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The InfluxDB HTTP API provides a programmatic interface for interactions such as writing and querying data, and managing resources in {{% product-name %}}.
Access the InfluxDB HTTP API using the `/api/v2/` endpoint or InfluxDB v1 endpoints
for {{% product-name %}}
## InfluxDB v2 API documentation
<a class="btn" href="/influxdb/version/api/">InfluxDB {{< current-version >}} API</a>
{{% show-in "v2" %}}
#### View InfluxDB API documentation locally
InfluxDB API documentation is built into the `influxd` service and represents
the API specific to your version of InfluxDB.
To view the API documentation locally, [start InfluxDB](/influxdb/version/get-started/#start-influxdb)
and visit the `/docs` endpoint in a browser ([localhost:8086/docs](http://localhost:8086/docs)).
{{% /show-in %}}
## InfluxDB v1 Compatibility API reference documentation
<a class="btn" href="/influxdb/version/api/v1-compatibility/">InfluxDB v1 API for {{% product-name %}}</a>
The InfluxDB HTTP API includes InfluxDB v1 compatibility endpoints
that work with InfluxDB 1.x client libraries and third-party integrations like
[Grafana](https://grafana.com) and others.