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Use Grafana or Grafana Cloud to visualize data from your InfluxDB {{< current-version >}} instance.

[!Note] {{< influxdb-version-detector >}}

[!Note] The instructions in this guide require Grafana Cloud or Grafana 10.3+.

Install Grafana

  1. Start InfluxDB OSS 2.x.
  2. Sign up for Grafana Cloud or download and install Grafana.
  3. Visit your Grafana Cloud user interface (UI) or, if running Grafana locally, start Grafana and visit http://localhost:3000 in your browser.

{{% show-in "v2" %}}

[!Note]

Using Grafana Cloud with a local InfluxDB instance

If you need to keep your database local, consider running Grafana locally instead of using Grafana Cloud, as this avoids the need to expose your database to the internet.

To use InfluxDB running on your private network with Grafana Cloud, you must configure a private data source. See the Grafana documentation for instructions on configuring a Grafana Cloud private data source with {{% product-name %}} running on http://localhost:8086. {{% /show-in %}}

[!Note] SQL is only supported in InfluxDB 3. {{% show-in "v2" %}}For more information, see how to get-started with InfluxDB 3 Core.{{% /show-in %}}{{% show-in "cloud" %}}For more information, see how to upgrade to InfluxDB Cloud Serverless.{{% /show-in %}}

Quick reference

Configuration Value
Product selection {{% show-in "v2" %}}InfluxDB OSS 2.x{{% /show-in %}}{{% show-in "cloud" %}}InfluxDB Cloud (TSM){{% /show-in %}}
URL {{% show-in "v2" %}}Server URL--for example, https://{{< influxdb/host >}}{{% /show-in %}}{{% show-in "cloud" %}}Region URL--for example, https://us-east-2-1.aws.cloud2.influxdata.com{{% /show-in %}}
Query languages Flux, InfluxQL
Authentication API token or v1 username/password
Organization Organization name or ID (Flux only)
Default Bucket Default bucket for Flux queries (Flux only)
Database Database name mapped to bucket (InfluxQL only)

Create an InfluxDB data source

  1. In your Grafana interface, click Connections in the left sidebar

  2. Click Data sources

  3. Click Add new connection

  4. Search for and select InfluxDB. The InfluxDB data source configuration page displays.

  5. In the Settings tab, configure the following:

    • Name: A descriptive name for your data source
    • URL: Your {{% show-in "v2" %}}server URL--for example, https://{{< influxdb/host >}}{{% /show-in %}}{{% show-in "cloud" %}}region URL--for example, https://us-east-2-1.aws.cloud2.influxdata.com{{% /show-in %}}
    • Product: From the dropdown, select {{% show-in "v2" %}}InfluxDB OSS 2.x{{% /show-in %}}{{% show-in "cloud" %}}InfluxDB Cloud (TSM){{% /show-in %}}
    • Query Language: Select Flux or InfluxQL

Configure database settings

The fields in this section change based on your query language selection.

{{< tabs-wrapper >}} {{% tabs %}} Flux
InfluxQL {{% /tabs %}} {{% tab-content %}}

Configure Grafana to use Flux

When you select Flux as the query language, configure the following:

{{% show-in "v2" %}}{{< img-hd src="/img/influxdb/OSS-v2-grafana-product-dropdown-flux.png" alt="Flux configuration for InfluxDB OSS 2.x" />}}{{% /show-in %}} {{% show-in "cloud" %}}{{< img-hd src="/img/influxdb/influxdb-v2-cloud-flux.png" alt="Flux configuration for InfluxDB Cloud (TSM)" />}}{{% /show-in %}}

Click Save & Test. Grafana attempts to connect to {{% show-in "v2" %}}InfluxDB OSS 2.x{{% /show-in %}}{{% show-in "cloud" %}}InfluxDB Cloud{{% /show-in %}} and returns the results of the test.

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Configure Grafana to use InfluxQL

[!Important]

DBRP mapping required

To query InfluxDB OSS 2.x with InfluxQL, you must first create Database and Retention Policy (DBRP) mappings. The configuration form displays a warning if DBRP mapping is required.

When you select InfluxQL as the query language, you can authenticate using either tokens or username/password credentials.

Token authentication (recommended)

Configure the following fields:

Username and password authentication

Configure the following fields:

{{% show-in "v2" %}}{{< img-hd src="/img/influxdb/OSS-v2-grafana-product-dropdown-influxql.png" alt="InfluxQL configuration for InfluxDB OSS 2.x with DBRP warning" />}}{{% /show-in %}} {{% show-in "cloud" %}}{{< img-hd src="/img/influxdb/influxdb-v2-cloud-influxql.png" alt="InfluxQL configuration for InfluxDB Cloud (TSM) with v1 auth" />}}{{% /show-in %}}

Click Save & Test. Grafana attempts to connect to {{% show-in "v2" %}}InfluxDB OSS 2.x{{% /show-in %}}{{% show-in "cloud" %}}InfluxDB Cloud{{% /show-in %}} and returns the results of the test.

Create DBRP mappings

When using InfluxQL to query InfluxDB, the query must specify a database and retention policy. InfluxDB DBRP mappings associate database and retention policy combinations with InfluxDB OSS 2.x buckets.

View existing DBRP mappings

Use the influx v1 dbrp list command:

influx v1 dbrp list

Create a DBRP mappings

Use the influx v1 dbrp create command:

influx v1 dbrp create \
  --db example-db \
  --rp example-rp \
  --bucket-id 00xX00o0X001 \
  --default

Provide:

  • --db: Database name
  • --rp: Retention policy name (not retention period)
  • --bucket-id: Bucket ID
  • --default: (Optional) Make this the default retention policy for the database

[!Note] Repeat for each DBRP combination Each unique database and retention policy combination used by Grafana must be mapped to an InfluxDB OSS 2.x bucket.

For more information, see Database and retention policy mapping.

Create v1 authorizations

InfluxDB OSS 2.x provides a v1-compatible authentication API for username/password authentication.

View existing v1 authorizations

Use the influx v1 auth list command:

influx v1 auth list

Create a v1 authorization

Use the influx v1 auth create command:

influx v1 auth create \
  --read-bucket 00xX00o0X001 \
  --write-bucket 00xX00o0X001 \
  --username example-user

Provide:

  • --read-bucket: Bucket ID to grant read permissions
  • --write-bucket: Bucket ID to grant write permissions
  • --username: New username

You'll be prompted to enter a password.

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Query and visualize data

With your InfluxDB connection configured, use Grafana to query and visualize time series data.

Query inspection in Grafana

To learn about query management and inspection in Grafana, see the Grafana Explore documentation.

Build visualizations with Grafana

For a comprehensive walk-through of creating visualizations with Grafana, see the Grafana documentation.