[Feat]: ability to deep link to specific node by hostname

[bojdell]

Problem

(edit: changed title from "[Feat]: export node data (including UUIDs)" as this seemed too solution specific)

Problem: I would like to deep link from another internal application to specific nodes in netdata. However, I can't find a way to map from Netdata's node UUIDs to an internal ID or hostname.

Description

I would like to either be able to deep link to a specific node in Netdata Cloud by passing in the hostname in the URL/as a query param.

Another potential solution is to access via an API/URL or download a CSV of nodes including netdata UUIDs and other metadata such as hostname so I can sync that with internal applications for purposes of deep linking into netdata.

Importance

really want

Value proposition

1. Enables users to better customize their netdata workflows and integrate with business context
2. Better bulk management/understanding of cloud nodes

Proposed implementation

A v1 of this could look like:

GET https://app.netdata.cloud/spaces/<space_name>/rooms/<room_name>/nodes?hostname=<hostname>

For the node list solution I imagine an easy v1 of this is an HTTP endpoint like so that returns a list of nodes in the space. Pagination can be added for large spaces or simply short circuit for initial prototype.

GET https://app.netdata.cloud/spaces/<space_name>/rooms/<room_name>/nodes
[{
  // required for this use case
  "id": <netdata_uuid>,
  "hostname": <hostname>,

  // potential other fields
  "claimed_at": <claim_time>,
  ...
}]

Longer term this could live as a CSV export or similar from one of the node management views:

[ivangergo3]

Let us discuss it @dionysis-netdata @amalkov what do you think about this feature?

[ghost]

This is something we should support, allow/create APIs for consumption, but unlikely for this Q

[ivangergo3]

@bojdell We will have a look at your request in the next quarter

[bojdell]

Exciting! Thanks for the consideration.