====InfluxDB====

This type of [[start|distribution]] sends incoming data to an InfluxDB server to be recorded.

===Type Name===

The type name to use in your configuration is **influx**.

===Configuration===

The following configuration options are accepted...

^Name^Notes^Purpose^
|hostname|Required|The full path to your API endpoint, including **/api/v2/write**.|
|bucket|Required|The name of the bucket to publish to|
|headers||Any headers - including your Auth header - to send|
|query||A map containing any additional parameters to send|

//NOTE - The example below removes spaces from names before they are added to InfluxDB. This is not required.//

<code javascript>
{
		"type": "influx",		
		"config": {
			"hostname": "https://<influx address>/api/v2/write",
			"headers": {
				"Authorization": "Token <token>"
			},
                        "bucket": "measurements",
         		"table": "values"
		},
		"replace": {
			" ": "",
			"-": ""
		}
	}
</code>

===Notes===

When being written, the //tag// is taken from the asset name and the //value// from the property name. For example, a point with the name **Main Pump.Temperature** would be recorded (with the configuration show above) as...

^Location^Value^
|Bucket|measurements|
|Table|values|
|Tag|Main Pump|
|Value|Temperature|

===Suggestions===

Keep the individual point names quite simple - we suggest **not** using options like 'fullpath'.