Can an array be the value for an influxdb entry?

I am trying to write an influxdb query such that a measurement looks like

dummydata value=1,2,3,4

and influxdb doesn't like this format. I'm guessing influxdb cannot do this, but I can't find any documentation that says it cannot, nor do I see a feasible workaround. I have to write 500 points per timestamp: it seems to me that 500 separate measurements per timestamp would get hairy quick.

So:

1. Can influxdb accept an array/list as a value
2. If not, is there a workaround
3. Or is influxdb just the wrong tool for this job?

Thanks in advance.