---
title: Line protocol reference
description: >
  InfluxDB uses line protocol to write data points.
  It is a text-based format that provides the measurement, tag set, field set, and timestamp of a data point.
menu:
  influxdb3_cloud_dedicated:
    name: Line protocol
    parent: Other syntaxes
weight: 102
influxdb3/cloud-dedicated/tags: [write, line protocol, syntax]
related:
  - /influxdb3/cloud-dedicated/write-data/
source: /shared/v3-line-protocol.md
---

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