Prometheus: Configuring Grafana to display Prometheus data from the Blackbox Exporter

This documentation is part of the Blackbox Exporter guide. You can view the complete guide here: How to use Prometheus Blackbox Exporter to probe HTTP and ICMP (ping) endpoints.

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Grafana makes it easy to create dashboards that visualise the performance and availability metrics collected by the Blackbox Exporter. With just a few clicks, you can set up dynamic dashboards that bring your Prometheus data to life. For more details on integrating Grafana with Prometheus, you might explore Grafana's documentation.

Example of a dashboard generated by Grafana, based on Prometheus Blackbox Exporter data