Write data to InfluxDB

Use Telegraf to write data

Use Telegraf to collect and write data to InfluxDB. Create Telegraf configurations in the InfluxDB UI or manually configure Telegraf.

Write CSV data to InfluxDB

Use the influx CLI, InfluxDB user interface, or Telegraf to write CSV data to InfluxDB.

Write line protocol data to InfluxDB Cloud Serverless

Use Telegraf and API clients to write line protocol data to InfluxDB Cloud Serverless.

Best practices for writing data

Learn about the recommendations and best practices for writing data to InfluxDB.

Troubleshoot issues writing data

Troubleshoot issues writing data. Find response codes for failed writes. Discover how writes fail, from exceeding rate or payload limits, to syntax errors and schema conflicts.

Delete data

Use measurements, tags, and timestamp columns to avoid querying unwanted data.

Use the v1 write API

Use the InfluxDB v1 HTTP write API to write data stored in InfluxDB Cloud Serverless.

curl "https://cloud2.influxdata.com/write?db=DATABASE_NAME&rp=RETENTION_POLICY&precision=s" \
  --header "Authorization: Token API_TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-type: text/plain; charset=utf-8" \
  --data-binary 'home,room=kitchen temp=72 1463683075'