---
title: Line protocol
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:
  influxdb_cloud_ref:
    parent: Syntax
weight: 102
influxdb/cloud/tags: [write, line protocol, syntax]
related:
  - /influxdb/cloud/write-data/
---

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