For similar capabilities to Amazon Timestream for LiveAnalytics, consider Amazon Timestream for InfluxDB. It offers simplified data ingestion and single-digit millisecond query response times for real-time analytics. Learn more [here](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//timestream/latest/developerguide/timestream-for-influxdb.html).

# DataSourceConfiguration
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Defines configuration details about the data source.

## Contents
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 ** DataFormat **   <a name="timestream-Type-DataSourceConfiguration-DataFormat"></a>
This is currently CSV.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `CSV`   
Required: Yes

 ** DataSourceS3Configuration **   <a name="timestream-Type-DataSourceConfiguration-DataSourceS3Configuration"></a>
Configuration of an S3 location for a file which contains data to load.  
Type: [DataSourceS3Configuration](API_DataSourceS3Configuration.md) object  
Required: Yes

 ** CsvConfiguration **   <a name="timestream-Type-DataSourceConfiguration-CsvConfiguration"></a>
A delimited data format where the column separator can be a comma and the record separator is a newline character.  
Type: [CsvConfiguration](API_CsvConfiguration.md) object  
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/timestream-write-2018-11-01/DataSourceConfiguration) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/timestream-write-2018-11-01/DataSourceConfiguration) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/timestream-write-2018-11-01/DataSourceConfiguration)