Install the InfluxDB JavaScript client library

Install Node.js

1. Install Node.js.

2. Ensure that InfluxDB is running and you can connect to it. For information about what URL to use to connect to InfluxDB OSS or InfluxDB Cloud, see InfluxDB URLs.

3. Create a directory for your new Node.js project, and then change to the directory–for example, enter the following command into your terminal:

   mkdir influx-node-app && cd influx-node-app 
   

4. Enter the following command to generate an npm package for your project.

   • npm: the package manager included with Node.js
   • -y: uses defaults for the package and bypasses prompts

   npm init -y
   

Install TypeScript

Many of the client library examples use TypeScript. Follow these steps to initialize the TypeScript project:

1. Install TypeScript and type definitions for Node.js.

   npm i -g typescript && npm i --save-dev @types/node
   

2. Enter the following command to create a TypeScript configuration (tsconfig.json) with default values:

   tsc --init
   

3. Run the TypeScript compiler. To recompile your code automatically as you make changes, pass the --watch, -w flag to the compiler.

   tsc --watch
   

Install dependencies

The JavaScript client library contains two packages: @influxdata/influxdb-client and @influxdata/influxdb-client-apis. Add both as dependencies of your project.

1. Open a new terminal window and install @influxdata/influxdb-client for querying and writing data:

   npm install --save @influxdata/influxdb-client
   

2. Install @influxdata/influxdb-client-apis for access to the InfluxDB management APIs:

   npm install --save @influxdata/influxdb-client-apis
   

Next steps

Once you’ve installed the JavaScript client library, you’re ready to write data to InfluxDB or get started with other examples from the client library.

Get started with examples

1. Set environment variables or update env.mjs with your InfluxDB bucket, organization, token, and URL.

   export INFLUX_URL=http://localhost:8086
   export INFLUX_TOKEN=YOUR_API_TOKEN
   export INFLUX_ORG=YOUR_ORG
   export INFLUX_BUCKET=YOUR_BUCKET
   

   Replace the following:

   • YOUR_API_TOKEN: InfluxDB API token
   • YOUR_ORG: InfluxDB organization ID
   • YOUR_BUCKET: InfluxDB bucket name

2. Run one of the influxdb-client-js example scripts.

   query.ts
   

For more examples and information, see the JavaScript client on GitHub.