Grafana chained multi-value variables drop selections
Chained multi-value variables pass only one selected value into dependent panel queries, and selections are lost when parent variables change.
Tier I · Proven The best-established problems.
5 public reports · first reported 21 August 2026 · last reported 1 September 2026
What's going wrong
In Grafana, when a multi-value variable feeds a second variable that then drives a panel query, only one selected value often reaches the panel, even though the variable preview shows several.
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