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The InfluxDB HTTP API provides a programmatic interface for interactions such as writing and querying data, and managing resources in {{% product-name %}}.

Access the InfluxDB HTTP API using the /api/v2/ endpoint or InfluxDB v1 endpoints for {{% product-name %}}

InfluxDB v2 API documentation

<a class="btn" href="/influxdb/version/api/">InfluxDB {{< current-version >}} API</a>

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View InfluxDB API documentation locally

InfluxDB API documentation is built into the influxd service and represents the API specific to your version of InfluxDB. To view the API documentation locally, start InfluxDB and visit the /docs endpoint in a browser (localhost:8086/docs).

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InfluxDB v1 Compatibility API reference documentation

<a class="btn" href="/influxdb/version/api/v1-compatibility/">InfluxDB v1 API for {{% product-name %}}</a>

The InfluxDB HTTP API includes InfluxDB v1 compatibility endpoints that work with InfluxDB 1.x client libraries and third-party integrations like Grafana and others.