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Connect Grafana to your Nekt Catalog. How you connect depends on your cloud deployment.
ConnectorNotes
Nekt ExpressGoogle BigQueryVia the Grafana BigQuery plugin
GCPGoogle BigQueryVia the Grafana BigQuery plugin
AWSAmazon AthenaVia the Grafana Athena plugin
Nekt does not have a native connector for Grafana. Registering an integration in the Nekt platform has no effect on the Grafana connection — it only helps you stay organized about your existing dashboards. The connection is configured directly in Grafana.

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Nekt Express

Nekt Express uses GCP infrastructure. Connect Grafana to your Catalog via the BigQuery data source plugin.
Detailed BigQuery plugin setup for Grafana is available in the Grafana BigQuery documentation. You will need a Google service account with BigQuery read access to your Nekt project (nekt-hosted-infrastructure).
  1. In Grafana, go to Connections → Add new connection and search for Google BigQuery.
  2. Install the plugin and add it as a data source.
  3. Authenticate using a Google service account with access to the nekt-hosted-infrastructure project.
  4. Select your dataset (each Catalog layer is a dataset) and start building dashboards.

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GCP

Your Nekt workspace is on your own GCP account. Connect Grafana using the BigQuery plugin with your own project credentials.
You will need a Google service account with BigQuery read access to your GCP project. Refer to the Grafana BigQuery plugin documentation for setup details.
  1. In Grafana, go to Connections → Add new connection and search for Google BigQuery.
  2. Install the plugin and add it as a data source.
  3. Authenticate using your GCP service account credentials.
  4. Select your project, dataset, and tables.

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AWS

Your Nekt workspace is on your own AWS account. Connect Grafana using the Amazon Athena plugin. You will need AWS credentials (Access Key ID and Secret Access Key).
Generate AWS credentials using this AWS guide.

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Step 1: Install the Athena plugin

  1. In Grafana, go to Connections → Add new connection and search for Amazon Athena.
  2. Filter by Data sources if needed.
  3. Click Install via grafana.com.
On the plugin page, click Install plugin.

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Step 2: Configure the Athena data source

  1. Go to Connections → Data Sources → Add data source and select Amazon Athena.
  2. Keep the default authentication provider (Access and secret key) and enter your Access Key ID and Secret Access Key.
  3. Enter the AWS region where your Nekt workspace is hosted.
  4. Fill in the Athena details section:
    • Data Source: AwsDataCatalog
    • Database: the Catalog layer you want to connect (each layer is a database)
    • Workgroup: primary
    • Output Location: s3://nekt-lakehouse-{your_company_slug}/_athena
    Contact Nekt support to get your company slug.

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Step 3: Save and test

Click Save & Test. If the connection is successful, you can start building dashboards.
For more details, see Using the Amazon Athena plugin for Grafana.