Query data with InfluxQL

Learn to use InfluxQL to query data stored in InfluxDB Cloud Serverless.

Explore your schema with InfluxQL

Use InfluxQL SHOW statements to return information about your data schema.

List measurements
SHOW MEASUREMENTS
List field keys in a measurement
SHOW FIELD KEYS FROM "measurement"
List tag keys in a measurement
SHOW TAG KEYS FROM "measurement"
List tag values for a specific tag key
SHOW TAG VALUES FROM "measurement" WITH KEY = "tag-key" WHERE time > now() - 1d

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Perform a basic InfluxQL query

A basic InfluxQL query that queries data from InfluxDB most commonly includes SELECT, FROM, and WHERE clauses.

SELECT temp, room FROM home WHERE time >= now() - 1d

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Aggregate data with InfluxQL

Use InfluxQL aggregate and selector functions to perform aggregate operations on your time series data.

Aggregate fields by groups
SELECT
  MEAN(temp) AS mean,
  FIRST(hum) as first,
FROM home
GROUP BY tag
Aggregate by time-based intervals
SELECT
  MEAN(temp),
  sum(hum),
FROM home
WHERE time >= now() - 24h
GROUP BY time(1h),room

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Troubleshoot InfluxQL errors

Learn how to troubleshoot and fix common InfluxQL errors.

Use parameterized queries with InfluxQL

Use parameterized queries to prevent injection attacks and make queries more reusable.

Using Go and the influxdb3-go client
// Use the $parameter syntax to reference parameters in a query.
// The following InfluxQL query contains $room and $min_time parameters.
query := `
    SELECT * FROM home
    WHERE time >= $min_time
      AND temp >= $min_temp
      AND room = $room`

// Assign parameter names to input values.
parameters := influxdb3.QueryParameters{
        "room": "Kitchen",
        "min_temp": 20.0,
        "min_time": "2024-03-18 00:00:00.00",
}

// Call the client's function to query InfluxDB with parameters and the
// the InfluxQL QueryType.
iterator, err := client.QueryWithParameters(context.Background(),
  query,
  parameters,
  influxdb3.WithQueryType(influxdb3.InfluxQL))

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