InfluxDB

The InfluxDB plugin sends data to the InfluxDB database. This page lists the environment variables you must define, and also describes the required format for incoming data.

Environment variables

If you use InfluxDB Cloud, see the Write data documentation for how to find the value for these variables.

Environment Variable Name	Secret Store Key	Description
INFLUXDB_URL	influxdb-url	URL for the organization
INFLUXDB_TOKEN	influxdb-token	Authentication token suitable for writing data
INFLUXDB_ORG	influxdb-org	ID for the organization
INFLUXDB_BUCKET	influxdb-bucket	Bucket in the database in which to store the data

Data Format

Data from the data source must be a JSON object in the form below.

{ "measurement": "<measurement-name>", "tags":"<tkey>=<tvalue>,...", "values": "<fkey>=<fvalue>,..." }

For example,

{ "measurement": "cpu_temp", "tags":"device=bc8b1b0", "values": "temp=32.0" }

A tags attribute is optional. The values attribute includes the actual data values. See InfluxDB line protocol for more details.

Element	Required?	Notes
measurement-name	Y	Name of measurement
tkey	N	Key for tag
tvalue	N	Value for tag
fkey	Y	Key for data field
fvalue	Y	Value for data field