---
title: Write data with the InfluxDB API
weight: 206
description: >
  Use the `/api/v2/write` InfluxDB API endpoint to write data to InfluxDB.
menu:
  influxdb_v2:
    name: InfluxDB API
    parent: Developer tools
---
Write data to InfluxDB using an HTTP request to the InfluxDB API `/api/v2/write` endpoint.
Use the `POST` request method and include the following in your request:

| Requirement         | Include by                                                               |
| :------------------ | :----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Organization        | Use the `org` query parameter in your request URL.                       |
| Bucket              | Use the `bucket` query parameter in your request URL.                    |
| Timestamp precision | Use the `precision`query parameter in your request URL. Default is `ns`. |
| API token           | Use the `Authorization: Token YOUR_API_TOKEN` header.                    |
| Line protocol       | Pass as plain text in your request body.                                 |

#### Send a write request

The URL in the examples depends on the version and location of your InfluxDB {{< current-version >}} instance.
<a href="#" class="url-trigger">Customize URLs in examples</a>

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[Curl](#curl)
[Node.js](#nodejs)
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```sh
{{< get-shared-text "api/v2.0/write/write.sh" >}}
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```js
{{< get-shared-text "api/v2.0/write/write.mjs" >}}
```
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{{% note %}}
##### Use gzip compression with the InfluxDB API

When using the InfluxDB API `/api/v2/write` endpoint to write data, compress the data with `gzip` and set the `Content-Encoding`
header to `gzip`.
Compression reduces network bandwidth, but increases server-side load.

```sh
{{% get-shared-text "api/v2.0/write/write-compress.sh" %}}
```
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_For information about **InfluxDB API response codes**, see
[InfluxDB API Write documentation](/influxdb/v2/api/#operation/PostWrite)._