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title: Explicit Schemas in InfluxDB
description: >
  InfluxDB is a schemaless database. But what if you *want* a schema for your time series data? Well, you can choose to enforce an explicit schema at the bucket level. Here, Zoe Steinkamp covers the basics of schemas, and how to go about using explicit schemas in InfluxDB.
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weight: 163
youtubeID: MkbhvurkekE
date: 2022-07-12
series: [Meet the Developers S7]
metadata: [Meet the Developer Series]
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