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How do I create Pingdom data sources?

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You can set up a connection between Klipfolio Klips and your Pingdom data to display your website performance metrics on a dashboard.

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What options do I have for visualizing my Pingdom data?

Create data visualizations based on pre-built options or build your own. The choice is yours!

Pre-built by Klipfolio

In collaboration with industry experts and adhering to current best practices and trends, Klipfolio focuses on getting the most out of your data and presenting it in meaningful, actionable visualizations. Our pre-built content, including pre-built data sources and pre-built Klips can act as a complete solution or as a starting point toward custom building.

  • Pingdom pre-built data sources: Data sources provide the foundation for Klip building, so we suggest you create a data source as a first step (before building Klips and adding them to your dashboard). Our pre-built data sources focus on the most sought-after Pingdom data and are found on the Service Connectors page, available from this link or from your list of data sources. When you select a service connector from this page, the data source for that service is automatically added.
  • Pingdom pre-built Klips: Pre-built Klips enable you to quickly set up a dashboard using predefined visualizations that display common key metrics. Pre-built Klips are found in the Klip Gallery or, for White Label customers, in the Integration Gallery.

Custom-built by you

Taking the time to learn how to create your own data sources and Klips unlocks your data and enables you to control, manipulate, and transform it, leading you to unprecedented insights into your business.

  • Custom data sources: When you create a custom data source, you can either use the pre-built data source as a starting point from which to write your own query or you can write your own queries from the ground up and build a data source from scratch. You create custom-built data sources from the Service Connectors page, accessible from this link or from your list of data sources.
  • Custom Klips: Using our Klip Editor, you can construct and manipulate your data, including integrating multiple data sources, to produce unique, custom-built data visualizations. You create custom Klips from either your list of Klips or your Dashboard.

Regardless of whether you choose pre-built, custom-built, or a combination of both, before you can start building Klips and dashboards you need to connect to Pingdom data in Klipfolio.

How do I connect to Pingdom data in Klipfolio?

To connect your Pingdom data to Klipfolio, you will need your Pingdom username and password.

How do I add a Pingdom pre-built data source?

To add a Pingdom pre-built data source:

  1. Navigate to the Service Connectors page in Klipfolio and choose Pingdom from the list.
  2. Select a pre-built data source from the left section of the Choose a pre-built or custom connection page.
  3. Enter your Pingdom Username and Password, then click Continue.
  4. Click Get data or, if you want to modify the pre-built data request, click Switch to Custom settings.
    Note: If you switch back to the Basic settings page after making changes in the Custom settings page, your changes will not be saved.
  5. Ensure this is the data you’re looking for. Optionally select the checkbox to Model your data. Learn more about modelling data sources.
  6. Click Continue.
  7. Name, choose refresh settings, and, optionally, share your data source.
  8. Click Save.

If you clicked Switch to Custom settings:

  1. On the Configure your data source page, modify the Query URL to get the data you want. You can use the existing information in the Query URL text box as a base. It was auto-filled based on the pre-built data source you selected on the Choose a pre-built or custom connection page.
  2. Click Get data.
  3. Ensure this is the data you’re looking for. Optionally select the checkbox to Model your data. Learn more about modelling data sources.
  4. Click Continue.
  5. Name, choose refresh settings, and, optionally, share your data source.
  6. Click Save.

How do I add Pingdom pre-built Klips?

In the Klip Gallery or, for White Label customers, in the Integration Gallery you can browse individual Pingdom pre-built Klips and add them to your dashboard. You replace the sample data that is included in pre-built Klips with your own Pingdom data by clicking the menu in the Klip and selecting Connect your data.

How do I create a Pingdom custom-built data source?

If you choose to create a custom Pingdom data source, you may need to enter your Pingdom server ID into a specific spot in the query.

To find your Pingdom server ID:

  1. Navigate to the Service Connectors page in Klipfolio and choose Pingdom from the list.
  2. Select the Checks pre-built data source from the Choose a pre-built or custom connection page.
  3. Enter your Pingdom Username and Password, then click Continue.
  4. Click Get data.
  5. Find the name of the server you need in the results and copy the server ID number.

To create a Pingdom custom-built data source:

  1. Navigate to the Service Connectors page in Klipfolio and choose Pingdom from the list.
  2. On the Choose a pre-built or custom connection page, click Create a custom Pingdom data source.
  3. Enter your Pingdom Username and Password, then click Continue.
  4. Adjust the Query URL information, as noted on the Configure your data source page, to replace any generic placeholder query information with your own.
    For example, replace <yourServerID> with your Pingdom server ID.
  5. Edit the Query URL to return the data you need. Refer to the Pingdom API documentation for details.
  6. Click Get data.
  7. Ensure this is the data you’re looking for. Optionally select the checkbox to Model your data. Learn more about modelling data sources.
  8. Click Continue.
  9. Name, choose refresh settings, and, optionally, share your data source.
  10. Click Save.

How do I create a Pingdom custom Klip?

You create custom Klips from either your list of Klips or your Dashboard. You choose a data visualization format, for example, a pie chart, gauge, or table, and decide whether you want to use an existing data source or create a new one. In the Klip Editor, there are limitless opportunities to modify, relate, and display your data. See the following related articles for more information and get building!

More about Pingdom's API and queries

Klipfolio connects to hundreds of services in the cloud that have a REST API. If you take the time to learn your service’s API to create queries for the data you want, your possibilities are endless. Here’s a quick overview video on APIs and Klipfolio:

  Klipfolio API's 101

If you need assistance using APIs, enlist a data analyst or developer.

Refer to the Pingdom API documentation to discover more data requests.

See the reference table below for API related information and sample queries.

API Documentation Pingdom API documentation
Authentication Method Basic HTTP Authentication
Response Format JSON
Sample Queries

See an overview of all Pingdom checks:

https://api.pingdom.com/api/2.0/checks

Average Response Time (Last 24 hours):

https://api.pingdom.com/api/2.0/summary.performance/?resolution=hour&from={date.addHours(-24).format('epochTime')}&to={date.addHours(-1).format('epochTime')}

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