---
title: csv.from() function
description: >
  `csv.from()` retrieves [annotated CSV](/influxdb/v2/reference/syntax/annotated-csv/) **from a URL**.
menu:
  flux_v0_ref:
    name: csv.from
    parent: experimental/csv
    identifier: experimental/csv/from
weight: 201
---

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`csv.from()` retrieves [annotated CSV](/influxdb/v2/reference/syntax/annotated-csv/) **from a URL**.

{{% warn %}}
#### Deprecated
Experimental `csv.from()` is deprecated in favor of a combination of [`requests.get()`](/flux/v0/stdlib/http/requests/get/) and [`csv.from()`](/flux/v0/stdlib/csv/from/).
{{% /warn %}}

**Note:** Experimental `csv.from()` is an alternative to the standard
`csv.from()` function.

##### Function type signature

```js
(url: string) => stream[A] where A: Record
```

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For more information, see [Function type signatures](/flux/v0/function-type-signatures/).
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## Parameters

### url
({{< req >}})
URL to retrieve annotated CSV from.




## Examples

- [Query annotated CSV data from a URL using the requests package](#query-annotated-csv-data-from-a-url-using-the-requests-package)
- [Query annotated CSV data from a URL](#query-annotated-csv-data-from-a-url)

### Query annotated CSV data from a URL using the requests package

```js
import "csv"
import "http/requests"

response = requests.get(url: "http://example.com/csv/example.csv")

csv.from(csv: string(v: response.body))

```


### Query annotated CSV data from a URL

```js
import "experimental/csv"

csv.from(url: "http://example.com/csv/example.csv")

```