Supported protocols in InfluxDB

Using the collectd input, InfluxDB can accept data transmitted in collectd native format. This data is transmitted over UDP.

InfluxDB supports both the telnet and HTTP OpenTSDB protocol.This means that InfluxDB can act as a drop-in replacement for your OpenTSDB system.

UDP (User Datagram Protocol) can be used to write to InfluxDB. The CollectD input accepts data transmitted in collectd native format over UDP.