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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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# InfluxDB client libraries

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**.

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/).

## 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.
    
    ```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,
    ```
    
    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.
    
    ```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)
    ```