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title: Write protocols in InfluxDB
description: >
  Covers the InfluxDB line protocol and a tutorial using line protocol to write data to InfluxDB.
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  influxdb_v1:
    name: Write protocols
    weight: 80
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  v2: /influxdb/v2/reference/syntax/line-protocol/
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The InfluxDB line protocol is a text based format for writing points to InfluxDB databases.

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