---
title: from() function
description: The `from()` function retrieves data from an InfluxDB data source.
aliases:
  - /influxdb/cloud/reference/flux/functions/inputs/from
  - /influxdb/cloud/reference/flux/functions/built-in/inputs/from/
menu:
  influxdb_cloud_ref:
    name: from
    parent: built-in-inputs
weight: 401
related:
  - /{{< latest "influxdb" "v1" >}}/query_language/explore-data/#from-clause, InfluxQL - FROM
---

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