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title: Building Blocks of the InfluxDB Data Model
description: >
  The InfluxDB data model is made up of measurements, tags, and fields.
  This model constitutes the shape InfluxDB expects from data.
  Here, Jacob Marble discusses what each of those components are, and how to use
  them with InfluxDB.
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weight: 123
youtubeID: 3qTTqsL27lI
date: 2022-01-04
series: [Meet the Developers S2]
metadata: [Meet the Developer Series]
related: 
  - /influxdb/cloud/reference/key-concepts/data-elements/
  - /influxdb/cloud/write-data/best-practices/schema-design/
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