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Migrate from InfluxDB v1 or v2

InfluxDB 3 provides compatibility APIs and tools for migrating existing InfluxDB v1 and v2 workloads. Use existing client libraries and tools with minimal changes to your code.

Write data

InfluxDB 3 supports v1 and v2 compatible write endpoints:

  • /api/v2/write: Compatible with InfluxDB v2 clients and tools
  • /write: Compatible with InfluxDB v1 clients and tools

Both endpoints accept line protocol and write data the same way.

For more information, see Use compatibility APIs to write data.

Query data

InfluxDB 3 supports the v1 HTTP query API for InfluxQL queries:

  • /query: Compatible with InfluxDB v1 query clients

For more information, see Use the v1 HTTP query API.

Client libraries

Use InfluxDB v1 and v2 client libraries with InfluxDB 3 Core:


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InfluxDB 3.9: Performance upgrade preview

InfluxDB 3 Enterprise 3.9 includes a beta of major performance upgrades with faster single-series queries, wide-and-sparse table support, and more.

InfluxDB 3 Enterprise 3.9 includes a beta of major performance and feature updates.

Key improvements:

  • Faster single-series queries
  • Consistent resource usage
  • Wide-and-sparse table support
  • Automatic distinct value caches for reduced latency with metadata queries

Preview features are subject to breaking changes.

For more information, see:

Telegraf Enterprise now in public beta

Get early access to the Telegraf Controller and provide feedback to help shape the future of Telegraf Enterprise.

See the Blog Post

The upcoming Telegraf Enterprise offering is for organizations running Telegraf at scale and is comprised of two key components:

  • Telegraf Controller: A control plane (UI + API) that centralizes Telegraf configuration management and agent health visibility.
  • Telegraf Enterprise Support: Official support for Telegraf Controller and Telegraf plugins.

Join the Telegraf Enterprise beta to get early access to the Telegraf Controller and provide feedback to help shape the future of Telegraf Enterprise.

For more information:

Telegraf Controller v0.0.6-beta now available

Telegraf Controller v0.0.6-beta is now available with new features, improvements, and bug fixes.

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InfluxDB Docker latest tag changing to InfluxDB 3 Core

On May 27, 2026, the latest tag for InfluxDB Docker images will point to InfluxDB 3 Core. To avoid unexpected upgrades, use specific version tags in your Docker deployments.

If using Docker to install and run InfluxDB, the latest tag will point to InfluxDB 3 Core. To avoid unexpected upgrades, use specific version tags in your Docker deployments. For example, if using Docker to run InfluxDB v2, replace the latest version tag with a specific version tag in your Docker pull command–for example:

docker pull influxdb:2