# Issue for upload to influxdb

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-for-upload-to-influxdb/75501>\
**Category:** Dashboard\
**Created:** [21 February 2023 07:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-for-upload-to-influxdb/75501 "2023-02-21T07:21:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![kelvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7ba0ec/32.png) [@kelvin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kelvin)\
**Post date:** [21 February 2023 07:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-for-upload-to-influxdb/75501/1 "2023-02-21T07:21:57Z")

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Hi,

i was trying to send the output counter to influxdb, but i few ways still not successful yet. help me thanks

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/b/4/b4b07eac0e18041c1e10103207c0985066470c68.png)

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out","z":"afd749500f2d393d","influxdb":"674fb45688a62b64","name":"","measurement":"counter","precision":"","retentionPolicy":"","database":"database","precisionV18FluxV20":"ms","retentionPolicyV18Flux":"","org":"edd0c042c68f2516","bucket":"a7d011720e62e846","x":1320,"y":260,"wires":[]},{"id":"674fb45688a62b64","type":"influxdb","hostname":"127.0.0.1","port":"8086","protocol":"http","database":"database","name":"","usetls":false,"tls":"","influxdbVersion":"2.0","url":"http://localhost:8086","rejectUnauthorized":true}]

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [21 February 2023 07:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-for-upload-to-influxdb/75501/2 "2023-02-21T07:42:18Z")

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If it is the count value that you are writing then that needs to be in msg.payload, not msg.count.  
Check the help text for the influx out node for different ways of formatting msg.paylosd.

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**Author:** ![kelvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7ba0ec/32.png) [@kelvin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kelvin)\
**Post date:** [21 February 2023 08:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-for-upload-to-influxdb/75501/3 "2023-02-21T08:20:00Z")

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ok thanks

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [23 March 2023 08:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-for-upload-to-influxdb/75501/4 "2023-03-23T08:20:27Z")

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