InfluxDB is a time series platform that enables data ingestion and analysis, but it can be extended with serverless functions like AWS Lambda to meet specific use cases. The article demonstrates two examples of extending InfluxDB with Lambda: one using the unified API and the other using an InfluxDB client library. The first example shows how to query InfluxDB directly via the API, while the second example uses a client library to interact with InfluxDB. Both examples illustrate the ease of integrating InfluxDB with serverless functions like Lambda. The article also mentions that these initial examples demonstrate the foundation for further exploring serverless integrations with InfluxDB.