Group data in InfluxDB with Flux
This page documents an earlier version of InfluxDB. InfluxDB v2.7 is the latest stable version. View this page in the v2.7 documentation.
With Flux, you can group data by any column in your queried data set. “Grouping” partitions data into tables in which each row shares a common value for specified columns. This guide walks through grouping data in Flux and provides examples of how data is shaped in the process.
If you’re just getting started with Flux queries, check out the following:
- Get started with Flux for a conceptual overview of Flux and parts of a Flux query.
- Execute queries to discover a variety of ways to run your queries.
Group keys
Every table has a group key – a list of columns for which every row in the table has the same value.
Example group key
1. [_start, _stop, _field, _measurement, host]
Grouping data in Flux is essentially defining the group key of output tables. Understanding how modifying group keys shapes output data is key to successfully grouping and transforming data into your desired output.
group() Function
Flux’s group() function defines the group key for output tables, i.e. grouping records based on values for specific columns.
group() example
1. dataStream
2. |> group(columns: ["cpu", "host"])
Resulting group key
1. [cpu, host]
The group() function has the following parameters:
columns
The list of columns to include or exclude (depending on the mode) in the grouping operation.
mode
The method used to define the group and resulting group key. Possible values include by and except.
Example grouping operations
To illustrate how grouping works, define a dataSet variable that queries System CPU usage from the example-bucket bucket. Filter the cpu tag so it only returns results for each numbered CPU core.
Data set
CPU used by system operations for all numbered CPU cores. It uses a regular expression to filter only numbered cores.
1. dataSet = from(bucket: "example-bucket")
2. |> range(start: -2m)
3. |> filter(fn: (r) => r._field == "usage_system" and r.cpu =~ /cpu[0-9*]/)
4. |> drop(columns: ["host"])
This example drops the host column from the returned data since the CPU data is only tracked for a single host and it simplifies the output tables. Don’t drop the host column if monitoring multiple hosts.
1. Table: keys: [_start, _stop, _field, _measurement, cpu]
2. _start:time _stop:time _field:string _measurement:string cpu:string _time:time _value:float
3. ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ---------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ------------------------------ ----------------------------
4. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu0 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 7.892107892107892
5. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu0 2018-11-05T21:34:10.000000000Z 7.2
6. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu0 2018-11-05T21:34:20.000000000Z 7.4
7. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu0 2018-11-05T21:34:30.000000000Z 5.5
8. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu0 2018-11-05T21:34:40.000000000Z 7.4
9. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu0 2018-11-05T21:34:50.000000000Z 7.5
10. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu0 2018-11-05T21:35:00.000000000Z 10.3
11. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu0 2018-11-05T21:35:10.000000000Z 9.2
12. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu0 2018-11-05T21:35:20.000000000Z 8.4
13. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu0 2018-11-05T21:35:30.000000000Z 8.5
14. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu0 2018-11-05T21:35:40.000000000Z 8.6
15. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu0 2018-11-05T21:35:50.000000000Z 10.2
16. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu0 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 10.6
18. Table: keys: [_start, _stop, _field, _measurement, cpu]
19. _start:time _stop:time _field:string _measurement:string cpu:string _time:time _value:float
20. ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ---------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ------------------------------ ----------------------------
21. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu1 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 0.7992007992007992
22. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu1 2018-11-05T21:34:10.000000000Z 0.7
23. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu1 2018-11-05T21:34:20.000000000Z 0.7
24. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu1 2018-11-05T21:34:30.000000000Z 0.4
25. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu1 2018-11-05T21:34:40.000000000Z 0.7
26. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu1 2018-11-05T21:34:50.000000000Z 0.7
27. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu1 2018-11-05T21:35:00.000000000Z 1.4
28. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu1 2018-11-05T21:35:10.000000000Z 1.2
29. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu1 2018-11-05T21:35:20.000000000Z 0.8
30. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu1 2018-11-05T21:35:30.000000000Z 0.8991008991008991
31. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu1 2018-11-05T21:35:40.000000000Z 0.8008008008008008
32. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu1 2018-11-05T21:35:50.000000000Z 0.999000999000999
33. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu1 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 1.1022044088176353
35. Table: keys: [_start, _stop, _field, _measurement, cpu]
36. _start:time _stop:time _field:string _measurement:string cpu:string _time:time _value:float
37. ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ---------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ------------------------------ ----------------------------
38. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu2 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 4.1
39. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu2 2018-11-05T21:34:10.000000000Z 3.6
40. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu2 2018-11-05T21:34:20.000000000Z 3.5
41. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu2 2018-11-05T21:34:30.000000000Z 2.6
42. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu2 2018-11-05T21:34:40.000000000Z 4.5
43. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu2 2018-11-05T21:34:50.000000000Z 4.895104895104895
44. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu2 2018-11-05T21:35:00.000000000Z 6.906906906906907
45. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu2 2018-11-05T21:35:10.000000000Z 5.7
46. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu2 2018-11-05T21:35:20.000000000Z 5.1
47. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu2 2018-11-05T21:35:30.000000000Z 4.7
48. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu2 2018-11-05T21:35:40.000000000Z 5.1
49. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu2 2018-11-05T21:35:50.000000000Z 5.9
50. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu2 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 6.4935064935064934
52. Table: keys: [_start, _stop, _field, _measurement, cpu]
53. _start:time _stop:time _field:string _measurement:string cpu:string _time:time _value:float
54. ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ---------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ------------------------------ ----------------------------
55. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu3 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 0.5005005005005005
56. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu3 2018-11-05T21:34:10.000000000Z 0.5
57. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu3 2018-11-05T21:34:20.000000000Z 0.5
58. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu3 2018-11-05T21:34:30.000000000Z 0.3
59. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu3 2018-11-05T21:34:40.000000000Z 0.6
60. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu3 2018-11-05T21:34:50.000000000Z 0.6
61. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu3 2018-11-05T21:35:00.000000000Z 1.3986013986013985
62. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu3 2018-11-05T21:35:10.000000000Z 0.9
63. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu3 2018-11-05T21:35:20.000000000Z 0.5005005005005005
64. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu3 2018-11-05T21:35:30.000000000Z 0.7
65. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu3 2018-11-05T21:35:40.000000000Z 0.6
66. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu3 2018-11-05T21:35:50.000000000Z 0.8
67. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z usage_system cpu cpu3 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 0.9
Note that the group key is output with each table: Table: keys: <group-key>.

Group by CPU
Group the dataSet stream by the cpu column.
1. dataSet
2. |> group(columns: ["cpu"])
This won’t actually change the structure of the data since it already has cpu in the group key and is therefore grouped by cpu. However, notice that it does change the group key:
Group by CPU output tables
1. Table: keys: [cpu]
2. cpu:string _stop:time _time:time _value:float _field:string _measurement:string _start:time
3. ---------------------- ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ---------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ------------------------------
4. cpu0 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 7.892107892107892 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
5. cpu0 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:10.000000000Z 7.2 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
6. cpu0 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:20.000000000Z 7.4 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
7. cpu0 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:30.000000000Z 5.5 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
8. cpu0 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:40.000000000Z 7.4 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
9. cpu0 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:50.000000000Z 7.5 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
10. cpu0 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:35:00.000000000Z 10.3 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
11. cpu0 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:35:10.000000000Z 9.2 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
12. cpu0 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:35:20.000000000Z 8.4 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
13. cpu0 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:35:30.000000000Z 8.5 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
14. cpu0 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:35:40.000000000Z 8.6 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
15. cpu0 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:35:50.000000000Z 10.2 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
16. cpu0 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 10.6 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
18. Table: keys: [cpu]
19. cpu:string _stop:time _time:time _value:float _field:string _measurement:string _start:time
20. ---------------------- ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ---------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ------------------------------
21. cpu1 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 0.7992007992007992 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
22. cpu1 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:10.000000000Z 0.7 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
23. cpu1 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:20.000000000Z 0.7 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
24. cpu1 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:30.000000000Z 0.4 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
25. cpu1 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:40.000000000Z 0.7 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
26. cpu1 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:50.000000000Z 0.7 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
27. cpu1 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:35:00.000000000Z 1.4 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
28. cpu1 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:35:10.000000000Z 1.2 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
29. cpu1 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:35:20.000000000Z 0.8 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
30. cpu1 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:35:30.000000000Z 0.8991008991008991 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
31. cpu1 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:35:40.000000000Z 0.8008008008008008 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
32. cpu1 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:35:50.000000000Z 0.999000999000999 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
33. cpu1 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 1.1022044088176353 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
35. Table: keys: [cpu]
36. cpu:string _stop:time _time:time _value:float _field:string _measurement:string _start:time
37. ---------------------- ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ---------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ------------------------------
38. cpu2 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 4.1 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
