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title: Use Grafana with InfluxDB
description: >
Use [Grafana](https://grafana.com/) to visualize data from **InfluxDB 2.0** and **InfluxDB Cloud**.
menu:
v2_0:
name: Use Grafana
parent: Other visualization tools
weight: 201
v2.0/tags: [grafana]
related:
- https://grafana.com/docs/, Grafana documentation
- /v2.0/query-data/get-started/
- /v2.0/query-data/influxql/
---
Use [Grafana](https://grafana.com/) or [Grafana Cloud](https://grafana.com/products/cloud/)
to visualize data from **InfluxDB 2.0** and **{{< cloud-name "short" >}}**.
{{% note %}}
The instructions in this guide require **Grafana Cloud** or **Grafana v7.1+**.
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1. [Sign up for {{< cloud-name >}}](/v2.0/get-started/) or
[start InfluxDB 2.0 OSS](/v2.0/get-started/#start-with-influxdb-oss).
2. [Sign up for Grafana Cloud](https://grafana.com/products/cloud/) or
[download and install Grafana](https://grafana.com/grafana/download).
3. Visit your **Grafana Cloud user interface** (UI) or, if running Grafana locally,
[start Grafana](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/installation/) and visit
`http://localhost:3000` in your browser.
4. In the left navigation of the Grafana UI, hover over the gear
icon to expand the **Configuration** section. Click **Data Sources**.
5. Click **Add data source**.
6. Select **InfluxDB** from the list of available data sources.
7. On the **Data Source configuration page**, enter a **name** for your InfluxDB data source.
8. Under **Query Language**, select one of the following:
{{< tabs-wrapper >}}
{{% tabs %}}
[Flux](#)
[InfluxQL](#)
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<!---------------------------- BEGIN FLUX CONTENT ---------------------------->
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## Configure Grafana to use Flux
With **Flux** selected as the query language in your InfluxDB data source,
configure your InfluxDB connection:
1. Under **Connection**, enter the following:
- **URL**: Your [InfluxDB URL](/v2.0/reference/urls/) **with the `/api/v2` path**.
```sh
http://localhost:9999/api/v2
```
- **Organization**: Your InfluxDB [organization name **or** ID](/v2.0/organizations/view-orgs/).
- **Token**: Your InfluxDB [authentication token](/v2.0/security/tokens/).
- **Default Bucket**: The default [bucket](/v2.0/organizations/buckets/) to use in Flux queries.
- **Min time interval**: The [Grafana minimum time interval](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/features/datasources/influxdb/#min-time-interval).
{{< img-hd src="/img/2-0-visualize-grafana.png" />}}
2. Click **Save & Test**. Grafana attempts to connect to the InfluxDB 2.0 datasource
and returns the results of the test.
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<!----------------------------- END FLUX CONTENT ----------------------------->
<!-------------------------- BEGIN INFLUXQL CONTENT -------------------------->
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## Configure Grafana to use InfluxQL
{{% cloud %}}
**{{< cloud-name "short" >}}** supports InfluxQL, but **InfluxDB 2.0 OSS** does not.
{{% /cloud %}}
With **InfluxQL** selected as the query language in your InfluxDB data source,
configure your InfluxDB connection:
1. Under **HTTP**, enter the following:
- **URL**: Your [InfluxDB URL](/v2.0/reference/urls/).
```sh
https://cloud2.influxdata.com
```
- **Access**: Server (default)
2. Under **Auth**, enable **Basic Auth**.
3. Under **Basic Auth Details**, provide your InfluxDB authentication credentials:
- **username**: InfluxDB username
- **password**: InfluxDB [authentication token](/v2.0/security/tokens/)
4. Under **InfluxDB details**, set the following:
- **Database**: The database to use when querying InfluxDB 2.0.
_See [Database and retention policy mapping](/v2.0/reference/api/influxdb-1x/dbrp/)._
- **HTTP Method**: Select **GET**.
- **Min time interval**: The [Grafana minimum time interval](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/features/datasources/influxdb/#min-time-interval).
{{< img-hd src="/img/2-0-visualize-grafana-influxql.png" />}}
5. Click **Save & Test**. Grafana attempts to connect to the InfluxDB 2.0 datasource
and returns the results of the test.
{{% /tab-content %}}
<!--------------------------- END INFLUXQL CONTENT --------------------------->
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## Query and visualize data
With your InfluxDB connection configured, use Grafana and Flux to query and
visualize time series data stored in **InfluxDB 2.0** or **{{< cloud-name >}}**.
For more information about using Grafana, see the [Grafana documentation](https://grafana.com/docs/).
If you're just learning Flux, see [Get started with Flux](/v2.0/query-data/get-started/).