In Application Insights, under option 'Dashboard for Grafana', How to create sqlserver datasource?

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In Application Insights, under option 'Dashboard for Grafana', How to create sqlserver datasource?

Jignesh Desai 151

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One Simple Question: In Application Insights, under option 'Dashboard for Grafana', I want to bring some data from sqlserver into Dashboard for Grafana, but I can't find a way to create SQL server data source. Any assistance please.

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Suchitra Suregaunkar 13,785 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-04-21T07:12:02.1133333+00:00

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2026-04-21T07:54:19.6433333+00:00

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Jignesh Desai 151 Reputation points

2026-04-21T14:18:37.0933333+00:00

Yes query is answered.
but Sigh! SQL Server is not supported in embedded "Dashboards with Grafana". I wish it was, as we do not want to spend much immediately on Azure Managed Grafana for now.

Thanks for your response. @Suchitra Suregaunkar
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2026-04-22T09:29:34.3633333+00:00

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Suchitra Suregaunkar 13,785 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-04-21T07:12:02.1133333+00:00

Hello Jignesh Desai

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Q&A platform.

We are looking into this issue and will keep you posted investigation updates.

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Suchitra.
Suchitra Suregaunkar 13,785 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-04-21T07:54:19.6433333+00:00

Hello Jignesh Desai

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Jignesh Desai 151 Reputation points

2026-04-21T14:18:37.0933333+00:00

Yes query is answered.
but Sigh! SQL Server is not supported in embedded "Dashboards with Grafana". I wish it was, as we do not want to spend much immediately on Azure Managed Grafana for now.

Thanks for your response. @Suchitra Suregaunkar
Suchitra Suregaunkar 13,785 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-04-22T09:29:34.3633333+00:00

Hello Jignesh Desai

You can share your valuable feedback with our product group team using the link below. They will review it and implement it in the future. https://feedback.azure.com/d365community

Thanks,
Suchitra.

Answer 1

Hello Jignesh Desai

The "Dashboards with Grafana" feature embedded within Application Insights is a lightweight, built-in Grafana experience in the Azure portal. By design, it only supports Azure-native data sources specifically Azure Monitor and Azure Managed Prometheus.

User's image This means Microsoft SQL Server cannot be added as a data source in the embedded "Dashboards with Grafana" experience. That's why you're unable to find the option to create a SQL Server data source there.

User's image Reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/app/grafana-dashboards

To bring SQL Server data into a Grafana dashboard, you need to use Azure Managed Grafana with the Standard service tier. The Standard tier supports Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL) as a built-in core Grafana data source.

Steps to Add SQL Server Data Source in Azure Managed Grafana:

Create an Azure Managed Grafana workspace (Standard tier) from the Azure portal if you don't have one already.
Open your Grafana workspace and go to Overview > Endpoint to launch the Grafana UI.
In the Grafana UI, navigate to Connections > Data sources > Add new data source.
Search for and select Microsoft SQL Server.
Fill in the connection details:
- Host - IP address or hostname (and optional port, default is 1433) of your SQL Server instance.
- Database - Name of the database to connect to.
- Authentication - Choose between SQL Server authentication (username/password), Windows/Kerberos, or Azure Entra ID (managed identity or app registration).
Click Save & Test to verify the connection.

Note: Grafana must have network access to your SQL Server instance (default port 1433). If your SQL Server is in a private network, you may need to configure Private data source connect or adjust firewall/NSG rules accordingly.

Reference: https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/datasources/mssql/configure/

So, the embedded "Dashboards with Grafana" in Application Insights is limited to Azure data sources only. To use SQL Server as a data source, you would need to set up an Azure Managed Grafana workspace on the Standard tier, where Microsoft SQL Server is available as a built-in data source.

Thanks,
Suchitra.

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2026-04-22T09:30:15.75+00:00

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