Kafka Connect InfluxDB Connector¶

The InfluxDB Connector is used to send data from Kafka to a downstream InfluxDB Server.

Install the InfluxDB Connector¶

You can install this connector by using the Confluent Hub client (recommended) or you can manually download the ZIP file.

Install Connector Using Confluent Hub¶

Prerequisite: Confluent Hub Client must be installed. This is installed by default with Confluent Platform commercial features.

Navigate to your Confluent Platform installation directory and run this command to install the latest (latest) connector version. The connector must be installed on every machine where Connect will be run.

confluent-hub install confluentinc/kafka-connect-influxdb:latest

You can install a specific version by replacing latest with a version number. For example:

confluent-hub install confluentinc/kafka-connect-influxdb:1.0.0-preview

Install Connector Manually¶

Download and extract the ZIP file for your connector and then follow the manual connector installation instructions.

License¶

This connector is available under the Confluent Software Evaluation License. You can use this connector for a 30-day trial period. If you are a subscriber, please contact Confluent Support at support@confluent.io for more information.

For more information, see InfluxDB Sink connector or InfluxDB Source connector.

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