InfluxDB HTTP API

Quick start

Authenticate, write, and query with the API:

Authentication

Use one of the following schemes to authenticate to the InfluxDB 3 Core API:

Headers and parameters

Most InfluxDB API endpoints require parameters in the request–for example, specifying the database to use.

Migrate from InfluxDB v1 or v2

Migrate your existing InfluxDB v1 or v2 workloads to InfluxDB 3 Core.

Auth token

Create and manage tokens used for authenticating and authorizing access to InfluxDB 3 Core resources.

Cache distinct values

The Distinct Value Cache (DVC) lets you cache distinct values of one or more columns in a table, improving the performance of queries that return distinct tag and field values.

Cache last value

The Last Value Cache (LVC) lets you cache the most recent values for specific fields in a table, improving the performance of queries that return the most recent value of a field for specific series…

Database

Create, list, and delete databases in InfluxDB 3 Core.

Processing engine

Manage Processing engine triggers, test plugins, and send requests to trigger On Request plugins.

Query data

Query data stored in InfluxDB 3 Core using SQL or InfluxQL.

Server information

Retrieve server metrics, health status, and version information for InfluxDB 3 Core.

Table

Manage table schemas in an InfluxDB 3 Core database.

Write data

Write data to InfluxDB 3 Core using line protocol format.