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title: Use Grafana with InfluxDB
seotitle: Use Grafana with InfluxDB v1.7
description: >
  Configure Grafana to query and visualize data from InfluxDB v1.7.
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    parent: Tools
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Use [Grafana](https://grafana.com/) or [Grafana Cloud](https://grafana.com/products/cloud/)
to visualize data from your **InfluxDB v1.7** instance.

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The instructions in this guide require **Grafana Cloud** or **Grafana v7.1+**.
For information about using InfluxDB with other versions of Grafana,
see the [Grafana documentation](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/v7.0/features/datasources/influxdb/).
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1. [Start InfluxDB](/influxdb/v1.7/introduction/getting-started/).
2. [Sign up for Grafana Cloud](https://grafana.com/products/cloud/) or
   [download and install Grafana](https://grafana.com/grafana/download).
3. Visit your **Grafana Cloud user interface** (UI) or, if running Grafana locally,
   [start Grafana](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/installation/) and visit
   `http://localhost:3000` in your browser.
4. In the left navigation of the Grafana UI, hover over the gear
   icon to expand the **Configuration** section. Click **Data Sources**.
5. Click **Add data source**.
6. Select **InfluxDB** from the list of available data sources.
7. On the **Data Source configuration page**, enter a **name** for your InfluxDB data source.
8. Under **Query Language**, select one of the following:

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[Flux](#)                 
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## Configure Grafana to use InfluxQL

With **InfluxQL** selected as the query language in your InfluxDB data source settings:

1. Under **HTTP**, enter the following:

    - **URL**: Your **InfluxDB URL**.

        ```sh
        http://localhost:8086/
        ```
    - **Access**: Server (default)

2. Under **InfluxDB Details**, enter the following:

    - **Database**: your database name
    - **User**: your InfluxDB username _(if [authentication is enabled](/influxdb/v1.7/administration/authentication_and_authorization/))_
    - **Password**: your InfluxDB password _(if [authentication is enabled](/influxdb/v1.7/administration/authentication_and_authorization/))_
    - **HTTP Method**: select **GET** or **POST** _(for differences between the two,
      see the [query HTTP endpoint documentation](/influxdb/v1.7/tools/api/#query-http-endpoint))_

3. Provide a **[Min time interval](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/datasources/influxdb/#min-time-interval)**
   (default is 10s).

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4. Click **Save & Test**. Grafana attempts to connect to InfluxDB and returns
   the result of the test.

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## Configure Grafana to use Flux
To query InfluxDB using Flux from Grafana, **upgrade to InfluxDB 1.8.1+**:

- [Upgrade to InfluxDB 1.8.x](/influxdb/v1.8/administration/upgrading/)
- [Use Grafana with InfluxDB 1.8](/influxdb/v1.8/tools/grafana/).
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