Connect to an InfluxDB data source in Grafana Cloud

Welcome to the Grafana learning path that shows you how to connect Grafana Cloud to an existing InfluxDB instance and query your time series data.

InfluxDB is a purpose-built time series database widely used for infrastructure monitoring, IoT data, and application telemetry. The InfluxDB data source lets you query your existing InfluxDB instance directly from Grafana — no data migration required.

InfluxDB supports three query languages: Flux, InfluxQL, and SQL. This path walks through connecting with Flux, but the same general workflow applies to all three. Refer to Configure the InfluxDB data source for language-specific settings.

This path teaches you how to add and configure the InfluxDB data source plugin, authenticate with your InfluxDB instance, and verify that data flows correctly into Grafana dashboards and Explore.

Here’s what to expect

When you complete this path, you’ll be able to:

• Understand when querying InfluxDB directly is the right choice
• Verify that your InfluxDB instance is running and accessible
• Add and configure the InfluxDB data source in Grafana Cloud
• Configure the query language, connection settings, and authentication
• Test the connection to verify Grafana can reach your InfluxDB instance
• Query and explore InfluxDB data in Grafana Explore

Before you begin

Before you connect to an InfluxDB data source, ensure you have:

• A Grafana Cloud account. To create an account, refer to Grafana Cloud.
• An InfluxDB instance that is running and accessible.
• Connection credentials for your InfluxDB instance. The required credentials vary by query language — refer to Before you begin for details.
• Network access from Grafana Cloud to your InfluxDB instance (directly or via Private Data Source Connect).

Troubleshooting

If you get stuck, we’ve got your back! Where appropriate, troubleshooting information is just a click away.

More to explore

We understand you might want to explore other capabilities not strictly on this path. We’ll provide you opportunities where it makes sense.