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InfluxDB OSS v2

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This page documents an earlier version of InfluxDB OSS. InfluxDB 3 Core is the latest stable version.

InfluxDB InfluxDB OSS v2 2.8 localhost:8086 2.8.0 2.7.5 

GET https://localhost:8086/api/v2/query
HIDDEN_IN_CORE

Authentication credentials

The examples below assume your InfluxDB host, organization, and token are provided by either the active influx CLI configuration or by environment variables (INFLUX_HOST, INFLUX_ORG, and INFLUX_TOKEN). If you do not have a CLI configuration set up or the environment variables set, include these required credentials for each command with the following flags:

  • --host: InfluxDB host
  • -o, --org or --org-id: InfluxDB organization name or ID
  • -t, --token: InfluxDB API token
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    _time_measurementcitycountry_field_value
    2022-01-01T12:00:00ZweatherLondonUKtemperature12.0
    2022-02-01T12:00:00ZweatherLondonUKtemperature12.1
    2022-03-01T12:00:00ZweatherLondonUKtemperature11.5
    2022-04-01T12:00:00ZweatherLondonUKtemperature5.9
    _time_measurementcitycountry_field_value
    2022-01-01T12:00:00ZweatherCologneDEtemperature13.2
    2022-02-01T12:00:00ZweatherCologneDEtemperature11.5
    2022-03-01T12:00:00ZweatherCologneDEtemperature10.2
    2022-04-01T12:00:00ZweatherCologneDEtemperature7.9

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