diff --git a/changelogs/grafana_5_dashboard_compatible.yaml b/changelogs/grafana_5_dashboard_compatible.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b49527d711
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/grafana_5_dashboard_compatible.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+bugfixes:
+- Grafana dashboard module compatible with grafana 5 (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/41249)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/grafana_dashboard.py b/lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/grafana_dashboard.py
index c8f8941a07..f9346aa049 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/grafana_dashboard.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/grafana_dashboard.py
@@ -16,24 +16,30 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
 ---
 module: grafana_dashboard
 author:
-  - Thierry Sallé (@tsalle)
+  - Thierry Sallé (@seuf)
 version_added: "2.5"
 short_description: Manage Grafana dashboards
 description:
   - Create, update, delete, export Grafana dashboards via API.
 options:
-  grafana_url:
+  url:
     description:
       - The Grafana URL.
     required: true
-  grafana_user:
+    aliases: [ grafana_url ]
+    version_added: 2.7
+  url_username:
     description:
       - The Grafana API user.
     default: admin
-  grafana_password:
+    aliases: [ grafana_user ]
+    version_added: 2.7
+  url_password:
     description:
       - The Grafana API password.
     default: admin
+    aliases: [ grafana_password ]
+    version_added: 2.7
   grafana_api_key:
     description:
       - The Grafana API key.
@@ -51,10 +57,15 @@ options:
     default: present
   slug:
     description:
+      - Deprecated since Grafana 5. Use grafana dashboard uid instead.
       - slug of the dashboard. It's the friendly url name of the dashboard.
       - When C(state) is C(present), this parameter can override the slug in the meta section of the json file.
       - If you want to import a json dashboard exported directly from the interface (not from the api),
         you have to specify the slug parameter because there is no meta section in the exported json.
+  uid:
+    version_added: 2.7
+    description:
+      - uid of the dasboard to export when C(state) is C(export) or C(absent).
   path:
     description:
       - The path to the json file containing the Grafana dashboard to import or export.
@@ -73,42 +84,63 @@ options:
       - This should only be used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.
     type: bool
     default: 'yes'
+  client_cert:
+    description:
+      - PEM formatted certificate chain file to be used for SSL client authentication.
+      - This file can also include the key as well, and if the key is included, client_key is not required
+    version_added: 2.7
+  client_key:
+    description:
+      - PEM formatted file that contains your private key to be used for SSL client
+      - authentication. If client_cert contains both the certificate and key, this option is not required
+    version_added: 2.7
+  use_proxy:
+    description:
+      - Boolean of whether or not to use proxy.
+    default: 'yes'
+    type: bool
+    version_added: 2.7
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = '''
-- name: Import Grafana dashboard foo
-  grafana_dashboard:
-    grafana_url: http://grafana.company.com
-    grafana_api_key: XXXXXXXXXXXX
-    state: present
-    message: Updated by ansible
-    overwrite: yes
-    path: /path/to/dashboards/foo.json
+- hosts: localhost
+  connection: local
+  tasks:
+    - name: Import Grafana dashboard foo
+      grafana_dashboard:
+        grafana_url: http://grafana.company.com
+        grafana_api_key: "{{ grafana_api_key }}"
+        state: present
+        message: Updated by ansible
+        overwrite: yes
+        path: /path/to/dashboards/foo.json
 
-- name: Export dashboard
-  grafana_dashboard:
-    grafana_url: http://grafana.company.com
-    grafana_api_key: XXXXXXXXXXXX
-    state: export
-    slug: foo
-    path: /path/to/dashboards/foo.json
+    - name: Export dashboard
+      grafana_dashboard:
+        grafana_url: http://grafana.company.com
+        grafana_user: "admin"
+        grafana_password: "{{ grafana_password }}"
+        org_id: 1
+        state: export
+        uid: "000000653"
+        path: "/path/to/dashboards/000000653.json"
 '''
 
 RETURN = '''
 ---
-slug:
-  description: slug of the created / deleted / exported dashboard.
+uid:
+  description: uid or slug of the created / deleted / exported dashboard.
   returned: success
   type: string
-  sample: foo
+  sample: 000000063
 '''
 
 import json
-import base64
+import string
 
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
-from ansible.module_utils.urls import fetch_url
-from ansible.module_utils._text import to_bytes
+from ansible.module_utils.urls import fetch_url, url_argument_spec
+from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native
 
 __metaclass__ = type
 
@@ -125,26 +157,62 @@ class GrafanaExportException(Exception):
     pass
 
 
+class GrafanaDeleteException(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
 def grafana_switch_organisation(module, grafana_url, org_id, headers):
     r, info = fetch_url(module, '%s/api/user/using/%s' % (grafana_url, org_id), headers=headers, method='POST')
     if info['status'] != 200:
         raise GrafanaAPIException('Unable to switch to organization %s : %s' % (org_id, info))
 
