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title: InfluxDB client libraries
description: InfluxDB client libraries includes support for Arduino, C#, C++, Go, Java, JavaScript, PHP, Python, and Ruby.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/enterprise_influxdb/v1/tools/api_client_libraries/
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product: InfluxDB Enterprise v1
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# InfluxDB client libraries

InfluxDB client libraries are language-specific packages that integrate with InfluxDB APIs and support **InfluxDB 1.8+** and **InfluxDB 2.x**.

Client libraries for [InfluxDB 1.7 and earlier](/influxdb/v1/tools/api_client_libraries/) may continue to work, but aren’t maintained by InfluxData.

## Client libraries for InfluxDB 2.x and 1.8+

InfluxDB 2.x client libraries use InfluxDB `/api/v2` endpoints and work with [InfluxDB 2.0 API compatibility endpoints](/enterprise_influxdb/v1/api/buckets-v2-compatible/). Functionality varies among client libraries. For specifics about a client library, see the library’s GitHub repository.

### Arduino

-   [InfluxDB Arduino Client](https://github.com/tobiasschuerg/InfluxDB-Client-for-Arduino)
    -   Contributed by [Tobias Schürg (tobiasschuerg)](https://github.com/tobiasschuerg)

### C#

-   [influxdb-client-csharp](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb-client-csharp)
    -   Maintained by [InfluxData](https://github.com/influxdata)

## C++

-   [influxdb-cxx](https://github.com/offa/influxdb-cxx)
    -   Maintained by [offa](https://github.com/offa)

### Go

-   [influxdb-client-go](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb-client-go)
    -   Maintained by [InfluxData](https://github.com/influxdata)

### Java

-   [influxdb-client-java](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb-client-java)
    -   Maintained by [InfluxData](https://github.com/influxdata)

### JavaScript

-   [influxdb-javascript](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb-client-js)
    -   Maintained by [InfluxData](https://github.com/influxdata)

### PHP

-   [influxdb-client-php](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb-client-php)
    -   Maintained by [InfluxData](https://github.com/influxdata)

### Python

-   [influxdb-client-python](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb-client-python)
    -   Maintained by [InfluxData](https://github.com/influxdata)

### Ruby

-   [influxdb-client-ruby](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb-client-ruby)
    -   Maintained by [InfluxData](https://github.com/influxdata)

## Install and use a client library

To install and use the Python client library, follow the [instructions below](#install-and-use-the-python-client-library). To install and use other client libraries, refer to the client library documentation for detail.

### Install and use the Python client library

1. Install the Python client library.
    
    ```sh
    pip install influxdb-client
    ```
    
2. Ensure that InfluxDB is running. If running InfluxDB locally, visit http://localhost:8086. (If using InfluxDB Cloud, visit the URL of your InfluxDB Cloud UI.)
    
3. In your program, import the client library and use it to write data to InfluxDB. For example:
    
    ```sh
    import influxdb_client
    from influxdb_client.client.write_api import SYNCHRONOUS
    ```
    
4. Define your database and token variables, and create a client and writer object. The InfluxDBClient object takes 2 parameters: `url` and `token`
    
    ```sh
    database = "<my-db>"
    token = "<my-token>"
    client = influxdb_client.InfluxDBClient(url="http://localhost:8086",token=token)
    ```
    
    > **Note:** The database (and retention policy, if applicable) are converted to a [bucket](/v2.0/reference/glossary/#bucket) data store compatible with InfluxDB 2.0.
    
5. Instantiate a writer object using the client object and the write\_api method. Use the `write_api` method to configure the writer object.
    
    ```sh
    client = influxdb_client.InfluxDBClient(url=url, token=token)
    write_api = client.write_api(write_options=SYNCHRONOUS)
    ```
    
6. Create a point object and write it to InfluxDB using the write method of the API writer object. The write method requires three parameters: database, (optional) retention policy, and record.
    
    ```sh
    p = influxdb_client.Point("my_measurement").tag("location", "Prague").field("temperature", 25.3)
    write_api.write(database:rp, record=p)
    ```