influx export

influx export

influx CLI 2.0.0+
InfluxDB 2.0.0+

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

The influx export command exports existing resources as an InfluxDB template. For detailed examples of exporting InfluxDB templates, see Create an InfluxDB template.

Usage

influx export [flags]
influx export [command]

Available subcommands

Subcommand	Description
all	Export all resources in an organization as a template
stack	Export all resources associated with a stack as a template

Flags

Flag		Description	Input Type	Maps to ?
`-c`	`—active-config`	CLI configuration to use for command	string
	`—bucket-names`	Comma-separated list of bucket names	string
	`—buckets`	Comma-separated list of bucket IDs	string
	`—check-names`	Comma-separated list of check names	string
	`—checks`	Comma-separated list of check IDs	string
	`—configs-path`	Path to `influx` CLI configurations (default `~/.influxdbv2/configs`)	string	`INFLUX_CONFIGS_PATH`
	`—dashboard-names`	Comma-separated list of dashboard names	string
	`—dashboards`	Comma-separated list of dashboard IDs	string
	`—endpoint-names`	Comma-separated list of notification endpoint names	string
	`—endpoints`	Comma-separated list of notification endpoint IDs	string
`-f`	`—file`	Template output file. Defaults to stdout. Use `.yml` or `.json` file extensions.	string
`-h`	`—help`	Help for the `export` command
	`—host`	HTTP address of InfluxDB (default `http://localhost:9999`)	string	`INFLUX_HOST`
	`—http-debug`	Inspect communication with InfluxDB servers.	string
	`—label-names`	Comma-separated list of label names	string
	`—labels`	Comma-separated list of label IDs	string
	`—resource-type`	Resource type associated with all IDs via stdin	string
	`—rule-names`	Comma-separated list of notification rule names	string
	`—rules`	Comma-separated list of notification rule IDs	string
	`—skip-verify`	Skip TLS certificate verification		`INFLUX_SKIP_VERIFY`
	`—stack-id`	Stack ID to include resources from in export	string
	`—task-names`	Comma-separated list of task names	string
	`—tasks`	Comma-separated list of task IDs	string
	`—telegraf-config-names`	Comma-separated list of Telegraf configuration names	string
	`—telegraf-configs`	Comma-separated list of Telegraf configuration IDs	string
`-t`	`—token`	API token	string	`INFLUX_TOKEN`
	`—variable-names`	Comma-separated list of variable names	string
	`—variables`	Comma-separated list of variable IDs	string

Examples

Authentication credentials

The examples below assume your InfluxDB host, organization, and token are provided by either the active influx CLI configuration or by environment variables (INFLUX_HOST, INFLUX_ORG, and INFLUX_TOKEN). If you do not have a CLI configuration set up or the environment variables set, include these required credentials for each command with the following flags:

--host: InfluxDB host
-o, --org or --org-id: InfluxDB organization name or ID
-t, --token: InfluxDB API token
Export buckets by ID
Export buckets, labels, and dashboards by ID
Export buckets, labels, and dashboards by name
Export all resources associated with a stack
Export resources both associated and not associated with a stack

Export buckets by ID

influx export --buckets 0Xx0oox00XXoxxoo1,0Xx0oox00XXoxxoo2

Export buckets, labels, and dashboards by ID

influx export \
  --buckets 0Xx0oox00XXoxxoo1,0Xx0oox00XXoxxoo2 \
  --labels o0x0oox0Xxoxx001,o0x0oox0Xxoxx002 \
  --dashboards 0XxXooXoo0xooXo0X1,0XxXooXoo0xooXo0X2

Export buckets, labels, and dashboards by name

influx export \
  --bucket-names bucket1,bucket2,bucket3 \
  --label-names label1,label2,label3 \
  --dashboard-names dashboard1,dashboard2,dashboard3

Export all resources associated with a stack

influx export --stack-id 0Xx0oox00XXoxxoo1

Export resources both associated and not associated with a stack

influx export \
  --stack-id 0Xx0oox00XXoxxoo1 \
  --buckets o0x0oox0Xxoxx001,0XxXooXoo0xooXo0X2 \
  --dashboard-names bucket1

influx export

influx export

Usage

Available subcommands

Flags

Examples

Authentication credentials

Export buckets by ID

Export buckets, labels, and dashboards by ID

Export buckets, labels, and dashboards by name

Export all resources associated with a stack

Export resources both associated and not associated with a stack

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