title: InfluxDB v2 HTTP API for InfluxDB 3 Cloud Dedicated
x-influxdata-short-title: v2 API
x-influxdata-short-description: The InfluxDB v2 HTTP API provides a v2-compatible programmatic interface for writing and managing data stored in an InfluxDB 3 Cloud Dedicated database.
description: |
  The InfluxDB v2 HTTP API provides a v2-compatible programmatic interface for writing and managing data stored in an InfluxDB 3 Cloud Dedicated database.

  Use the InfluxDB v2 HTTP API `/api/v2` endpoints to manage retention policy mappings and write data to an InfluxDB 3 instance.

  This documentation is generated from the
  [InfluxDB OpenAPI specification](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/influxdata/openapi/master/contracts/ref/cloud.yml).
license:
  name: MIT
  url: 'https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT'
contact:
  name: InfluxData
  url: https://www.influxdata.com
  email: support@influxdata.com