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---
title: Use the influxctl CLI to write line protocol data
description: >
Use the [`influxctl` CLI](/influxdb3/clustered/reference/cli/influxctl/)
to write line protocol data to InfluxDB Clustered.
menu:
influxdb3_clustered:
name: Use the influxctl CLI
parent: Write line protocol data
identifier: write-influxctl
weight: 101
related:
- /influxdb3/clustered/reference/cli/influxctl/write/
- /influxdb3/clustered/reference/syntax/line-protocol/
- /influxdb3/clustered/get-started/write/
alt_links:
cloud-serverless: /influxdb3/cloud-serverless/write-data/line-protocol/
---
Use the [`influxctl` CLI](/influxdb3/clustered/reference/cli/influxctl/)
to write line protocol data to {{< product-name >}}.
- [Construct line protocol](#construct-line-protocol)
- [Write the line protocol to InfluxDB](#write-the-line-protocol-to-influxdb)
## Construct line protocol
With a [basic understanding of line protocol](/influxdb3/clustered/write-data/line-protocol/),
you can now construct line protocol and write data to InfluxDB.
Consider a use case where you collect data from sensors in your home.
Each sensor collects temperature, humidity, and carbon monoxide readings.
To collect this data, use the following schema:
- **measurement**: `home`
- **tags**
- `room`: Living Room or Kitchen
- **fields**
- `temp`: temperature in °C (float)
- `hum`: percent humidity (float)
- `co`: carbon monoxide in parts per million (integer)
- **timestamp**: Unix timestamp in _second_ precision
The following line protocol represent the schema described above:
```text
home,room=Living\ Room temp=21.1,hum=35.9,co=0i 1641024000
home,room=Kitchen temp=21.0,hum=35.9,co=0i 1641024000
home,room=Living\ Room temp=21.4,hum=35.9,co=0i 1641027600
home,room=Kitchen temp=23.0,hum=36.2,co=0i 1641027600
home,room=Living\ Room temp=21.8,hum=36.0,co=0i 1641031200
home,room=Kitchen temp=22.7,hum=36.1,co=0i 1641031200
home,room=Living\ Room temp=22.2,hum=36.0,co=0i 1641034800
home,room=Kitchen temp=22.4,hum=36.0,co=0i 1641034800
home,room=Living\ Room temp=22.2,hum=35.9,co=0i 1641038400
home,room=Kitchen temp=22.5,hum=36.0,co=0i 1641038400
home,room=Living\ Room temp=22.4,hum=36.0,co=0i 1641042000
home,room=Kitchen temp=22.8,hum=36.5,co=1i 1641042000
```
For this tutorial, you can either pass this line protocol directly to the
`influxctl write` command as a string, via `stdin`, or you can save it to and read
it from a file.
## Write the line protocol to InfluxDB
Use the [`influxctl write` command](/influxdb3/clustered/reference/cli/influxctl/write/)
to write the [home sensor sample data](#home-sensor-data-line-protocol) to your
{{< product-name omit=" Clustered" >}} cluster.
Provide the following:
- The [database](/influxdb3/clustered/admin/databases/) name using the
`--database` flag
- A [database token](/influxdb3/clustered/admin/tokens/#database-tokens)
(with write permissions on the target database) using the `--token` flag
- The timestamp precision as seconds (`s`) using the `--precision` flag
- [Line protocol](#construct-line-protocol).
Pass the line protocol in one of the following ways:
- a string on the command line
- a path to a file that contains the query
- a single dash (`-`) to read the query from stdin
{{< tabs-wrapper >}}
{{% tabs %}}
[string](#)
[file](#)
[stdin](#)
{{% /tabs %}}
{{% tab-content %}}
{{% influxdb/custom-timestamps %}}
{{% code-placeholders "DATABASE_(NAME|TOKEN)|(LINE_PROTOCOL_FILEPATH)" %}}
```sh
influxctl write \
--database DATABASE_NAME \
--token DATABASE_TOKEN \
--precision s \
'home,room=Living\ Room temp=21.1,hum=35.9,co=0i 1641024000
home,room=Kitchen temp=21.0,hum=35.9,co=0i 1641024000
home,room=Living\ Room temp=21.4,hum=35.9,co=0i 1641027600
home,room=Kitchen temp=23.0,hum=36.2,co=0i 1641027600
home,room=Living\ Room temp=21.8,hum=36.0,co=0i 1641031200
home,room=Kitchen temp=22.7,hum=36.1,co=0i 1641031200
home,room=Living\ Room temp=22.2,hum=36.0,co=0i 1641034800
home,room=Kitchen temp=22.4,hum=36.0,co=0i 1641034800
home,room=Living\ Room temp=22.2,hum=35.9,co=0i 1641038400
home,room=Kitchen temp=22.5,hum=36.0,co=0i 1641038400
home,room=Living\ Room temp=22.4,hum=36.0,co=0i 1641042000
home,room=Kitchen temp=22.8,hum=36.5,co=1i 1641042000'
```
{{% /code-placeholders %}}
{{% /influxdb/custom-timestamps %}}
Replace the following:
- {{% code-placeholder-key %}}`DATABASE_NAME`{{% /code-placeholder-key %}}:
Name of the database to write to.
