docs-v2/content/influxdb/v2/write-data/developer-tools/api.md

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Write data with the InfluxDB API	206	Use the `/api/v2/write` InfluxDB API endpoint to write data to InfluxDB.	influxdb_v2 name parent InfluxDB API 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 precisionquery 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. Customize URLs in examples

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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.

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For information about InfluxDB API response codes, see InfluxDB API Write documentation.