---
title: "placeholder"
description: "Written only by the importer for a Grafana panel we cannot render yet; the agent may move or delete it but not create one."
---

> Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://slashobserve.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# placeholder

## Example

```json
{
  "id": "p_world",
  "type": "placeholder",
  "title": "Traffic map",
  "gridPos": {
    "x": 0,
    "y": 8,
    "w": 12,
    "h": 4
  },
  "reason": "Grafana panel type worldmap is not supported yet",
  "sourceType": "worldmap"
}
```

From [`spec/examples/evolved-features.json`](https://github.com/slashobserve/slashobserve/blob/main/spec/examples/evolved-features.json).

## Fields

| Field | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `id` (required) | `string` | Stable across versions; comments anchor to it. |
| `title` | `string` |   |
| `description` | `string` |   |
| `gridPos` (required) | `gridPos` | Position on the 24-column grid; x + w must not exceed 24. |
| `type` (required) | `"placeholder"` |   |
| `reason` (required) | `string` |   |
| `sourceType` | `string` |   |

Generated from [`spec/schema/observespec.v0.json`](https://github.com/slashobserve/slashobserve/blob/bac0fe39/spec/schema/observespec.v0.json) at `bac0fe39`. [Report a problem](https://github.com/slashobserve/slashobserve/issues/new).