Scrape data using InfluxDB scrapers

API token hashing is enabled by default in InfluxDB OSS 2.9.0

Stronger token security: tokens are stored as hashes on disk, so a copy of the database file doesn’t expose usable tokens. Existing tokens are hashed on first startup and the original strings can’t be recovered afterward — capture any plaintext tokens you still need before you upgrade.

For more information, see Token hashing.

InfluxDB scrapers collect data from specified targets at regular intervals, then write the scraped data to an InfluxDB bucket. Scrapers can collect data from any HTTP(S)-accessible endpoint that provides data in the Prometheus data format.

Scrapers are not available in InfluxDB Cloud.

The following articles provide information about creating and managing InfluxDB data scrapers:

Manage InfluxDB scrapers

Create, update, and delete InfluxDB data scrapers in the InfluxDB user interface.

Create scrapable endpoints

InfluxDB scrapers can collect data from any HTTP(S)-accessible endpoint that returns data in the Prometheus data format. This article provides links to information about the Prometheus data format and tools that generate Prometheus-formatted metrics.

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