grafana/docs/sources/panels/query-a-data-source/inspect-request-and-response-data.md

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Inspect query request and response data

After you have written a query, inspect the data that the system returns to ensure it's correct. Fine-tuning your query ensures that your visualization is providing the required data.

Before you begin:

• [Add a panel to a dashboard]({{< relref "../working-with-panels/add-panel.md" >}}).
• [Add a query]({{< relref "../query-a-data-source/add-a-query.md" >}}).

To inspect query request and response data:

1. Edit the panel that contains the query you want to export.

2. In the query editor, click Query Inspector.

3. Click Refresh.

   The panel populates with response data.

4. Make adjustments, as necessary and re-run the query.

5. To download the query request and response data, click the Copy to clipboard icon and paste the results into another application.