 
-def grafana_dashboard_exists(module, grafana_url, slug, headers):
+def grafana_headers(module, data):
+    headers = {'content-type': 'application/json; charset=utf8'}
+    if 'grafana_api_key' in data and data['grafana_api_key']:
+        headers['Authorization'] = "Bearer %s" % data['grafana_api_key']
+    else:
+        module.params['force_basic_auth'] = True
+        grafana_switch_organisation(module, data['grafana_url'], data['org_id'], headers)
+
+    return headers
+
+
+def get_grafana_version(module, grafana_url, headers):
+    grafana_version = None
+    r, info = fetch_url(module, '%s/api/frontend/settings' % grafana_url, headers=headers, method='GET')
+    if info['status'] == 200:
+        try:
+            settings = json.loads(r.read())
+            grafana_version = string.split(settings['buildInfo']['version'], '.')[0]
+        except Exception as e:
+            raise GrafanaAPIException(e)
+    else:
+        raise GrafanaAPIException('Unable to get grafana version : %s' % info)
+
+    return int(grafana_version)
+
+
+def grafana_dashboard_exists(module, grafana_url, uid, headers):
     dashboard_exists = False
     dashboard = {}
-    r, info = fetch_url(module, '%s/api/dashboards/db/%s' % (grafana_url, slug), headers=headers, method='GET')
+
+    grafana_version = get_grafana_version(module, grafana_url, headers)
+
+    if grafana_version >= 5:
+        r, info = fetch_url(module, '%s/api/dashboards/uid/%s' % (grafana_url, uid), headers=headers, method='GET')
+    else:
+        r, info = fetch_url(module, '%s/api/dashboards/db/%s' % (grafana_url, uid), headers=headers, method='GET')
     if info['status'] == 200:
         dashboard_exists = True
         try:
             dashboard = json.loads(r.read())
         except Exception as e:
-            raise GrafanaMalformedJson(e)
+            raise GrafanaAPIException(e)
     elif info['status'] == 404:
         dashboard_exists = False
     else:
-        raise GrafanaAPIException('Unable to get dashboard %s : %s' % (slug, info))
+        raise GrafanaAPIException('Unable to get dashboard %s : %s' % (uid, info))
 
     return dashboard_exists, dashboard
 
@@ -156,60 +224,75 @@ def grafana_create_dashboard(module, data):
         with open(data['path'], 'r') as json_file:
             payload = json.load(json_file)
     except Exception as e:
-        raise GrafanaMalformedJson("Can't load json file %s" % str(e))
+        raise GrafanaAPIException("Can't load json file %s" % to_native(e))
 
     # define http header
-    headers = {'content-type': 'application/json; charset=utf8'}
-    if 'grafana_api_key' in data and data['grafana_api_key']:
-        headers['Authorization'] = "Bearer %s" % data['grafana_api_key']
-    else:
-        auth = base64.b64encode(to_bytes('%s:%s' % (data['grafana_user'], data['grafana_password'])).replace('\n', ''))
-        headers['Authorization'] = 'Basic %s' % auth
-        grafana_switch_organisation(module, data['grafana_url'], data['org_id'], headers)
+    headers = grafana_headers(module, data)
 
-    if data.get('slug'):
-        slug = data['slug']
-    elif 'meta' in payload and 'slug' in payload['meta']:
-        slug = payload['meta']['slug']
+    grafana_version = get_grafana_version(module, data['grafana_url'], headers)
+    if grafana_version < 5:
+        if data.get('slug'):
+            uid = data['slug']
+        elif 'meta' in payload and 'slug' in payload['meta']:
+            uid = payload['meta']['slug']
+        else:
+            raise GrafanaMalformedJson('No slug found in json. Needed with grafana < 5')
     else:
-        raise GrafanaMalformedJson('No slug found in json')
+        if data.get('uid'):
+            uid = data['uid']
+        elif 'uid' in payload['dashboard']:
+            uid = payload['dashboard']['uid']
+        else:
+            uid = None
 
     # test if dashboard already exists
-    dashboard_exists, dashboard = grafana_dashboard_exists(module, data['grafana_url'], slug, headers=headers)
+    dashboard_exists, dashboard = grafana_dashboard_exists(module, data['grafana_url'], uid, headers=headers)
 
     result = {}
     if dashboard_exists is True:
         if dashboard == payload:
             # unchanged
-            result['slug'] = data['slug']
-            result['msg'] = "Dashboard %s unchanged." % data['slug']
+            result['uid'] = uid
+            result['msg'] = "Dashboard %s unchanged." % uid
             result['changed'] = False
         else:
             # update
-            if 'overwrite' in data and data['overwrite']:
+            if 'overwrite' in data and data['overwrite'] == 'yes':
                 payload['overwrite'] = True
             if 'message' in data and data['message']:
                 payload['message'] = data['message']
 
