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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.
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date: '2026-04-20T11:26:19-05:00'
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This page documents an earlier version of InfluxDB OSS.[InfluxDB 3 Core](/influxdb3/core/) is the latest stable version.

InfluxDB v2 client libraries are language-specific packages that integrate
with the InfluxDB v2 API and support both **InfluxDB 1.8+** and **InfluxDB 2.x**.

> [!Note]
> If you’re getting started with InfluxDB v1, we recommend using the
> InfluxDB v1 client libraries and InfluxQL for[InfluxDB 3 compatibility](/influxdb/v1/api/).
> For more information about API and client library compatibility, see the[InfluxDB v1 API reference](/influxdb/v1/api/).

For more information about API and client library compatibility, see the[InfluxDB v1 API reference](/influxdb/v1/api/).

## Client libraries

Functionality varies between client libraries. Refer to client libraries on GitHub for specifics regarding each client library.

### Arduino

* [InfluxDB Arduino Client](https://github.com/tobiasschuerg/InfluxDB-Client-for-Arduino)

### C#

* [influxdb-client-csharp](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb-client-csharp)

## C++

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

### Go

* [influxdb-client-go](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb-client-go)

### Java

* [influxdb-client-java](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb-client-java)

### JavaScript

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

### PHP

* [influxdb-client-php](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb-client-php)

### Python

* [influxdb-client-python](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb-client-python)

### Ruby

* [influxdb-client-ruby](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb-client-ruby)

## 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.

   ```
   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:

   ```
   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`

   ```
   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](/influxdb/v2/reference/glossary/#bucket) data store compatible with InfluxDB v2.

5. Instantiate a writer object using the client object and the write\_api method. Use the `write_api` method to configure the writer object.

   ```
   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.

   ```
   p = influxdb_client.Point("my_measurement").tag("location", "Prague").field("temperature", 25.3)
   write_api.write(database:rp, record=p)
   ```