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| .. _howto/connection:influxdb: |
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| 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" |
| } |
