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InfluxDB OSS v2

Develop with the InfluxDB API

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

The InfluxDB v2 API provides a programmatic interface for interactions with InfluxDB. Access the InfluxDB API using the /api/v2/ endpoint.

Developer guides

InfluxDB client libraries

InfluxDB client libraries are language-specific packages that integrate with the InfluxDB v2 API. For tutorials and information about client libraries, see InfluxDB client libraries.

InfluxDB v2 API documentation

InfluxDB OSS 2.7 API documentation

View InfluxDB API documentation locally

InfluxDB API documentation is built into the influxd service and represents the API specific to the current version of InfluxDB. To view the API documentation locally, start InfluxDB and visit the /docs endpoint in a browser (localhost:8086/docs).

InfluxDB v1 compatibility API documentation

The InfluxDB v2 API includes InfluxDB v1 compatibility endpoints and authentication that work with InfluxDB 1.x client libraries and third-party integrations like Grafana and others.

View full v1 compatibility API documentation

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New in InfluxDB 3.5

Key enhancements in InfluxDB 3.5 and the InfluxDB 3 Explorer 1.3.

See the Blog Post

InfluxDB 3.5 is now available for both Core and Enterprise, introducing custom plugin repository support, enhanced operational visibility with queryable CLI parameters and manual node management, stronger security controls, and general performance improvements.

InfluxDB 3 Explorer 1.3 brings powerful new capabilities including Dashboards (beta) for saving and organizing your favorite queries, and cache querying for instant access to Last Value and Distinct Value caches—making Explorer a more comprehensive workspace for time series monitoring and analysis.

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InfluxDB Docker latest tag changing to InfluxDB 3 Core

On November 3, 2025, the latest tag for InfluxDB Docker images will point to InfluxDB 3 Core. To avoid unexpected upgrades, use specific version tags in your Docker deployments.

If using Docker to install and run InfluxDB, the latest tag will point to InfluxDB 3 Core. To avoid unexpected upgrades, use specific version tags in your Docker deployments. For example, if using Docker to run InfluxDB v2, replace the latest version tag with a specific version tag in your Docker pull command–for example:

docker pull influxdb:2