             r, info = fetch_url(module, '%s/api/dashboards/db' % data['grafana_url'], data=json.dumps(payload), headers=headers, method='POST')
             if info['status'] == 200:
-                result['slug'] = slug
-                result['msg'] = "Dashboard %s updated" % slug
+                if grafana_version >= 5:
+                    try:
+                        dashboard = json.loads(r.read())
+                        uid = dashboard['uid']
+                    except Exception as e:
+                        raise GrafanaAPIException(e)
+                result['uid'] = uid
+                result['msg'] = "Dashboard %s updated" % uid
                 result['changed'] = True
             else:
                 body = json.loads(info['body'])
-                raise GrafanaAPIException('Unable to update the dashboard %s : %s' % (slug, body['message']))
+                raise GrafanaAPIException('Unable to update the dashboard %s : %s' % (uid, body['message']))
     else:
         # create
         if 'dashboard' not in payload:
             payload = {'dashboard': payload}
         r, info = fetch_url(module, '%s/api/dashboards/db' % data['grafana_url'], data=json.dumps(payload), headers=headers, method='POST')
         if info['status'] == 200:
-            result['msg'] = "Dashboard %s created" % slug
+            result['msg'] = "Dashboard %s created" % uid
             result['changed'] = True
-            result['slug'] = slug
+            if grafana_version >= 5:
+                try:
+                    dashboard = json.loads(r.read())
+                    uid = dashboard['uid']
+                except Exception as e:
+                    raise GrafanaAPIException(e)
+            result['uid'] = uid
         else:
-            raise GrafanaAPIException('Unable to create the new dashboard %s : %s - %s.' % (slug, info['status'], info))
+            raise GrafanaAPIException('Unable to create the new dashboard %s : %s - %s.' % (uid, info['status'], info))
 
     return result
 
@@ -217,32 +300,41 @@ def grafana_create_dashboard(module, data):
 def grafana_delete_dashboard(module, data):
 
     # define http headers
-    headers = {'content-type': 'application/json'}
-    if 'grafana_api_key' in data and data['grafana_api_key']:
-        headers['Authorization'] = "Bearer %s" % data['grafana_api_key']
+    headers = grafana_headers(module, data)
+
+    grafana_version = get_grafana_version(module, data['grafana_url'], headers)
+    if grafana_version < 5:
+        if data.get('slug'):
+            uid = data['slug']
+        else:
+            raise GrafanaMalformedJson('No slug parameter. Needed with grafana < 5')
     else:
-        auth = base64.b64encode(to_bytes('%s:%s' % (data['grafana_user'], data['grafana_password'])).replace('\n', ''))
-        headers['Authorization'] = 'Basic %s' % auth
-        grafana_switch_organisation(module, data['grafana_url'], data['org_id'], headers)
+        if data.get('uid'):
+            uid = data['uid']
+        else:
+            raise GrafanaDeleteException('No uid specified %s')
 
     # test if dashboard already exists
-    dashboard_exists, dashboard = grafana_dashboard_exists(module, data['grafana_url'], data['slug'], headers=headers)
+    dashboard_exists, dashboard = grafana_dashboard_exists(module, data['grafana_url'], uid, headers=headers)
 
     result = {}
     if dashboard_exists is True:
         # delete
-        r, info = fetch_url(module, '%s/api/dashboards/db/%s' % (data['grafana_url'], data['slug']), headers=headers, method='DELETE')
-        if info['status'] == 200:
-            result['msg'] = "Dashboard %s deleted" % data['slug']
-            result['changed'] = True
-            result['slug'] = data['slug']
+        if grafana_version < 5:
+            r, info = fetch_url(module, '%s/api/dashboards/db/%s' % (data['grafana_url'], uid), headers=headers, method='DELETE')
         else:
-            raise GrafanaAPIException('Unable to update the dashboard %s : %s' % (data['slug'], info))
+            r, info = fetch_url(module, '%s/api/dashboards/uid/%s' % (data['grafana_url'], uid), headers=headers, method='DELETE')
+        if info['status'] == 200:
+            result['msg'] = "Dashboard %s deleted" % uid
+            result['changed'] = True
+            result['uid'] = uid
+        else:
+            raise GrafanaAPIException('Unable to update the dashboard %s : %s' % (uid, info))
     else:
         # dashboard does not exist, do nothing
-        result = {'msg': "Dashboard %s does not exist." % data['slug'],
+        result = {'msg': "Dashboard %s does not exist." % uid,
                   'changed': False,
-                  'slug': data['slug']}
+                  'uid': uid}
 
     return result
 
@@ -250,53 +342,65 @@ def grafana_delete_dashboard(module, data):
 def grafana_export_dashboard(module, data):
 
