Write data with the influx CLI

This page documents an earlier version of InfluxDB. InfluxDB v2.7 is the latest stable version. View this page in the v2.7 documentation.

To write data from the command line, use the influx write command. Include the following in your command:

RequirementInclude by
OrganizationUse the -o,—org, or —org-id flags.
BucketUse the -b, —bucket, or —bucket-id flags.
PrecisionUse the -p, —precision flag.
API tokenSet the INFLUX_TOKEN environment variable or use the t, —token flag.
DataWrite data using line protocol or annotated CSV. Pass a file with the -f, —file flag.

See Line protocol and Annotated CSV

Example influx write commands

Write a single line of line protocol
  1. influx write \
  2.   -b bucketName \
  3.   -o orgName \
  4.   -p s \
  5.   'myMeasurement,host=myHost testField="testData" 1556896326'
Write line protocol from a file
  1. influx write \
  2.   -b bucketName \
  3.   -o orgName \
  4.   -p s \
  5.   --format=lp
  6.   -f /path/to/line-protocol.txt
Write annotated CSV from a file
  1. influx write \
  2.   -b bucketName \
  3.   -o orgName \
  4.   -p s \
  5.   --format=csv
  6.   -f /path/to/data.csv