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InfluxDB HTTP API

The InfluxDB HTTP API provides a programmatic interface for interactions with InfluxDB Cloud Serverless, such as writing and querying data.

Access the InfluxDB HTTP API using the /api/v2/ or InfluxDB v1 endpoints.

InfluxDB v2 Compatibility API reference documentation

InfluxDB v2 API for InfluxDB Cloud Serverless

The API reference describes requests and responses for InfluxDB v2-compatible endpoints that work with InfluxDB Cloud Serverless and with InfluxDB 2.x client libraries and third-party integrations.

InfluxDB v1 Compatibility API reference documentation

InfluxDB v1 API for InfluxDB Cloud Serverless

The API reference describes requests and responses for InfluxDB v1-compatible /write and /query endpoints that work with InfluxDB Cloud Serverless and with InfluxDB 1.x client libraries and third-party integrations.


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