Business Media

The Business Media panel is a Grafana plugin that renders PNG, JPG, GIF, MP4, WEBM, MP3, OGG, and PDF files encoded in base64 or as a URL.

You can display multiple media files and flip through them. Mix and match any supported formats for multimedia visualizations. Create the visual experience you want.

Requirements

The Business Media panel requires the following Grafana versions:

Version 7.X: Grafana 11 or Grafana 12
Version 6.X: Grafana 10 or Grafana 11
Version 5.X: Grafana 10 or Grafana 11
Base64 Image/PDF panel 4.X: Grafana 9 or Grafana 10
Base64 Image/PDF panel 3.X: Grafana 8.5 or Grafana 9
Base64 Image/PDF panel 2.X: Grafana 8
Base64 Image/PDF panel 1.X: Grafana 7.1

Getting started

Install the Business Media panel from the Grafana Plugins catalog or by using the Grafana command line tool.

To install with the CLI, run:

grafana cli plugins install volkovlabs-image-panel

Highlights

Specify the media file in base64 or as a URL.
Display multiple media files with pagination.
Return base64 content with or without a definition, such as data:image/jpg;base64,ENCODED-CONTENT or data:application/pdf;base64,ENCODED-CONTENT.
If the data source returns more than one string field, select the field name in the panel display options.
Fit image dimensions to the panel, keep original values, or set manual dimensions.
Add a URL with a title to navigate to other dashboards when clicking the image. URLs support dashboard variables.
Use the toolbar to download, zoom, and navigate between media files.

How to start with the Business Media panel

Documentation

Section	Description
Supported formats	Explains what formats are supported and how to display media files.
Options	Describes all plugin options
Features	Demonstrates panel capabilities.
Release notes	Stay up to date with the latest features and updates.