# How to upload data to influxDB database?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-upload-data-to-influxdb-database/66388>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81\
**Created:** [November 11, 2022, 9:13am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-upload-data-to-influxdb-database/66388 "2022-11-11T09:13:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![riklionline](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/riklionline/32/40633_2.png) [@riklionline](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/riklionline)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2022, 9:13am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-upload-data-to-influxdb-database/66388/1 "2022-11-11T09:13:23Z")

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For sequential databases, how should ignition establish a connection with them? Is it intended to provide real-time data to dashboard, or is it recommended to use ignition's HMI function directly?

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**Author:** ![Munkhbat\_Munkhtulga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@Munkhbat\_Munkhtulga](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Munkhbat_Munkhtulga)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 5:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-upload-data-to-influxdb-database/66388/2 "2022-11-17T17:22:52Z")

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Hi riklionline,

It looks like there is no JDBC driver, so the only way to interact with influxdb is to use REST API calls. So things like historian/ transaction groups would not work. Another way of interacting with InfluxDB would be to use the Kymera Module for the InfluxDB and you can find more information [here](https://www.kymerasystems.com/kymera-influxdb-module/).

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**Author:** ![riklionline](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/riklionline/32/40633_2.png) [@riklionline](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/riklionline)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2022, 4:38am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-upload-data-to-influxdb-database/66388/3 "2022-11-22T04:38:35Z")

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Thank you for your reply. I already understand. If I use the "historian" module and the mysql database, can I also alleviate the database performance problem to some extent? 😀

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2022, 1:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-upload-data-to-influxdb-database/66388/4 "2022-11-22T13:10:09Z")

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By not using MySQL. Use a more professional and scalable platform, usually on its own server. If it must be free, I recommend PostgreSQL (properly tuned).

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**Author:** ![prasant\_mahalik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@prasant\_mahalik](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/prasant_mahalik)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2024, 4:16am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-upload-data-to-influxdb-database/66388/5 "2024-06-10T04:16:49Z")

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Hi Munkhbat,

Is there any new update on the jdbc driver for influxDB?