39. cpu2 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:10.000000000Z 3.6 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
40. cpu2 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:20.000000000Z 3.5 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
41. cpu2 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:30.000000000Z 2.6 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
42. cpu2 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:40.000000000Z 4.5 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
43. cpu2 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:50.000000000Z 4.895104895104895 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
44. cpu2 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:35:00.000000000Z 6.906906906906907 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
45. cpu2 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:35:10.000000000Z 5.7 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
46. cpu2 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:35:20.000000000Z 5.1 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
47. cpu2 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:35:30.000000000Z 4.7 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
48. cpu2 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:35:40.000000000Z 5.1 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
49. cpu2 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:35:50.000000000Z 5.9 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
50. cpu2 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 6.4935064935064934 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
52. Table: keys: [cpu]
53. cpu:string _stop:time _time:time _value:float _field:string _measurement:string _start:time
54. ---------------------- ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ---------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ------------------------------
55. cpu3 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 0.5005005005005005 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
56. cpu3 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:10.000000000Z 0.5 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
57. cpu3 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:20.000000000Z 0.5 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
58. cpu3 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:30.000000000Z 0.3 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
59. cpu3 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:40.000000000Z 0.6 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
60. cpu3 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:50.000000000Z 0.6 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
61. cpu3 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:35:00.000000000Z 1.3986013986013985 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
62. cpu3 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:35:10.000000000Z 0.9 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
63. cpu3 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:35:20.000000000Z 0.5005005005005005 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
64. cpu3 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:35:30.000000000Z 0.7 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
65. cpu3 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:35:40.000000000Z 0.6 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
66. cpu3 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:35:50.000000000Z 0.8 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
67. cpu3 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 0.9 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
The visualization remains the same.

Group by time
Grouping data by the _time column is a good illustration of how grouping changes the structure of your data.
1. dataSet
2. |> group(columns: ["_time"])
When grouping by _time, all records that share a common _time value are grouped into individual tables. So each output table represents a single point in time.
Group by time output tables
1. Table: keys: [_time]
2. _time:time _start:time _stop:time _value:float _field:string _measurement:string cpu:string
3. ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ---------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
4. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 7.892107892107892 usage_system cpu cpu0
5. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 0.7992007992007992 usage_system cpu cpu1
6. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 4.1 usage_system cpu cpu2
7. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 0.5005005005005005 usage_system cpu cpu3
9. Table: keys: [_time]
10. _time:time _start:time _stop:time _value:float _field:string _measurement:string cpu:string
11. ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ---------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
12. 2018-11-05T21:34:10.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 7.2 usage_system cpu cpu0
13. 2018-11-05T21:34:10.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 0.7 usage_system cpu cpu1
14. 2018-11-05T21:34:10.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 3.6 usage_system cpu cpu2
15. 2018-11-05T21:34:10.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 0.5 usage_system cpu cpu3
17. Table: keys: [_time]
18. _time:time _start:time _stop:time _value:float _field:string _measurement:string cpu:string
19. ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ---------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
20. 2018-11-05T21:34:20.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 7.4 usage_system cpu cpu0
21. 2018-11-05T21:34:20.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 0.7 usage_system cpu cpu1
22. 2018-11-05T21:34:20.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 3.5 usage_system cpu cpu2
23. 2018-11-05T21:34:20.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 0.5 usage_system cpu cpu3
25. Table: keys: [_time]
26. _time:time _start:time _stop:time _value:float _field:string _measurement:string cpu:string
27. ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ---------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
28. 2018-11-05T21:34:30.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 5.5 usage_system cpu cpu0
29. 2018-11-05T21:34:30.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 0.4 usage_system cpu cpu1
30. 2018-11-05T21:34:30.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2.6 usage_system cpu cpu2
31. 2018-11-05T21:34:30.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 0.3 usage_system cpu cpu3
33. Table: keys: [_time]
34. _time:time _start:time _stop:time _value:float _field:string _measurement:string cpu:string
35. ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ---------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
