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.. _howto/connection:influxdb3:

InfluxDB 3 Connection

The InfluxDB 3 connection type provides connection to an InfluxDB 3.x database (Core/Enterprise/Cloud Dedicated).

InfluxDB 3.x uses SQL queries and a different API compared to InfluxDB 2.x. For InfluxDB 2.x support, use the influxdb connection type instead.

Configuring the Connection

Host (required) The host to connect to (e.g., https://us-east-1-1.aws.cloud2.influxdata.com).

Extra (required) Specify the extra parameters (as json dictionary) that can be used in InfluxDB 3 connection.

Example "extras" field:

.. code-block:: JSON

  {
    "token": "your-api-token-here",
    "database": "my_database",
    "org": "my_org"
  }

Parameters:
    * ``token`` (required): API token for authentication
    * ``database`` (required): Database name
    * ``org`` (optional): Organization name