influx write

influx CLI 2.0.0+
InfluxDB 2.0.0+
Updated in CLI v2.0.5

The influx write command writes data to InfluxDB via stdin or from a specified file. Write data using line protocol, annotated CSV, or extended annotated CSV. If you write CSV data, CSV annotations determine how the data translates into line protocol.

Usage

influx write [flags]
influx write [command]

Required data

To write data to InfluxDB, you must provide the following for each row:

measurement
field
value

Line protocol

In line protocol, the structure of the line data determines the measurement, field, and value.

Annotated CSV

In annotated CSV, measurements, fields, and values are represented by the _measurement, _field, and _value columns. Their types are determined by CSV annotations. To successfully write annotated CSV to InfluxDB, include all annotation rows.

Extended annotated CSV

In extended annotated CSV, measurements, fields, and values and their types are determined by CSV annotations.

Subcommands

Subcommand	Description
dryrun	Write to stdout instead of InfluxDB

Flags

Flag		Description	Input type	Maps to ?
`-c`	`—active-config`	CLI configuration to use for command	string
`-b`	`—bucket`	Bucket name (mutually exclusive with `—bucket-id`)	string	`INFLUX_BUCKET_NAME`
	`—bucket-id`	Bucket ID (mutually exclusive with `—bucket`)	string	`INFLUX_BUCKET_ID`
	`—configs-path`	Path to `influx` CLI configurations (default `~/.influxdbv2/configs`)	string	`INFLUX_CONFIGS_PATH`
	`—compression`	Input compression (`none` or `gzip`, default is `none` unless input file ends with `.gz`.)	string
	`—debug`	Output errors to stderr
	`—encoding`	Character encoding of input (default `UTF-8`)	string
	`—errors-file`	Path to a file used for recording rejected row errors	string
`-f`	`—file`	File to import	stringArray
	`—format`	Input format (`lp` or `csv`, default `lp`)	string
	`—header`	Prepend header line to CSV input data	string
`-h`	`—help`	Help for the `write` command
	`—host`	HTTP address of InfluxDB (default `http://localhost:8086`)	string	`INFLUX_HOST`
	`—max-line-length`	Maximum number of bytes that can be read for a single line (default `16000000`)	integer
`-o`	`—org`	Organization name (mutually exclusive with `—org-id`)	string	`INFLUX_ORG`
	`—org-id`	Organization ID (mutually exclusive with `—org`)	string	`INFLUX_ORG_ID`
`-p`	`—precision`	Precision of the timestamps (default `ns`)	string	`INFLUX_PRECISION`
	`—rate-limit`	Throttle write rate (examples: `5MB/5min` or `1MB/s`).	string
	`—skip-verify`	Skip TLS certificate verification		`INFLUX_SKIP_VERIFY`
	`—skipHeader`	Skip first n rows of input data	integer
	`—skipRowOnError`	Output CSV errors to stderr, but continue processing
`-t`	`—token`	API token	string	`INFLUX_TOKEN`
`-u`	`—url`	URL to import data from	stringArray

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

Write CSV data

annotated CSV via stdin
extended annotated CSV via stdin
from a file
from multiple files
from a URL
from multiple URLs
from multiple sources
and prepend annotation headers
from a compressed file
using rate limiting

Line protocol

Write line protocol via stdin

influx write --bucket example-bucket "
m,host=host1 field1=1.2,field2=5i 1640995200000000000
m,host=host2 field1=2.4,field2=3i 1640995200000000000
"

Write line protocol from a file

influx write \
  --bucket example-bucket \
  --file path/to/line-protocol.txt

Skip header lines in a file

influx write \
  --bucket example-bucket \
  --file path/to/line-protocol.txt
  --skipHeader 8

Write line protocol from multiple files

influx write \
  --bucket example-bucket \
  --file path/to/line-protocol-1.txt \
  --file path/to/line-protocol-2.txt

Write line protocol from a URL

influx write \
  --bucket example-bucket \
  --url https://example.com/line-protocol.txt

