What is InfluxDB?
InfluxData describes InfluxDB as a database for collecting and querying event and time-series data. Its documentation distinguishes deployment options and product generations, so a buyer should select the edition before following a query or administration guide.
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Sources checked 27 September 2026: InfluxData platform introduction, InfluxData docs.
Key capabilities
- Ingestion: Store timestamped events or measurements.
- Queries: Retrieve series for dashboards and automation.
- Deployment: Select the product and operating model that match data requirements.
Time-series ingestion, storage, querying and retention are the relevant areas.
Choose InfluxDB for timestamped measurements that need retention and repeated analysis. Start with write volume, cardinality, query patterns and how old data will be handled.
A realistic test should ingest the expected tag structure and replay the dashboard queries that operators will run during an incident.
Technical details
- Access
- Self-hosted
- Source model
- Open source
- Founded
- 2012
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, USA
- Pricing model
- Open source
- API
- Available
- Website
- www.influxdata.com ↗
Official resources
What to verify for your environment
Start from the users, systems and operating responsibilities the tool needs to support.
- Confirm current features, licensing and support terms with the publisher.
- Validate deployment, data location, access control, backup and recovery requirements.
- Test integrations, export paths and a representative operational workflow before committing.
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