Datasource: JSON

With the JSON datasource, you can extract data from an external JSON service

Usecase

• grab Nextcloud statistics from its own monitoring API (see below)

Conditions

• URL needs to be accessible by Nextcloud
• Realtime or dataload

Usage

1. select report
2. select "JSON" datasource
3. maintain parameters
4. testrun until the required parameters arrive

Input Parameter:

• URL of json
• authentication
• json path (multiple values separated by ",")
• timestamp t/f

Example 1:

Monitor the Nextcloud instance via its internal API

• monitoring app needs to be enabled
• access token needs to be created
• URL: http://server/nextcloud/ocs/v2.php/apps/serverinfo/api/v1/info?format=json
• Auth: user:token (from settings->security)
• Path: ocs/data/nextcloud/storage,ocs/data/nextcloud/shares
• Timestamp true

Example 2:

Monitor ethermine API

• URL: https://api.ethermine.org/miner/0x70CEC2d62EcDeebd19CE87EBAf01c6d9546BF407/currentStats
• Method: GET
• Auth: ``
• Path: data/currentHashrate,data/averageHashrate
• Timestamp true