Serverless InfluxDB
Time-series for metrics, telemetry, and observability. HTTP write endpoint, query in SQL or InfluxQL, the same Influx tooling you already use.
Tables
- users
- events
- orders
- sessions
| id | name | created_at |
|---|---|---|
| 1247 | signup | 2026-03-12 14:21 |
| 1246 | purchase | 2026-03-12 14:08 |
| 1245 | login | 2026-03-12 13:55 |
| 1244 | signup | 2026-03-12 13:44 |
| 1243 | purchase | 2026-03-12 13:30 |
Where to run it
Cloud, desktop, or self-host
One database, three places it can live. Pick the speed you want and move between them when you outgrow it.
Branching, on request
Database branching is live on 9 engines today, and the same copy-on-write mechanism spans the whole fleet. Want it on InfluxDB? Reach out and we will look at switching it on for your account.
Request branchingTry InfluxDB free for 7 days
InfluxDB runs always-on from your Pro pool, so it lives on the Pro plan. Start a 7-day Pro trial to spin one up: a card is required, you are charged $0, and you can cancel before it converts to $15/mo. One trial per account.
Start the Pro trialWhat you get
Production features, free tier included
Every InfluxDB database ships with the same primitives: TLS, web console, hibernation, and a real dashboard. No tiered features hidden behind a sales call.
Web IDE
Query console in the dashboard, no extra client to install.
TLS by default
All connections encrypted. No setup required.
Always-on connections
Pin a database to your always-on pool to prevent hibernation.
Scale to zero
Hibernates when idle. Wakes on the next connection.
Connection pooling
Pooled endpoint for serverless and edge workloads.
Direct connections
Bypass the pooler for migrations and replication.
Native HTTPS endpoint
Engines whose own wire protocol speaks HTTPS. Every database, including this one, is also queryable over the platform's HTTPS query API and web console.
Serverless driver
Drop-in HTTP driver for edge runtimes (Upstash REST, PlanetScale, or the engine-native client).
IP whitelisting
Restrict access to specific IPs or CIDR ranges.
Automatic backups
Scheduled dumps and volume snapshots with one-click restore on paid plans. Free tier includes a manual backup slot.
Quick start
Connect with any InfluxDB client
Metrics, telemetry, IoT, observability backends, application performance monitoring, and any workload organized by timestamp.
- Ingest application metrics via HTTP without managing a dedicated TSDB
- Store IoT device telemetry with retention policies and downsampling
- Build a Grafana-friendly observability backend on the same platform as your databases
- Per-environment time-series stores for production-shaped staging
- Self-host on your own hardware with SpinDB when compliance requires it
curl -H "Authorization: Token YOUR_TOKEN" "https://your-host.cloud.layerbase.dev/api/v2/buckets"
More on InfluxDB
All articles- June 14, 2026
Branching with any database
Neon branches Postgres. PlanetScale branches MySQL. Layerbase branches all of them, because branching happens at the filesystem, not inside the engine. Here is how it works.
Read - March 13, 2026
Best Database for IoT
A practical guide to picking the right database for IoT sensor data, covering QuestDB, InfluxDB, and PostgreSQL with SpinDB examples you can run locally.
Read - March 11, 2026
QuestDB vs InfluxDB
A side-by-side comparison of QuestDB and InfluxDB for time-series workloads, with identical sensor pipelines in TypeScript to show how different they are.
Read - March 5, 2026
Getting Started with InfluxDB
Build an application performance monitoring pipeline with InfluxDB and TypeScript. Learn how its measurement-tag-field model and Flux queries handle metrics.
Read - February 24, 2026
What Is a Time-Series Database?
A practical guide to understanding when your timestamped data needs a dedicated time-series database and when PostgreSQL is enough.
Read
Questions
Common InfluxDB questions
InfluxQL or SQL?+
Layerbase Cloud runs InfluxDB 3, which you query with SQL and InfluxQL. Flux was an InfluxDB 2.x query language and is not part of InfluxDB 3, so the console exposes the SQL and InfluxQL paths.
Will Telegraf and the official clients work?+
Yes. Telegraf, the official influxdb-client SDKs (Go, Python, JS, Java), and any HTTP client that speaks the Line Protocol connect to the published endpoint.
Retention and downsampling?+
Configurable per bucket through the dashboard or the standard Influx API. Default retention settings cover typical observability workloads.
Is there a free tier?+
InfluxDB is a paid-tier engine on Cloud. The cost preview in the create flow shows the monthly cost before you provision.
Can I run InfluxDB locally?+
Yes. SpinDB and Layerbase Desktop both run InfluxDB with the same install workflow.