", wrap(GetDataSourceByName))
-		}, reqOrgAdmin)
+		r.Get("/datasources/id/:name", wrap(GetDataSourceIdByName), reqSignedIn)
 
 		r.Get("/frontend/settings/", GetFrontendSettings)
 		r.Any("/datasources/proxy/:id/*", reqSignedIn, ProxyDataSourceRequest)
diff --git a/pkg/api/datasources.go b/pkg/api/datasources.go
index a156d10f098..0982d73e88e 100644
--- a/pkg/api/datasources.go
+++ b/pkg/api/datasources.go
@@ -116,6 +116,25 @@ func GetDataSourceByName(c *middleware.Context) Response {
 	return Json(200, &dtos)
 }
 
+// Get /api/datasources/id/:name
+func GetDataSourceIdByName(c *middleware.Context) Response {
+	query := m.GetDataSourceByNameQuery{Name: c.Params(":name"), OrgId: c.OrgId}
+
+	if err := bus.Dispatch(&query); err != nil {
+		if err == m.ErrDataSourceNotFound {
+			return ApiError(404, "Data source not found", nil)
+		}
+		return ApiError(500, "Failed to query datasources", err)
+	}
+
+	ds := query.Result
+	dtos := dtos.AnyId{
+		Id: ds.Id,
+	}
+
+	return Json(200, &dtos)
+}
+
 func convertModelToDtos(ds m.DataSource) dtos.DataSource {
 	return dtos.DataSource{
 		Id:                ds.Id,
diff --git a/pkg/api/dtos/models.go b/pkg/api/dtos/models.go
index b810701233e..36e51fdc28a 100644
--- a/pkg/api/dtos/models.go
+++ b/pkg/api/dtos/models.go
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/setting"
 )
 
+type AnyId struct {
+	Id int64 `json:"id"`
+}
+
 type LoginCommand struct {
 	User     string `json:"user" binding:"Required"`
 	Password string `json:"password" binding:"Required"`