InfluxDB data source

InfluxDB is an open-source time series database (TSDB) developed by InfluxData. It is optimized for fast, high-availability storage and retrieval of time series data in fields such as operations monitoring, application metrics, IoT sensor data, and real-time analytics.

Grafana includes a built-in InfluxDB data source plugin, enabling you to query and visualize data from InfluxDB without installing additional plugins. Grafana offers multiple configuration options for this data source, including a choice of three query languages (InfluxQL, SQL, and Flux) and a query editor with both code and visual builder modes.

Supported versions

This data source supports the following InfluxDB products:

InfluxDB OSS 1.x, 2.x, and 3.x
InfluxDB Enterprise 1.x and 3.x
InfluxDB Cloud Serverless
InfluxDB Cloud Dedicated
InfluxDB Cloud (TSM)

Key capabilities

The InfluxDB data source supports:

Multiple query languages: Choose from InfluxQL, SQL (v3.x+), or Flux depending on your InfluxDB version.
Time series queries: Visualize metrics over time with built-in macros for time filtering and grouping.
Table queries: Display query results in table format.
Template variables: Create dynamic dashboards with variable-driven queries.
Annotations: Overlay events from InfluxDB on your dashboard panels.
Alerting: Create alerts based on InfluxDB query results.
Log querying: Query and display log data in Explore and the Logs panel.