---
title: Manage InfluxDB dashboards
description: Create, edit, and manage custom dashboards in the InfluxDB user interface (UI).
v2.0/tags: [dashboards]
menu:
  v2_0:
    name: Manage dashboards
    parent: Visualize data
weight: 101
---

Create, edit, and manage dashboards from the **Dashboards** tab in the left navigation.


## Create a dashboard

**To create a dashboard**:

1. Click the **Dashboards** icon in the navigation bar.

  {{< nav-icon "dashboards" >}}

2. Click the **+Create Dashboard** button in the upper right.
3. Enter a name for your dashboard in the **Name this dashboard** field in the upper left.

#### Add data to your dashboard

1. From your dashboard, click **Add Cell** (**{{< icon "add-cell" >}}**) in the upper right. The Data Explorer overlay opens.
2. Create a query in the Data Explorer following the instructions in [Explore metrics](/v2.0/visualize-data/explore-metrics).
3. Enter a name for your cell in the upper left.
4. Click the checkmark icon (**{{< icon "checkmark" >}}**) to save the cell to your dashboard.
You can also send data to your dashboard directly from the Data Explorer. For details, [Explore metrics](/v2.0/visualize-data/explore-metrics).

#### Add a note to your dashboard
1. From your dashboard, click **Add Note** in the upper right.
2. Enter your note in the window that appears. You can use Markdown syntax to format your note.
3. To preview your Markdown formatting, click the **Preview** option.
4. Click **Save**.


## Modify a dashboard

#### Delete a dashboard
1. Hover over the dashboard name in the list of dashboards to show options.
2. Click **Delete**.    
3. Click **Confirm** to continue deleting your dashboard.

    ![Delete a dashboard](/img/dashboard-delete.png)

#### Clone a dashboard
1. Hover over the dashbaord name in the list of dashboard to show options.
2. Click **Clone**. The cloned dashboard opens.

    ![Clone a dashboard](/img/dashboard-clone.png)
