Write Protocols

This is archived documentation for InfluxData product versions that are no longer maintained. For newer documentation, see the latest InfluxData documentation.

Line Protocol

The line protocol is a text based format for writing points to InfluxDB.

Write Syntax

Syntax reference for Line Protocol

JSON Protocol(REMOVED)

UDP

InfluxDB accepts writes over UDP. To configure InfluxDB to support writes over UDP you must adjust your config file.

Graphite

InfluxDB provides an easy way to hook up Graphite as an input source.

CollectD

InfluxDB provides an easy way to hook up CollectD as an input source.

OpenTSDB

InfluxDB provides an easy way to hook up OpenTSDB as an input source.