Use Grafana with InfluxDB Enterprise v1 - Influxdb

Use Grafana or Grafana Cloud to visualize data from your InfluxDB Enterprise cluster.

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Required

The instructions in this guide require Grafana Cloud or Grafana v10.3+. For information about using InfluxDB with other versions of Grafana, see the Grafana documentation.

To use Flux, use InfluxDB 1.8.1+ and enable Flux in your InfluxDB data nodes.

Install Grafana
Create an InfluxDB data source
Query and visualize data

Install Grafana

Set up an InfluxDB Enterprise cluster.
Sign up for Grafana Cloud or download and install Grafana.
If running Grafana locally, enable the newInfluxDSConfigPageDesign feature flag to use the latest InfluxDB data source plugin.

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Add the following to your grafana.ini configuration file:
ini
```
[feature_toggles]
enable = newInfluxDSConfigPageDesign
```
Configuration file locations:
- Linux: /etc/grafana/grafana.ini
- macOS (Homebrew): /opt/homebrew/etc/grafana/grafana.ini
- Windows: <GRAFANA_INSTALL_DIR>\conf\grafana.ini
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Enable the feature flag when starting Grafana:

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sh
```
grafana-server --config /etc/grafana/grafana.ini \
  cfg:default.feature_toggles.enable=newInfluxDSConfigPageDesign
```
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sh
```
/opt/homebrew/opt/grafana/bin/grafana server \
  --config /opt/homebrew/etc/grafana/grafana.ini \
  --homepath /opt/homebrew/opt/grafana/share/grafana \
  --packaging=brew \
  cfg:default.paths.logs=/opt/homebrew/var/log/grafana \
  cfg:default.paths.data=/opt/homebrew/var/lib/grafana \
  cfg:default.paths.plugins=/opt/homebrew/var/lib/grafana/plugins \
  cfg:default.feature_toggles.enable=newInfluxDSConfigPageDesign
```
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powershell
```
grafana-server.exe --config <GRAFANA_INSTALL_DIR>\conf\grafana.ini `
  cfg:default.feature_toggles.enable=newInfluxDSConfigPageDesign
```
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For more information, see Configure feature toggles in the Grafana documentation.
Visit your Grafana Cloud user interface (UI) or, if running Grafana locally, start Grafana and visit http://localhost:3000 in your browser.

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Grafana 12.2+

The instructions below are for Grafana 12.2+ with the newInfluxDSConfigPageDesign feature flag enabled. This introduces the newest version of the InfluxDB core plugin. The updated plugin includes SQL support for InfluxDB 3-based products such as {{< product-name >}}, and the interface dynamically adapts based on your product and query language selection in URL and authentication.

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Using Grafana Cloud with a local InfluxDB instance

If you need to keep your database local, consider running Grafana locally instead of using Grafana Cloud, as this avoids the need to expose your database to the internet.

To use InfluxDB running on your private network with Grafana Cloud, you must configure a private data source for Grafana Cloud.

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Query language support

InfluxQL is supported in InfluxDB Enterprise v1.8.x and later.

Flux is supported in InfluxDB Enterprise v1.8.1 and later.

SQL is only supported in InfluxDB 3. For more information, see how to get started with InfluxDB 3 Enterprise.

Create an InfluxDB data source

In your Grafana interface, click Connections in the left sidebar.
Click Data sources.
Click Add new connection.
Search for and select InfluxDB. The InfluxDB data source configuration page displays.
In the Settings tab, enter a Name for your data source.

Configure URL and authentication

In the URL and authentication section, configure the following:

URL: Your server or load balancer URL--for example, https://{{< influxdb/host >}}
Product: From the dropdown, select InfluxDB Enterprise 1.x
Query Language: Select InfluxQL or Flux
(Optional) Advanced HTTP Settings, Auth, and TLS/SSL Settings as needed for your environment

Configure database settings

The fields in this section change based on your query language selection in URL and authentication.

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Configure Grafana to use InfluxQL

When you select InfluxQL as the query language, configure the following:

Database: Your database name
User: Your InfluxDB username (if authentication is enabled)
Password: Your InfluxDB password (if authentication is enabled)

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Click Save & Test. Grafana attempts to connect to InfluxDB Enterprise and returns the result of the test.

Configure Grafana to use Flux

When you select Flux as the query language, configure the following:

Ensure Flux is enabled in your InfluxDB Enterprise data nodes.
Configure the database settings:
- Organization: Provide an arbitrary value (InfluxDB Enterprise 1.x does not use organizations)
- Default Bucket: Provide a default database and retention policy
- Token: If InfluxDB authentication is enabled

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Click Save & Test. Grafana attempts to connect to InfluxDB Enterprise and returns the result of the test.

Query and visualize data

With your InfluxDB connection configured, use Grafana to query and visualize time series data.

Query inspection in Grafana

To learn about query management and inspection in Grafana, see the Grafana Explore documentation.

Build visualizations with Grafana

For a comprehensive walk-through of creating visualizations with Grafana, see the Grafana documentation.