Adding rows in grafana Dashboard - AKS cluster

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Adding rows in grafana Dashboard - AKS cluster

Varma 1,620

I am trying to add rows and but not finding rows. can you please provide navigation steps?

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Anonymous

2026-06-01T00:49:29.9833333+00:00
Hey Varma, it sounds like you’re in a Grafana dashboard on your AKS cluster and you want to add a “Row” grouping but you can’t find the button. Depending on your Grafana version the UI has shifted a bit, so here are some quick navigation steps – plus a couple of questions if you still don’t see it:

Open the dashboard you want to edit

Click the “Edit” (pencil) icon or the dashboard settings gear in the top bar

Look for one of the following, depending on your Grafana version:

Grafana 6/7: You’ll see a blue “+ Add row” button either at the bottom of the panel list or in the top toolbar

Grafana 8+: The concept of a “row” is now part of the panel grid layout. Click the “+ Add panel” menu, then choose “Add row” (Row Panel).

After adding the row, click the “Add panel” button inside it to place graphs or tables

Drag and drop to reorder rows and panels as needed, then click “Save dashboard”

If you still don’t see an “Add row” option, it may be due to your Grafana version or custom permissions. Can you help me with these details?

• Which Grafana version are you running (e.g. 7.x vs. 8.x)?

• Is this Azure Managed Grafana or a self-hosted instance?

• Do you have Editor permissions on that dashboard?

Reference list

• Use dashboards with Grafana and AKS (how to open/edit dashboards):

https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-monitor/visualize/grafana-kubernetes#create-a-new-kubernetes-dashboard

• Resolve issues with AKS managed data not displaying in Grafana:

https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-monitor/containers/kubernetes-monitoring-enable

• Configuring Self-Hosted Grafana for Azure AKS metrics:

https://supportabilityhub.microsoft.com/solutions/apollosolutions/d75cb508-ae07-de33-e4e5-2419eb31dfff/8d07e0b7-f176-425d-8df7-717270b0f926

• Visualizing Azure Log Analytics data in Grafana:

https://supportabilityhub.microsoft.com/solutions/apollosolutions/d75cb508-ae07-de33-e4e5-2419eb31dfff/0905985d-20f8-4457-b20b-17d872cad9e5
Varma 1,620 Reputation points

2026-06-01T05:08:59.27+00:00

hI

How to which graphana i am using ?
Varma 1,620 Reputation points

2026-06-01T05:35:19.71+00:00

HI HIma Anshu

Can you respond in private?
Varma 1,620 Reputation points

2026-06-01T05:59:18.7233333+00:00

HI HIma Anshu

I am seeing as below but not row
Anonymous

2026-06-01T08:35:46.2133333+00:00
Varma

You are in Edit mode (I can see Save and Exit edit buttons)

On the right side vertical toolbar, there is a “+” icon (you marked it)

This is newer Grafana UI (v8+) layout and In this UI the Row is not shown as a separate obvious button anymore

In your version, Row = a panel type, not a top-level button.

Steps to add Row (based on your UI)

Click the “+” icon on the right side (the one you marked in red)

From the menu that opens:

Click “Add new panel”

In the panel editor:

Look for Visualization / Panel type

Change it to “Row” - (sometimes listed as Row panel)

Click Apply and Save

That creates a collapsible row section

Then you can drag existing panels into that row
Anonymous

2026-06-03T03:19:39.8433333+00:00

Varma - Just checking if provided response was helpful! please let me know if you have any queries.

1 answer

Your answer

Varma 1,620 Reputation points

2026-06-01T05:08:59.27+00:00

hI

How to which graphana i am using ?
Varma 1,620 Reputation points

2026-06-01T05:35:19.71+00:00

HI HIma Anshu

Can you respond in private?
Varma 1,620 Reputation points

2026-06-01T05:59:18.7233333+00:00

HI HIma Anshu

I am seeing as below but not row
Anonymous

2026-06-01T08:35:46.2133333+00:00

Varma

You are in Edit mode (I can see Save and Exit edit buttons)

On the right side vertical toolbar, there is a “+” icon (you marked it)

This is newer Grafana UI (v8+) layout and In this UI the Row is not shown as a separate obvious button anymore

In your version, Row = a panel type, not a top-level button.

Steps to add Row (based on your UI)

Click the “+” icon on the right side (the one you marked in red)

From the menu that opens:

Click “Add new panel”

In the panel editor:

Look for Visualization / Panel type

Change it to “Row” - (sometimes listed as Row panel)

Click Apply and Save

That creates a collapsible row section

Then you can drag existing panels into that row
Anonymous

2026-06-03T03:19:39.8433333+00:00

Varma - Just checking if provided response was helpful! please let me know if you have any queries.

Answer 1

To add a new row (a horizontal grouping of panels) in a Kubernetes/AKS Grafana dashboard, use the standard Grafana dashboard‑edit flow and then insert a row:

Open the dashboard.
Select Edit in the top‑right of the dashboard (this switches the whole dashboard into edit mode).
In edit mode, open the Add menu (usually a + Add panel or Add button near the top of the dashboard canvas).
From the add options, choose Add row.
A new empty row is created. Use Add panel inside that row to create or move panels into it.
Drag the row handle (on the left of the row) to reorder rows as needed.
When finished, select Save dashboard (disk icon) to persist the changes.

If starting from the Azure “Dashboards with Grafana” experience for AKS, first open the desired Kubernetes dashboard, then follow the same steps above to edit and add rows/panels.

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