Use the influx query command

Use the influx query command to query data in InfluxDB using Flux. Pass Flux queries to the command as either a file or via stdin.

Run a query from a file
  1. influx query --file /path/to/query.flux
Pass raw Flux via stdin pipe
  1. influx query - # Return to open the pipe
  3. data = from(bucket: "example-bucket") |> range(start: -10m) # ...
  4. # Linux & macOS: <ctrl-d> to close the pipe and submit the command
  5. # Windows: <enter>, then <ctrl-d>, then <enter> to close the pipe and submit the command

Remove unnecessary columns in large datasets

When using the influx query command to query and download large datasets, drop columns such as _start and _stop to optimize the download file size.

  1. // ...
  2.     |> drop(columns: ["_start", "_stop"])

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