     # define http headers
-    headers = {'content-type': 'application/json'}
-    if 'grafana_api_key' in data and data['grafana_api_key']:
-        headers['Authorization'] = "Bearer %s" % data['grafana_api_key']
+    headers = grafana_headers(module, data)
+
+    grafana_version = get_grafana_version(module, data['grafana_url'], headers)
+    if grafana_version < 5:
+        if data.get('slug'):
+            uid = data['slug']
+        else:
+            raise GrafanaMalformedJson('No slug parameter. Needed with grafana < 5')
     else:
-        auth = base64.b64encode(to_bytes('%s:%s' % (data['grafana_user'], data['grafana_password'])).replace('\n', ''))
-        headers['Authorization'] = 'Basic %s' % auth
-        grafana_switch_organisation(module, data['grafana_url'], data['org_id'], headers)
+        if data.get('uid'):
+            uid = data['uid']
+        else:
+            raise GrafanaExportException('No uid specified')
 
     # test if dashboard already exists
-    dashboard_exists, dashboard = grafana_dashboard_exists(module, data['grafana_url'], data['slug'], headers=headers)
+    dashboard_exists, dashboard = grafana_dashboard_exists(module, data['grafana_url'], uid, headers=headers)
 
     if dashboard_exists is True:
         try:
             with open(data['path'], 'w') as f:
                 f.write(json.dumps(dashboard))
         except Exception as e:
-            raise GrafanaExportException("Can't write json file : %s" % str(e))
-        result = {'msg': "Dashboard %s exported to %s" % (data['slug'], data['path']),
-                  'slug': data['slug'],
+            raise GrafanaExportException("Can't write json file : %s" % to_native(e))
+        result = {'msg': "Dashboard %s exported to %s" % (uid, data['path']),
+                  'uid': uid,
                   'changed': True}
     else:
-        result = {'msg': "Dashboard %s does not exist." % data['slug'],
-                  'slug': data['slug'],
+        result = {'msg': "Dashboard %s does not exist." % uid,
+                  'uid': uid,
                   'changed': False}
 
     return result
 
 
 def main():
+    # use the predefined argument spec for url
+    argument_spec = url_argument_spec()
+    # remove unnecessary arguments
+    del argument_spec['force']
+    del argument_spec['force_basic_auth']
+    del argument_spec['http_agent']
+    argument_spec.update(
+        state=dict(choices=['present', 'absent', 'export'], default='present'),
+        url=dict(aliases=['grafana_url'], required=True),
+        url_username=dict(aliases=['grafana_user'], default='admin'),
+        url_password=dict(aliases=['grafana_password'], default='admin', no_log=True),
+        grafana_api_key=dict(type='str', no_log=True),
+        org_id=dict(default=1, type='int'),
+        uid=dict(type='str'),
+        slug=dict(type='str'),
+        path=dict(type='str'),
+        overwrite=dict(type='bool', default=False),
+        message=dict(type='str'),
+    )
     module = AnsibleModule(
-        argument_spec=dict(
-            state=dict(choices=['present', 'absent', 'export'],
-                       default='present'),
-            grafana_url=dict(required=True),
-            grafana_user=dict(default='admin'),
-            grafana_password=dict(default='admin', no_log=True),
-            grafana_api_key=dict(type='str', no_log=True),
-            org_id=dict(default=1, type='int'),
-            slug=dict(type='str'),
-            path=dict(type='str'),
-            overwrite=dict(type='bool', default=False),
-            message=dict(type='str'),
-            validate_certs=dict(type='bool', default=True)
-        ),
+        argument_spec=argument_spec,
         supports_check_mode=False,
-        required_together=[['grafana_user', 'grafana_password', 'org_id']],
-        mutually_exclusive=[['grafana_user', 'grafana_api_key']],
+        required_together=[['url_username', 'url_password', 'org_id']],
+        mutually_exclusive=[['grafana_user', 'grafana_api_key'], ['uid', 'slug']],
     )
 
     try:
@@ -309,7 +413,7 @@ def main():
     except GrafanaAPIException as e:
         module.fail_json(
             failed=True,
-            msg="error : %s" % e
+            msg="error : %s" % to_native(e)
         )
         return
     except GrafanaMalformedJson as e:
@@ -318,10 +422,16 @@ def main():
             msg="error : json file does not contain a meta section with a slug parameter, or you did'nt specify the slug parameter"
         )
         return
+    except GrafanaDeleteException as e:
+        module.fail_json(
+            failed=True,
+            msg="error : Can't delete dashboard : %s" % to_native(e)
+        )
+        return
     except GrafanaExportException as e:
         module.fail_json(
             failed=True,
-            msg="error : json file cannot be written : %s" % str(e)
+            msg="error : Can't export dashboard : %s" % to_native(e)
         )
         return