Use Postman with the InfluxDB API

    Download Postman from the official downloads page.

    Send authenticated API requests with Postman

    All requests to the InfluxDB API must be authenticated. Postman lets you configure the headers and body of HTTP requests.

    1. If you have not already, create a token.
    2. For Key, enter .
    3. For Value, enter , replacing with the token generated in step 1.

    Test authentication credentials

    To test the authentication, enter the endpoint of an InfluxDB OSS or InfluxDB Cloud instance into the address bar and click Send.

    InfluxDB API health endpoint