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InfluxDB OSS

v1.4

Supported protocols in InfluxDB

This page documents an earlier version of InfluxDB. InfluxDB v2.6 is the latest stable version.

InfluxData supports the following protocols for interacting with InfluxDB:

CollectD

See the README on GitHub.

Graphite

See the README on GitHub.

OpenTSDB

See the README on GitHub.

Prometheus

Prometheus remote read and write API support InfluxDB support for the Prometheus remote read and write API is experimental for both Prometheus and InfluxDB. Prometheus documentation states that their remote_read and remote_write configuration settings are “experimental: breaking changes to configuration are likely in future releases.” InfluxDB support for the Prometheus remote read and write API adds the following two HTTP endpoints to the InfluxDB httpd handler: /api/v1/prom/read /api/v1/prom/write Configuration To enable the use of the Prometheus remote read and write API with InfluxDB, you need to add URL values to the following settings in the Prometheus configuration file:

UDP

See the README on GitHub.

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InfluxDB Cloud backed by InfluxDB IOx

All InfluxDB Cloud organizations created on or after January 31, 2023 are backed by the new InfluxDB IOx storage engine. Check the right column of your InfluxDB Cloud organization homepage to see which InfluxDB storage engine you’re using.

If powered by IOx, this is the correct documentation.

If powered by TSM, see the TSM-based InfluxDB Cloud documentation.

InfluxDB Cloud backed by InfluxDB TSM

All InfluxDB Cloud organizations created on or after January 31, 2023 are backed by the new InfluxDB IOx storage engine which enables nearly unlimited series cardinality and SQL query support. Check the right column of your InfluxDB Cloud organization homepage to see which InfluxDB storage engine you’re using.

If powered by TSM, this is the correct documentation.

If powered by IOx, see the IOx-based InfluxDB Cloud documentation.

State of the InfluxDB Cloud (IOx) documentation

The new documentation for InfluxDB Cloud backed by InfluxDB IOx is a work in progress. We are adding new information and content almost daily. Thank you for your patience!

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