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Explore your schema with SQL

When working with the InfluxDB Clustered SQL implementation a bucket is equivalent to a database, a measurement is equivalent to a table, and time, fields, and tags are structured as columns.

List measurements in a database

Use SHOW TABLES to list measurements in your InfluxDB database.

SHOW TABLES
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List columns in a measurement

Use the SHOW COLUMNS statement to view what columns are in a measurement. Use the IN clause to specify the measurement.

SHOW COLUMNS IN home
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The future of Flux

Flux is going into maintenance mode. You can continue using it as you currently are without any changes to your code.

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New in InfluxDB 3.3

Key enhancements in InfluxDB 3.3 and the InfluxDB 3 Explorer 1.1.

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InfluxDB 3.3 is now available for both Core and Enterprise, which introduces new managed plugins for the Processing Engine. This makes it easier to address common time series tasks with just a plugin. InfluxDB 3 Explorer 1.1 is also available, which includes InfluxDB plugin management and other new features.

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