URL variables | Grafana Labs
grafana.com › latest › linkingYou can use variables in data links to refer to series fields, labels, and values. For more information about data links, refer to Data links. To see a list of available variables, type $ in the data link URL field to see a list of variables that you can use. Note: These variables changed in 6.4 so if you have an older version of Grafana, then use the version picker to select docs for an older version of Grafana.
Templates and variables | Grafana Labs
grafana.com › docs › grafanaGrafana Viewers can use variables. Variables and templates also allow you to single-source dashboards. If you have multiple identical data sources or servers, you can make one dashboard and use variables to change what you are viewing. This simplifies maintenance and upkeep enormously. Templates. A template is any query that contains a variable.