---
title: Get started writing data
seotitle: Write data | Get started with InfluxDB Cloud
list_title: Write data
description: >
  Get started writing data to InfluxDB by learning about line protocol and using
  tools like the InfluxDB UI, `influx` CLI, and InfluxDB API.
menu:
  influxdb_cloud:
    name: Write data
    parent: Get started
    identifier: get-started-write-data
weight: 101
metadata: [2 / 5]
related:
  - /influxdb/cloud/write-data/
  - /influxdb/cloud/write-data/best-practices/
  - /influxdb/cloud/reference/syntax/line-protocol/
  - /telegraf/v1/
source: /shared/influxdb-v2/get-started/write.md
---

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