--- title: Create a dashboard seotitle: Create an InfluxDB dashboard description: > Create a new dashboard or import an existing dashboard in the InfluxDB user interface (UI). v2.0/tags: [dashboards] menu: v2_0: name: Create a dashboard parent: Manage dashboards weight: 201 --- ## Create a new dashboard 1. Click the **Dashboards** icon in the navigation bar. {{< nav-icon "dashboards" >}} 2. Click the **{{< icon "plus" >}} Create Dashboard** menu in the upper right and select **New Dashboard**. 3. Enter a name for your dashboard in the **Name this dashboard** field in the upper left. **To import an existing dashboard**: 1. Click the **Dashboards** icon in the navigation bar. {{< nav-icon "dashboards" >}} 2. Click the **Create Dashboard** menu in the upper right and select **Import Dashboard**. 3. In the window that appears: * Select **Upload File** to drag-and-drop or select a file. * Select **Paste JSON** to paste in JSON. 4. Click **Import JSON as Dashboard**. ## Create dashboards with templates **To create a dashboard from a template in the dashboards page**: 1. Click the **Dashboards** icon in the navigation bar. {{< nav-icon "dashboards" >}} 2. Click the **+Create Dashboard** menu in the upper right and select **From a Template**. 3. In the window that appears, select a template and review the template's variables and cells. 4. Click **Create Dashboard**. **To create a dashboard from a template in the templates UI**: 1. Click the **Settings** icon in the left navigation. {{< nav-icon "settings" >}} 2. Select the **Templates** tab. - In the **Static Templates** tab, a list of pre-created templates appears. - In the **User Templates** tab, a list of custom user-created templates appears. 3. Hover over the name of the template you want to create a dashboard from, then click **Create**. ## Clone a dashboard 1. Click the **Dashboards** icon in the navigation bar. {{< nav-icon "dashboards" >}} 2. Hover over the dashboard and click **{{< icon "copy" >}}**. 3. Click **Clone**. The cloned dashboard opens. #### Add data to your dashboard 1. From your dashboard, click **{{< icon "add-cell" >}} Add Cell**. 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 **{{< icon "note" >}} 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**.