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title: Scrape data using InfluxDB scrapers
description: Scrape data from InfluxDB instances or remote endpoints using InfluxDB scrapers. Create a scraper in the InfluxDB UI to collect metrics from a specified target.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v2/write-data/no-code/scrape-data/
estimated_tokens: 402
product: InfluxDB OSS v2
version: v2
publisher: InfluxData
canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v2/write-data/no-code/scrape-data/
date: '2024-11-07T14:54:01-07:00'
lastmod: '2024-11-07T14:54:01-07:00'
---

This page documents an earlier version of InfluxDB OSS.[InfluxDB 3 Core](/influxdb3/core/) is the latest stable version.

#### API token hashing is enabled by default in InfluxDB OSS 2.9.0

Stronger token security: tokens are stored as hashes on disk, so a
copy of the database file doesn’t expose usable tokens. Existing
tokens are hashed on first startup and the original strings can’t
be recovered afterward — **capture any plaintext tokens you still
need before you upgrade**.

For more information, see [Token hashing](/influxdb/v2/admin/tokens/#token-hashing).

InfluxDB scrapers collect data from specified targets at regular intervals,
then write the scraped data to an InfluxDB bucket.
Scrapers can collect data from any HTTP(S)-accessible endpoint that provides data
in the [Prometheus data format](https://prometheus.io/docs/instrumenting/exposition_formats/).

> [!Important]
> Scrapers are not available in InfluxDB Cloud.

The following articles provide information about creating and managing InfluxDB data scrapers:

### [Manage InfluxDB scrapers](/influxdb/v2/write-data/no-code/scrape-data/manage-scrapers/)

Create, update, and delete InfluxDB data scrapers in the InfluxDB user interface.

### [Create scrapable endpoints](/influxdb/v2/write-data/no-code/scrape-data/scrapable-endpoints/)

InfluxDB scrapers can collect data from any HTTP(S)-accessible endpoint that returns data in the Prometheus data format. This article provides links to information about the Prometheus data format and tools that generate Prometheus-formatted metrics.

[scraper](/influxdb/v2/tags/scraper/)