The returned thumbnail is an abstract representation of the contents of a dashboard or look and does not
reflect the actual data displayed in the respective visualizations.
Request
GET
/vector_thumbnail/{type}/{resource_id}
Datatype
Description
Request
HTTP Request
path
HTTP Path
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type
string
Either dashboard or look
resource_id
string
ID of the dashboard or look to render
query
HTTP Query
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reload
string
Whether or not to refresh the rendered image with the latest content
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