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Date Published
Author
Jay Clifford
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971
Language
English
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Summary

The new official InfluxDB V3 Data Source has been released by Grafana, integrating the community-developed Flight SQL plugin with several highly requested features and performance improvements. The release allows users to easily configure the data source, including defining database and token parameters, and enables support for query-based dashboard variables. The plugin is now available in Grafana OSS 10.3.0+, Enterprise 10.3.0+, and Cloud (latest version), and can be found in the Data Source settings under InfluxDB V3. Users can create a new data source, select the SQL option to utilize the Flight SQL API, and configure parameters such as database and token settings. The plugin also provides an SQL explorer for navigating database schema and building basic queries, and supports transforming table queries into time series format for visualization. With this release, Grafana aims to provide a streamlined experience for interacting with InfluxDB V3 via its Flight SQL interface.