---
title: Use Telegraf to write CSV data to InfluxDB
description: Use the Telegraf file input plugin to read and parse CSV data into line protocol and write it to InfluxDB.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb3/cloud-dedicated/write-data/csv/telegraf/
estimated_tokens: 3462
product: InfluxDB Cloud Dedicated
version: cloud-dedicated
---

# Use Telegraf to write CSV data to InfluxDB

Use the Telegraf `file` input plugin to read and parse CSV data into [line protocol](/influxdb3/cloud-dedicated/reference/syntax/line-protocol/) and write it to InfluxDB. [Telegraf](/telegraf/v1/) is a plugin-based agent that collects metrics from different sources and writes them to specified destinations.

-   [Configure Telegraf to read CSV files](#configure-telegraf-to-read-csv-files)
-   [Configure Telegraf to write to InfluxDB](#configure-telegraf-to-write-to-influxdb)
    -   [Other Telegraf configuration options](#other-telegraf-configuration-options)

## Configure Telegraf to read CSV files

1. Add and enable the [`inputs.file` plugin](/telegraf/v1/plugins/#input-file) in your Telegraf configuration file.
2. Use the `files` option to specify the list of CSV files to read. CSV files must be accessible by the Telegraf agent.
3. Set the `data_format` option to `csv`.
4. Define all other `csv_` configuration options specific to the CSV data you want to write to InfluxDB. *For detailed information about each of the CSV format configuration options, see [CSV input data format](/telegraf/v1/data_formats/input/csv/).*

```toml
[[inputs.file]]
  files = ["/path/to/example.csv"]
  data_format = "csv"
  csv_header_row_count = 0
  csv_column_names = []
  csv_column_types = []
  csv_skip_rows = 0
  csv_metadata_rows = 0
  csv_metadata_separators = [":", "="]
  csv_metadata_trim_set = ""
  csv_skip_columns = 0
  csv_delimiter = ","
  csv_comment = ""
  csv_trim_space = false
  csv_tag_columns = []
  csv_measurement_column = ""
  csv_timestamp_column = ""
  csv_timestamp_format = ""
  csv_timezone = ""
  csv_skip_values = []
  csv_skip_errors = false
  csv_reset_mode = "none"
```

## Configure Telegraf to write to InfluxDB

To send data to InfluxDB Cloud Dedicated, enable the [`influxdb_v2` output plugin](/telegraf/v1/output-plugins/influxdb_v2/) in the `telegraf.conf`.

```toml
[[outputs.influxdb_v2]]
  urls = ["https://cluster-id.a.influxdb.io"]
  # INFLUX_TOKEN is an environment variable you created for your database WRITE token
  token = "${INFLUX_TOKEN}"
  organization = ""
  bucket = "DATABASE_NAME"
```

Replace the following:

-   **`DATABASE_NAME`**: the name of the InfluxDB [database](/influxdb3/cloud-dedicated/admin/databases/) to write data to

To learn more about configuration options, see [Enable and configure the InfluxDB v2 output plugin](/influxdb3/cloud-dedicated/write-data/use-telegraf/configure/#enable-and-configure-the-influxdb-v2-output-plugin).

[](#view-full-example-telegraf-configuration-file)

View full example Telegraf configuration file

```toml
[[inputs.file]]
  files = ["/path/to/example.csv"]
  data_format = "csv"
  csv_header_row_count = 0
  csv_column_names = []
  csv_column_types = []
  csv_skip_rows = 0
  csv_metadata_rows = 0
  csv_metadata_separators = [":", "="]
  csv_metadata_trim_set = ""
  csv_skip_columns = 0
  csv_delimiter = ","
  csv_comment = ""
  csv_trim_space = false
  csv_tag_columns = []
  csv_measurement_column = ""
  csv_timestamp_column = ""
  csv_timestamp_format = ""
  csv_timezone = ""
  csv_skip_values = []
  csv_skip_errors = false
  csv_reset_mode = "none"

[[outputs.influxdb_v2]]
  urls = ["https://cluster-id.a.influxdb.io"]
  # INFLUX_TOKEN is an environment variable you created for your database WRITE token
  token = "{$INFLUX_TOKEN}"
  organization = ""
  bucket = "DATABASE_NAME"
  content_encoding = "gzip"
```

Replace the following:

-   **`DATABASE_NAME`**: the name of the InfluxDB [database](/influxdb3/cloud-dedicated/admin/databases/) to write data to

**`INFLUX_TOKEN`** is an environment variable you created in the [Setup instructions](/influxdb3/cloud-dedicated/get-started/setup/?t=Telegraf) of the Get Started tutorial.

**Restart the Telegraf agent** to apply the configuration change and write the CSV data to InfluxDB.

#### Other Telegraf configuration options

The preceding examples describe Telegraf configurations necessary for writing to InfluxDB Cloud Dedicated. The output plugin provides several other options for configuring the Telegraf client:

-   `influx_uint_support`: supported by the InfluxDB 3 storage engine.
-   See [`influxdb_v2` plugin options](/telegraf/v1/output-plugins/influxdb_v2/) on GitHub.

#### Related

-   [CSV input data format](/telegraf/v1/data_formats/input/csv/)
-   [Use Telegraf to write data](/influxdb3/cloud-dedicated/write-data/use-telegraf/)