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title: InfluxDB HTTP API
description: >
  The InfluxDB HTTP API provides a programmatic interface for interactions with InfluxDB.
  Access the InfluxDB API using the `/api/v2/write` or InfluxDB v1 endpoints.
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  influxdb3_cloud_serverless:
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    name: InfluxDB HTTP API
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influxdb3/cloud-serverless/tags: [api]
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The InfluxDB HTTP API provides a programmatic interface for interactions with
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Access the InfluxDB HTTP API using the `/api/v2/` or InfluxDB v1 endpoints.

## InfluxDB v2 Compatibility API reference documentation

<a class="btn" href="/influxdb3/cloud-serverless/api/v2/">InfluxDB v2 API for {{% product-name %}}</a>

The API reference describes requests and responses for InfluxDB v2-compatible
endpoints that work with {{% product-name %}} and with InfluxDB 2.x client
libraries and third-party integrations.

## InfluxDB v1 Compatibility API reference documentation

<a class="btn" href="/influxdb3/cloud-serverless/api/v1/">InfluxDB v1 API for {{% product-name %}}</a>

The API reference describes requests and responses for InfluxDB v1-compatible `/write` and `/query` endpoints that work with {{% product-name %}} and with InfluxDB 1.x client libraries and third-party integrations.