Write line protocol from multiple URLs

influx write \
  --bucket example-bucket \
  --url https://example.com/line-protocol-1.txt \
  --url https://example.com/line-protocol-2.txt

Write line protocol from multiple sources

influx write \
  --bucket example-bucket \
  --file path/to/line-protocol-1.txt \
  --url https://example.com/line-protocol-2.txt

Write line protocol from a compressed file

# The influx CLI assumes files with the .gz extension use gzip compression 
influx write \
  --bucket example-bucket \
  --file path/to/line-protocol.txt.gz
# Specify gzip compression for gzipped files without the .gz extension
influx write \
  --bucket example-bucket \
  --file path/to/line-protocol.txt.comp \
  --compression gzip

CSV

Write annotated CSV data via stdin

influx write \
  --bucket example-bucket \
  --format csv \
  "#group,false,false,false,false,true,true
#datatype,string,long,dateTime:RFC3339,double,string,string
#default,_result,,,,,
,result,table,_time,_value,_field,_measurement
,,0,2020-12-18T18:16:11Z,72.7,temp,sensorData
,,0,2020-12-18T18:16:21Z,73.8,temp,sensorData
,,0,2020-12-18T18:16:31Z,72.7,temp,sensorData
,,0,2020-12-18T18:16:41Z,72.8,temp,sensorData
,,0,2020-12-18T18:16:51Z,73.1,temp,sensorData
"

Write extended annotated CSV data via stdin

influx write \
  --bucket example-bucket \
  --format csv \
  "#constant measurement,sensorData
#datatype dateTime:RFC3339,double
time,temperature
2020-12-18T18:16:11Z,72.7
2020-12-18T18:16:21Z,73.8
2020-12-18T18:16:31Z,72.7
2020-12-18T18:16:41Z,72.8
2020-12-18T18:16:51Z,73.1
"

Write annotated CSV data from a file

influx write \
  --bucket example-bucket \
  --file path/to/data.csv

Write annotated CSV data from multiple files

influx write \
  --bucket example-bucket \
  --file path/to/data-1.csv \
  --file path/to/data-2.csv

Write annotated CSV data from a URL

influx write \
  --bucket example-bucket \
  --url https://example.com/data.csv

Write annotated CSV data from multiple URLs

influx write \
  --bucket example-bucket \
  --url https://example.com/data-1.csv \
  --url https://example.com/data-2.csv

Write annotated CSV data from multiple sources

influx write \
  --bucket example-bucket \
  --file path/to/data-1.csv \
  --url https://example.com/data-2.csv

Prepend CSV data with annotation headers

influx write \
  --bucket example-bucket \
  --header "#constant measurement,birds" \
  --header "#datatype dateTime:2006-01-02,long,tag" \
  --file path/to/data.csv

Write annotated CSV data from a compressed file

# The influx CLI assumes files with the .gz extension use gzip compression 
influx write \
  --bucket example-bucket \
  --file path/to/data.csv.gz
# Specify gzip compression for gzipped files without the .gz extension
influx write \
  --bucket example-bucket \
  --file path/to/data.csv.comp \
  --compression gzip

Write annotated CSV data using rate limiting

influx write \
  --bucket example-bucket \
  --file path/to/data.csv \
  --rate-limit 5MB/5min

write

influx write

influx write

Usage

Required data

Line protocol

Annotated CSV

Extended annotated CSV

Subcommands

Flags

Examples

Authentication credentials

Write line protocol

Write CSV data

Line protocol

Write line protocol via stdin

Write line protocol from a file

Skip header lines in a file

Write line protocol from multiple files

Write line protocol from a URL

Write line protocol from multiple URLs

Write line protocol from multiple sources

Write line protocol from a compressed file

CSV

Write annotated CSV data via stdin

Write extended annotated CSV data via stdin

Write annotated CSV data from a file

Write annotated CSV data from multiple files

Write annotated CSV data from a URL

Write annotated CSV data from multiple URLs

Write annotated CSV data from multiple sources

Prepend CSV data with annotation headers

Write annotated CSV data from a compressed file

Write annotated CSV data using rate limiting

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