Flux
Querying Data in InfluxDB Using Flux and SQL
With the release of InfluxDB’s new storage engine for InfluxDB Cloud, InfluxDB Cloud now supports SQL. This is because the updated InfluxDB uses the Apache Arrow DataFusion project as a key building block for its query execution engine. DataFusion’s sophisticated query...
ICYMI – Scripting and Query Languages in InfluxDB
At our recent InfluxDays event, Gary Fowler discussed the current state of scripting and query language support in InfluxDB. This is an aspect of the platform undergoing constant development, so here’s a quick recap of what Gary went over. Working with...
When to Use Flux vs Python
If you’re new to InfluxDB you might wonder, “Why does InfluxDB have its own query and scripting language (aka Flux)?” You might also be thinking, “InfluxDB has client libraries. Why and when should I use the Python client library and when...
InfluxDB Cloud Features New Query Experience
If seeing is believing, then the new UI for the InfluxDB query experience is sure to convert you. We are working on a new query/script editor and want you to try it out. Feel free to share your feedback with us...
The Best Query Language to Use with InfluxDB
People often ask us, “What is the best query language to use with InfluxDB?” The answer to this question has evolved a bit over the years – and the current answer might surprise you. The early days InfluxDB’s first query language...
What to Expect from Flux 1.0
This week at InfluxDays we announced that Flux 1.0 is coming soon. Version 1.0 of Flux lang is a commitment to no longer make breaking changes to the Flux language. Importantly, today’s Flux scripts will work on Flux 1.0, and no...
Getting Started with Python and Geo-Temporal Analysis
This article was originally published in The New Stack and is reposted here with permission. Working with geo-temporal data can be difficult. In addition to the challenges often associated with time-series analysis, like large volumes of data that you want real-time...
Flux: The Key to Edge Data Replication with InfluxDB
This article was originally published in The New Stack and is reposted here with permission. EDR enables developers to use the full capabilities of InfluxDB at the edge. Developers also can use that same data in the cloud for different purposes....
TL;DR Deep Linking Dashboards
If you’re an InfluxDB and InfluxDB UI user, you’ve almost certainly created dashboards. However, if you’re building dozens of dashboards in the InfluxDB UI, you might have come across the need to deep link related dashboards. In this tutorial we’ll learn...
Creating Custom Functions With Tips from InfluxDB University
Flux is InfluxDB’s functional data scripting language. It’s made to query, process, analyze, and act on data. It’s very powerful and is built and optimized for time series. There are so many things you can do with Flux it can be...