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title: Write data to InfluxDB 3 Enterprise
description: Collect and write time series data to InfluxDB 3 Enterprise.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb3/enterprise/write-data/
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product: InfluxDB 3 Enterprise
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# Write data to InfluxDB 3 Enterprise

Use tools like the

`influxdb3` CLI, Telegraf, and InfluxDB client libraries to write time series data to InfluxDB 3 Enterprise. [line protocol](#line-protocol) is the text-based format used to write data to InfluxDB.

Tools are available to convert other formats (for example—[CSV](/influxdb3/enterprise/write-data/use-telegraf/csv/)) to line protocol.

-   [Choose the write endpoint for your workload](#choose-the-write-endpoint-for-your-workload)
    
    -   [Timestamp precision across write APIs](#timestamp-precision-across-write-apis)
-   [Line protocol](#line-protocol)
    
    -   [Line protocol elements](#line-protocol-elements)
-   [Write data to InfluxDB](#write-data-to-influxdb)
    
    -   [Use InfluxDB client libraries to write data](#use-influxdb-client-libraries-to-write-data)
    -   [Use the InfluxDB HTTP API to write data](#use-the-influxdb-http-api-to-write-data)
    -   [Use compatibility APIs and client libraries to write data](#use-compatibility-apis-and-client-libraries-to-write-data)
    -   [Use Telegraf to write data](#use-telegraf-to-write-data)
    -   [Use the influxdb3 CLI to write data](#use-the-influxdb3-cli-to-write-data)
    -   [Best practices for writing data](#best-practices-for-writing-data)
    -   [Troubleshoot issues writing data](#troubleshoot-issues-writing-data)
    

#### Choose the write endpoint for your workload

When creating new write workloads, use the [InfluxDB HTTP API `/api/v3/write_lp` endpoint](/influxdb3/enterprise/write-data/http-api/v3-write-lp/) and [client libraries](/influxdb3/enterprise/write-data/client-libraries/).

When bringing existing *v1* write workloads, use the InfluxDB 3 Enterprise HTTP API [`/write` endpoint](/influxdb3/core/api/write-data/#operation/PostV1Write).

When bringing existing *v2* write workloads, use the InfluxDB 3 Enterprise HTTP API [`/api/v2/write` endpoint](/influxdb3/enterprise/api/write-data/).

**For Telegraf**, use the InfluxDB v1.x [`outputs.influxdb`](/telegraf/v1/output-plugins/influxdb/) or v2.x [`outputs.influxdb_v2`](/telegraf/v1/output-plugins/influxdb_v2/) output plugins. See how to [use Telegraf to write data](/influxdb3/enterprise/write-data/use-telegraf/).

## Timestamp precision across write APIs

InfluxDB 3 Enterprise provides multiple write endpoints for compatibility with different InfluxDB versions. The following table compares timestamp precision support across v1, v2, and v3 write APIs:

| Precision | v1 (/write) | v2 (/api/v2/write) | v3 (/api/v3/write_lp) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Auto detection | ❌ No | ❌ No | ✅ auto (default) |
| Seconds | ✅ s | ✅ s | ✅ second |
| Milliseconds | ✅ ms | ✅ ms | ✅ millisecond |
| Microseconds | ✅ u or µ | ✅ us | ✅ microsecond |
| Nanoseconds | ✅ ns | ✅ ns | ✅ nanosecond |
| Minutes | ✅ m | ❌ No | ❌ No |
| Hours | ✅ h | ❌ No | ❌ No |
| Default | Nanosecond | Nanosecond | Auto (guessed) |

-   All write endpoints accept timestamps in line protocol format.
-   InfluxDB 3 Enterprise multiplies timestamps by the appropriate precision value to convert them to nanoseconds for internal storage.
-   All timestamps are stored internally as nanoseconds regardless of the precision specified when writing.

## Line protocol

All data written to InfluxDB is written using [line protocol](/influxdb3/enterprise/reference/line-protocol/), a text-based format that lets you provide the necessary information to write a data point to InfluxDB.

### Line protocol elements

In InfluxDB, a point contains a table name, one or more fields, a timestamp, and optional tags that provide metadata about the observation.

Each line of line protocol contains the following elements:

\* Required

-   \* **table**: A string that identifies the table to store the data in.
-   **tag set**: Comma-delimited list of key value pairs, each representing a tag. Tag keys and values are unquoted strings. *Spaces, commas, and equal characters must be escaped.*
-   \* **field set**: Comma-delimited list of key value pairs, each representing a field. Field keys are unquoted strings. *Spaces and commas must be escaped.* Field values can be [strings](/influxdb3/enterprise/reference/line-protocol/#string) (quoted), [floats](/influxdb3/enterprise/reference/line-protocol/#float), [integers](/influxdb3/enterprise/reference/line-protocol/#integer), [unsigned integers](/influxdb3/enterprise/reference/line-protocol/#uinteger), or [booleans](/influxdb3/enterprise/reference/line-protocol/#boolean).
-   **timestamp**: [Unix timestamp](/influxdb3/enterprise/reference/line-protocol/#unix-timestamp) associated with the data. InfluxDB supports up to nanosecond precision. *If the precision of the timestamp is not in nanoseconds, you must specify the precision when writing the data to InfluxDB.*

#### Line protocol element parsing

-   **table**: Everything before the *first unescaped comma before the first whitespace*.
-   **tag set**: Key-value pairs between the *first unescaped comma* and the *first unescaped whitespace*.
-   **field set**: Key-value pairs between the *first and second unescaped whitespaces*.
-   **timestamp**: Integer value after the *second unescaped whitespace*.
-   Lines are separated by the newline character (`\n`). Line protocol is whitespace sensitive.

myTable,tag1=val1,tag2=val2 field1="v1",field2=1i 0000000000000000000

*For schema design recommendations, see [InfluxDB schema design](/influxdb3/enterprise/write-data/best-practices/schema-design/).*

## Write data to InfluxDB

### [Use InfluxDB client libraries to write data](/influxdb3/enterprise/write-data/client-libraries/)

Use InfluxDB API clients to write points as line protocol data to InfluxDB 3 Enterprise.

### [Use the InfluxDB HTTP API to write data](/influxdb3/enterprise/write-data/http-api/)

Use the `/api/v3/write_lp`, `/api/v2/write`, or `/write` HTTP API endpoints to write data to InfluxDB 3 Enterprise.

### [Use compatibility APIs and client libraries to write data](/influxdb3/enterprise/write-data/compatibility-apis/)

Use HTTP API endpoints compatible with InfluxDB v2 and v1 clients to write points as line protocol data to InfluxDB 3 Enterprise.

### [Use Telegraf to write data](/influxdb3/enterprise/write-data/use-telegraf/)

Use Telegraf to collect and write data to InfluxDB 3 Enterprise.

### [Use the influxdb3 CLI to write data](/influxdb3/enterprise/write-data/influxdb3-cli/)

Use the [`influxdb3` CLI](/influxdb3/enterprise/reference/cli/influxdb3/) to write line protocol data to InfluxDB 3 Enterprise.

### [Best practices for writing data](/influxdb3/enterprise/write-data/best-practices/)

Learn about the recommendations and best practices for writing data to InfluxDB 3 Enterprise.

### [Troubleshoot issues writing data](/influxdb3/enterprise/write-data/troubleshoot/)

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.

[write](/influxdb3/enterprise/tags/write/) [line protocol](/influxdb3/enterprise/tags/line-protocol/)