This is for the Home Assistant InfluxDB v5.0.2 embedded. and Home Assistant Node-red 21.0.7. I have a pulse count electricity meter reader which works well, but I want to only take a meter reading once per month. I figured this out using a cronplus node addition. I then want to place this once per …

Do you want a fixed measurement in that influxdb out node or do you want to include it in the message? If fixed then put the measurement name in the measurement field in the node config, if variable then, as described in the help text for the node: " If the measurement field is not set in the node…

I am trying to take a reading from a specific sensor, read once per month (in this case a utility pulse generated meter reading) using the node Cronplus. it is this reading I want to pass onto InfluxDB so I can link to Gafana and plot my monthly meter reading. So in my flow I can get the payload as…

Let's start again. What do you want to call the measurement? Note that the measurement is name should be a descriptor of the fields and tags within it. So it might be something like Meter_Reading. Is there only one data value (field) for that? What do you want to call it? Possibly something lik…

So the sensor I am trying to measure form Home assistant is "sensor.electricity_meter_input_2_pulse_counter_value" and it's unit is kWh". It outputs the meter reading at that point in time. this is the current state node I have: [image]

You might find this terminology/config post of use: [image] How to effectively use InfluxDB FAQs An InfluxDB measurement is similar to an SQL database table. InfluxDB tags are like indexed columns in an SQL database. InfluxDB fields are like unindexed columns …

You do not appear to have answered any of my questions. I don't need to know anything about where the data comes from.

Sorry, I misread your question Measurement can be " Monthly Electricity Meter Read" The value can be "kWh" No Tags necessary

Thanks - its not so much about the InfluxDB per se but how I can format the info to get into the InfluxDB

Indeed, I use a standard flow to make sure I'm formatting the data correctly having previously ruined db's by sending the wrong data. [image] Here is the function node code: /** * Validate input suitable for the influxdb-out node. * We will ALWAYS use the "array containing two objects" payload…

In that case the relevant bit of the help text is: " If msg.payload is an object containing multiple properties, the fields will be written to the measurement." Assuming the value is in msg.payload then all you need in a function node is msg.payload = {kWh: msg.payload} msg.measurement = "Monthly…

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Problems formatting for InfluxDB out for Influxv1 Home Assistant

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