Update a bucket

Use the influx command line interface (CLI) or the InfluxDB user interface (UI) to update a bucket.

Note that updating an bucket’s name will affect any assets that reference the bucket by name, including the following:

• Queries
• Dashboards
• Tasks
• Telegraf configurations
• Templates

If you change a bucket name, be sure to update the bucket in the above places as well.

Update a bucket’s name in the InfluxDB UI

1. In the navigation menu on the left, select Data (Load Data) > Buckets.

   Data

   Load Data

2. Click Settings under the bucket you want to rename.

3. Click Rename.

4. Review the information in the window that appears and click I understand, let’s rename my bucket.

5. Update the bucket’s name and click Change Bucket Name.

Update a bucket’s retention policy in the InfluxDB UI

1. In the navigation menu on the left, select Data (Load Data) > Buckets.

   Data

   Load Data

2. Click Settings next to the bucket you want to update.

3. In the window that appears, edit the bucket’s retention policy.

4. Click Save Changes.

Update a bucket using the influx CLI

Use the influx bucket update command to update a bucket. Updating a bucket requires the following:

• The bucket ID (provided in the output of influx bucket list)
• The name or ID of the organization the bucket belongs to.

Update the name of a bucket

# Syntax
influx bucket update -i <bucket-id> -o <org-name> -n <new-bucket-name>
# Example
influx bucket update -i 034ad714fdd6f000 -o my-org -n my-new-bucket

Update a bucket’s retention policy

Valid retention policy duration units are nanoseconds (ns), microseconds (us or µs), milliseconds (ms), seconds (s), minutes (m), hours (h), days (d), or weeks (w).

# Syntax
influx bucket update -i <bucket-id> -r <retention period in nanoseconds>
# Example
influx bucket update -i 034ad714fdd6f000 -r 1209600000000000