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---
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title: Create a dashboard
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seotitle: Create an InfluxDB dashboard
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description: >
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Create a new dashboard or import an existing dashboard in the
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InfluxDB user interface (UI).
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v2.0/tags: [dashboards]
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menu:
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v2_0:
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name: Create a dashboard
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parent: Manage dashboards
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weight: 201
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---
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## Create a dashboard
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**To create a new dashboard**:
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1. Click the **Dashboards** icon in the navigation bar.
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{{< nav-icon "dashboards" >}}
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2. Click the **+Create Dashboard** menu in the upper right and select **New Dashboard**.
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3. Enter a name for your dashboard in the **Name this dashboard** field in the upper left.
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**To create a dashboard from a template in the dashboards page**:
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1. Click the **Dashboards** icon in the navigation bar.
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{{< nav-icon "dashboards" >}}
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2. Click the **+Create Dashboard** menu in the upper right and select **From a Template**.
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3. In the window that appears, select a template and review the template's variables and cells.
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4. Click **Create Dashboard**.
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**To create a dashboard from a template in the templates UI**:
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1. Click the **Settings** icon in the left navigation.
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{{< nav-icon "settings" >}}
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2. Select the **Templates** tab.
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3. Hover over the name of the template you want to create a dashboard from, then click **Create**.
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**To import an existing dashboard**:
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1. Click the **Dashboards** icon in the navigation bar.
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{{< nav-icon "dashboards" >}}
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2. Click the **Create Dashboard** menu in the upper right and select **Import Dashboard**.
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3. In the window that appears:
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* Select **Upload File** to drag-and-drop or select a file.
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* Select **Paste JSON** to paste in JSON.
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4. Select an organization from the **Destination Organization** dropdown.
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5. Click **Import JSON as Dashboard**.
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## Create dashboards with templates
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**To create a dashboard from a template in the dashboards page**:
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1. Click the **Dashboards** icon in the navigation bar.
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{{< nav-icon "dashboards" >}}
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2. Click the **+Create Dashboard** menu in the upper right and select **From a Template**.
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3. In the window that appears, select a template and review the template's variables and cells.
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4. Click **Create Dashboard**.
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**To create a dashboard from a template in the templates UI**:
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1. Click the **Settings** icon in the left navigation.
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{{< nav-icon "settings" >}}
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2. Select the **Templates** tab.
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3. Hover over the name of the template you want to create a dashboard from, then click **Create**.
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## Clone a dashboard
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1. Hover over the dashboard name in the list of dashboard to show options.
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2. Click **Clone**. The cloned dashboard opens.
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#### Add data to your dashboard
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1. From your dashboard, click **Add Cell** (**{{< icon "add-cell" >}}**) in the upper right. The Data Explorer overlay opens.
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2. Create a query in the Data Explorer following the instructions in [Explore metrics](/v2.0/visualize-data/explore-metrics).
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3. Enter a name for your cell in the upper left.
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4. Click the checkmark icon (**{{< icon "checkmark" >}}**) to save the cell to your dashboard.
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You can also send data to your dashboard directly from the Data Explorer. For details, [Explore metrics](/v2.0/visualize-data/explore-metrics).
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#### Add a note to your dashboard
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1. From your dashboard, click **Add Note** in the upper right.
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2. Enter your note in the window that appears. You can use Markdown syntax to format your note.
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3. To preview your Markdown formatting, click the **Preview** option.
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4. Click **Save**.
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