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.. _howto/connection:influxdb:

InfluxDB Connection
====================
The InfluxDB connection type provides connection to a InfluxDB database.

Configuring the Connection
--------------------------
Host (required)
    The host to connect to.

Extra (required)
    Specify the extra parameters (as json dictionary) that can be used in InfluxDB
    connection.

    The following extras are required:

        - token - Create token - https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/cloud/security/tokens/create-token/
        - org_name - Create organization - https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/cloud/reference/cli/influx/org/create/

      * ``token``: Create token using the influxdb cli or UI
      * ``org_name``: Create org name using influxdb cli or UI

      Example "extras" field:

      .. code-block:: JSON

         {
            "token": "343434343423234234234343434",
            "org_name": "Test"
         }