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title: Common parameters
description: 'Most InfluxDB OSS v2 API endpoints require parameters in the request–for example, to specify the bucket or organization. The following table shows common query parameters used by many InfluxDB OSS v2 API endpoints. Query parameter Value type Description bucket string The bucket name. bucketID string The bucket ID. org string The organization name. orgID string The organization ID. precision string Timestamp precision: ns, us, ms, s. db string The database (for v1-compatible endpoints).'
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v2/api/common-parameters/
estimated_tokens: 499
product: InfluxDB OSS v2
version: v2
---

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Most InfluxDB OSS v2 API endpoints require parameters in the request–for example, to specify the bucket or organization.

The following table shows common query parameters used by many InfluxDB OSS v2 API endpoints.

| Query parameter | Value type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| bucket | string | The bucket name. |
| bucketID | string | The bucket ID. |
| org | string | The organization name. |
| orgID | string | The organization ID. |
| precision | string | Timestamp precision: ns, us, ms, s. |
| db | string | The database (for v1-compatible endpoints). |