- {{% code-placeholder-key %}}`DATABASE_TOKEN`{{% /code-placeholder-key %}}:
Database token with write permissions on the target database.
{{% /tab-content %}}
{{% tab-content %}}
{{% code-placeholders "DATABASE_(NAME|TOKEN)|(LINE_PROTOCOL_FILEPATH)" %}}
1. In your terminal, enter the following command to create the sample data file:
```sh
cat <<EOF > ./home.lp && LINE_PROTOCOL_FILEPATH=./home.lp
home,room=Living\ Room temp=21.1,hum=35.9,co=0i 1641024000
home,room=Kitchen temp=21.0,hum=35.9,co=0i 1641024000
home,room=Living\ Room temp=21.4,hum=35.9,co=0i 1641027600
home,room=Kitchen temp=23.0,hum=36.2,co=0i 1641027600
home,room=Living\ Room temp=21.8,hum=36.0,co=0i 1641031200
home,room=Kitchen temp=22.7,hum=36.1,co=0i 1641031200
home,room=Living\ Room temp=22.2,hum=36.0,co=0i 1641034800
home,room=Kitchen temp=22.4,hum=36.0,co=0i 1641034800
home,room=Living\ Room temp=22.2,hum=35.9,co=0i 1641038400
home,room=Kitchen temp=22.5,hum=36.0,co=0i 1641038400
home,room=Living\ Room temp=22.4,hum=36.0,co=0i 1641042000
home,room=Kitchen temp=22.8,hum=36.5,co=1i 1641042000
EOF
```
<!--pytest-codeblocks:cont-->
1. Enter the following CLI command to write the data from the sample file:
```sh
influxctl write \
--database DATABASE_NAME \
--token DATABASE_TOKEN \
--precision s \
$LINE_PROTOCOL_FILEPATH
```
{{% /code-placeholders %}}
Replace the following:
- {{% code-placeholder-key %}}`DATABASE_NAME`{{% /code-placeholder-key %}}:
Name of the database to write to.
- {{% code-placeholder-key %}}`DATABASE_TOKEN`{{% /code-placeholder-key %}}:
Database token with write permissions on the target database.
- {{% code-placeholder-key %}}`$LINE_PROTOCOL_FILEPATH`{{% /code-placeholder-key %}}:
File path to the file containing the line protocol. Can be an absolute file path
or relative to the current working directory.
{{% /tab-content %}}
{{% tab-content %}}
{{% code-placeholders "DATABASE_(NAME|TOKEN)|(\$LINE_PROTOCOL_FILEPATH)" %}}
<!--pytest-codeblocks:cont-->
```sh
cat $LINE_PROTOCOL_FILEPATH | influxctl write \
--database DATABASE_NAME \
--token DATABASE_TOKEN \
--precision s \
-
```
{{% /code-placeholders %}}
Replace the following:
- {{% code-placeholder-key %}}`DATABASE_NAME`{{% /code-placeholder-key %}}:
Name of the database to write to.
- {{% code-placeholder-key %}}`DATABASE_TOKEN`{{% /code-placeholder-key %}}:
Database token with write permissions on the target database.
- {{% code-placeholder-key %}}`$LINE_PROTOCOL_FILEPATH`{{% /code-placeholder-key %}}:
File path to the file containing the line protocol. Can be an absolute file path
or relative to the current working directory.
{{% /tab-content %}}
{{< /tabs-wrapper >}}