Explore

The explore mode can be used to query your data, without the need to build a dashboard. To enter the explore mode pass the explore option to dash:

dashboard explore

You can also pass an initial query to the explore mode via the --query flag:

dashboard explore --query 'node_load1'

The explore mode supports the same key-mapping as the dashboard mode. The only exception is the variables modal. The variables modal is replaced by the query modal.

To open the query modal press F3. The you can enter your query. For a better usability you get some suggestions which metrics are present for your datasource. When you are finished press ENTER to execute your query.