diff --git a/src/datasource-zabbix/zabbix/connectors/zabbix_api/types.ts b/src/datasource-zabbix/zabbix/connectors/zabbix_api/types.ts
index 57e4423ca..83038be13 100644
--- a/src/datasource-zabbix/zabbix/connectors/zabbix_api/types.ts
+++ b/src/datasource-zabbix/zabbix/connectors/zabbix_api/types.ts
@@ -19,14 +19,6 @@ export interface JSONRPCError {
   data?: string;
 }
 
-export interface GFHTTPRequest {
-  method: HTTPMethod;
-  url: string;
-  data?: any;
-  headers?: {[key: string]: string};
-  withCredentials?: boolean;
-}
-
 export type JSONRPCRequestParams = {[key: string]: any};
 
 export type HTTPMethod = 'GET' | 'POST' | 'PUT' | 'PATCH' | 'DELETE' | 'HEAD' | 'CONNECT' | 'OPTIONS' | 'TRACE';
diff --git a/src/datasource-zabbix/zabbix/connectors/zabbix_api/zabbixAPIConnector.ts b/src/datasource-zabbix/zabbix/connectors/zabbix_api/zabbixAPIConnector.ts
index b197f92fe..39905e2bc 100644
--- a/src/datasource-zabbix/zabbix/connectors/zabbix_api/zabbixAPIConnector.ts
+++ b/src/datasource-zabbix/zabbix/connectors/zabbix_api/zabbixAPIConnector.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import kbn from 'grafana/app/core/utils/kbn';
 import * as utils from '../../../utils';
 import { ZBX_ACK_ACTION_NONE, ZBX_ACK_ACTION_ADD_MESSAGE, MIN_SLA_INTERVAL } from '../../../constants';
 import { ShowProblemTypes, ZBXProblem } from '../../../types';
-import { GFHTTPRequest, JSONRPCError, ZBXScript, APIExecuteScriptResponse } from './types';
-import { getBackendSrv } from '@grafana/runtime';
+import { JSONRPCError, ZBXScript, APIExecuteScriptResponse } from './types';
+import { BackendSrvRequest, getBackendSrv } from '@grafana/runtime';
 
 const DEFAULT_ZABBIX_VERSION = '3.0.0';
 
@@ -48,12 +48,13 @@ export class ZabbixAPIConnector {
   }
 
   backendAPIRequest(method: string, params: any = {}) {
-    const requestOptions: GFHTTPRequest = {
+    const requestOptions: BackendSrvRequest = {
       url: this.backendAPIUrl,
       method: 'POST',
       headers: {
         'Content-Type': 'application/json'
       },
+      hideFromInspector: false,
       data: {
         datasourceId: this.datasourceId,
         method,