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title: Create scrapable endpoints
description: 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.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v2/write-data/no-code/scrape-data/scrapable-endpoints/
estimated_tokens: 717
product: InfluxDB OSS v2
version: v2
---

# Create scrapable endpoints

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 can collect data from any HTTP(S)-accessible endpoint that returns data in the [Prometheus data format](https://prometheus.io/docs/instrumenting/exposition_formats/). The links below provide information about the Prometheus data format and tools and clients that generate Prometheus-formatted metrics.

## Prometheus Node Exporter

The [Prometheus Node Exporter](https://github.com/prometheus/node_exporter) exposes a wide variety of hardware- and kernel-related metrics for **\*nix** systems.

##### Helpful links

[Monitoring linux host metrics with the Node Exporter](https://prometheus.io/docs/guides/node-exporter/)

## Prometheus exporters and integrations

[Prometheus exporters and integrations](https://prometheus.io/docs/instrumenting/exporters/) export Prometheus metrics from third-party systems or services.

##### Helpful links

[List of third-party exporters](https://prometheus.io/docs/instrumenting/exporters/#third-party-exporters)  
[Write a custom Prometheus exporter](https://prometheus.io/docs/instrumenting/writing_exporters/)

## Prometheus client libraries

[Prometheus client libraries](https://prometheus.io/docs/instrumenting/clientlibs/) instrument applications for each of their respective languages. Application metrics are output to an HTTP(S) endpoint where they can be scraped.

##### Helpful links

[Instrumenting a Go application for Prometheus](https://prometheus.io/docs/guides/go-application/)  
[Writing Prometheus client libraries](https://prometheus.io/docs/instrumenting/writing_clientlibs/)

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