title: InfluxDB 3 Core API Service
x-influxdata-short-title: InfluxDB 3 API
x-influxdata-version-matrix:
  v1: Compatibility layer for InfluxDB 1.x clients (supported)
  v2: Compatibility layer for InfluxDB 2.x clients (supported) 
  v3: Native API for InfluxDB 3.x (current)
x-influxdata-short-description: The InfluxDB 3 HTTP API provides a programmatic interface for interactions with InfluxDB, including writing, querying, and processing data, and managing an InfluxDB 3 instance.
description: |
  The InfluxDB HTTP API for InfluxDB 3 Core provides a programmatic interface for
  interacting with InfluxDB 3 Core databases and resources.
  Use this API to:

  - Write data to InfluxDB 3 Core databases
  - Query data using SQL or InfluxQL
  - Process data using Processing engine plugins
  - Manage databases, tables, and Processing engine triggers
  - Perform administrative tasks and access system information

  The API includes endpoints under the following paths:
  - `/api/v3`: InfluxDB 3 Core native endpoints 
  - `/`: Compatibility endpoints for InfluxDB v1 workloads and clients 
  - `/api/v2/write`: Compatibility endpoint for InfluxDB v2 workloads and clients

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license:
  name: MIT
  url: 'https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT'
contact:
  name: InfluxData
  url: https://www.influxdata.com
  email: support@influxdata.com