+++ title = "Data sources" type = "docs" aliases = ["/docs/grafana/latest/datasources/overview/"] [menu.docs] name = "Data sources" identifier = "datasources" parent = "features" weight = 50 +++ # Data sources Grafana supports many different storage backends for your time series data (data source). Each data source has a specific Query Editor that is customized for the features and capabilities that the particular data source exposes. ## Querying The query language and capabilities of each data source are obviously very different. You can combine data from multiple data sources onto a single Dashboard, but each Panel is tied to a specific data source that belongs to a particular Organization. ## Supported data sources The following data sources are officially supported: - [AWS CloudWatch]({{< relref "cloudwatch.md" >}}) - [Azure Monitor]({{< relref "azuremonitor.md" >}}) - [Elasticsearch]({{< relref "elasticsearch.md" >}}) - [Google Cloud Monitoring]({{< relref "cloudmonitoring.md" >}}) - [Graphite]({{< relref "graphite.md" >}}) - [InfluxDB]({{< relref "influxdb.md" >}}) - [Loki]({{< relref "loki.md" >}}) - [Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL)]({{< relref "mssql.md" >}}) - [MySQL]({{< relref "mysql.md" >}}) - [OpenTSDB]({{< relref "opentsdb.md" >}}) - [PostgreSQL]({{< relref "postgres.md" >}}) - [Prometheus]({{< relref "prometheus.md" >}}) - [Testdata]({{< relref "testdata.md" >}}) In addition to the data sources that you have configured in your Grafana, there are three special data sources available: - **Grafana -** A built-in data source that generates random walk data. Useful for testing visualizations and running experiments. - **Mixed -** Select this to query multiple data sources in the same panel. When this data source is selected, Grafana allows you to select a data source for every new query that you add. - The first query will use the data source that was selected before you selected **Mixed**. - You cannot change an existing query to use the Mixed Data Source. - Grafana Play example: [Mixed data sources](https://play.grafana.org/d/000000100/mixed-datasources?orgId=1) - **Dashboard -** Select this to use a result set from another panel in the same dashboard. ## Data source plugins Since Grafana 3.0 you can install data sources as plugins. Check out [Grafana.com/plugins](https://grafana.com/plugins) for more data sources.