36. 2018-11-05T21:34:40.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 7.4 usage_system cpu cpu0
37. 2018-11-05T21:34:40.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 0.7 usage_system cpu cpu1
38. 2018-11-05T21:34:40.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 4.5 usage_system cpu cpu2
39. 2018-11-05T21:34:40.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 0.6 usage_system cpu cpu3
41. Table: keys: [_time]
42. _time:time _start:time _stop:time _value:float _field:string _measurement:string cpu:string
43. ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ---------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
44. 2018-11-05T21:34:50.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 7.5 usage_system cpu cpu0
45. 2018-11-05T21:34:50.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 0.7 usage_system cpu cpu1
46. 2018-11-05T21:34:50.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 4.895104895104895 usage_system cpu cpu2
47. 2018-11-05T21:34:50.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 0.6 usage_system cpu cpu3
49. Table: keys: [_time]
50. _time:time _start:time _stop:time _value:float _field:string _measurement:string cpu:string
51. ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ---------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
52. 2018-11-05T21:35:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 10.3 usage_system cpu cpu0
53. 2018-11-05T21:35:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 1.4 usage_system cpu cpu1
54. 2018-11-05T21:35:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 6.906906906906907 usage_system cpu cpu2
55. 2018-11-05T21:35:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 1.3986013986013985 usage_system cpu cpu3
57. Table: keys: [_time]
58. _time:time _start:time _stop:time _value:float _field:string _measurement:string cpu:string
59. ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ---------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
60. 2018-11-05T21:35:10.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 9.2 usage_system cpu cpu0
61. 2018-11-05T21:35:10.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 1.2 usage_system cpu cpu1
62. 2018-11-05T21:35:10.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 5.7 usage_system cpu cpu2
63. 2018-11-05T21:35:10.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 0.9 usage_system cpu cpu3
65. Table: keys: [_time]
66. _time:time _start:time _stop:time _value:float _field:string _measurement:string cpu:string
67. ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ---------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
68. 2018-11-05T21:35:20.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 8.4 usage_system cpu cpu0
69. 2018-11-05T21:35:20.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 0.8 usage_system cpu cpu1
70. 2018-11-05T21:35:20.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 5.1 usage_system cpu cpu2
71. 2018-11-05T21:35:20.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 0.5005005005005005 usage_system cpu cpu3
73. Table: keys: [_time]
74. _time:time _start:time _stop:time _value:float _field:string _measurement:string cpu:string
75. ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ---------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
76. 2018-11-05T21:35:30.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 8.5 usage_system cpu cpu0
77. 2018-11-05T21:35:30.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 0.8991008991008991 usage_system cpu cpu1
78. 2018-11-05T21:35:30.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 4.7 usage_system cpu cpu2
79. 2018-11-05T21:35:30.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 0.7 usage_system cpu cpu3
81. Table: keys: [_time]
82. _time:time _start:time _stop:time _value:float _field:string _measurement:string cpu:string
83. ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ---------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
84. 2018-11-05T21:35:40.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 8.6 usage_system cpu cpu0
85. 2018-11-05T21:35:40.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 0.8008008008008008 usage_system cpu cpu1
86. 2018-11-05T21:35:40.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 5.1 usage_system cpu cpu2
87. 2018-11-05T21:35:40.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 0.6 usage_system cpu cpu3
89. Table: keys: [_time]
90. _time:time _start:time _stop:time _value:float _field:string _measurement:string cpu:string
91. ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ---------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
92. 2018-11-05T21:35:50.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 10.2 usage_system cpu cpu0
93. 2018-11-05T21:35:50.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 0.999000999000999 usage_system cpu cpu1
94. 2018-11-05T21:35:50.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 5.9 usage_system cpu cpu2
95. 2018-11-05T21:35:50.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 0.8 usage_system cpu cpu3
97. Table: keys: [_time]
98. _time:time _start:time _stop:time _value:float _field:string _measurement:string cpu:string
99. ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ---------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
100. 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 10.6 usage_system cpu cpu0
101. 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 1.1022044088176353 usage_system cpu cpu1
102. 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 6.4935064935064934 usage_system cpu cpu2
103. 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 0.9 usage_system cpu cpu3
Because each timestamp is structured as a separate table, when visualized, all points that share the same timestamp appear connected.

With some further processing, you could calculate the average CPU usage across all CPUs per point of time and group them into a single table, but we won’t cover that in this example. If you’re interested in running and visualizing this yourself, here’s what the query would look like:
1. dataSet
2. |> group(columns: ["_time"])
3. |> mean()
4. |> group(columns: ["_value", "_time"], mode: "except")
Group by CPU and time
Group by the cpu and _time columns.
1. dataSet
2. |> group(columns: ["cpu", "_time"])
This outputs a table for every unique cpu and _time combination:
Group by CPU and time output tables
``` 1. Table: keys: [_time, cpu] 2. _time:time cpu:string _stop:time _value:float _field:string _measurement:string _start:time 3. ------------------------------ ---------------------- ------------------------------ ---------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ------------------------------ 4. 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z cpu0 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 7.892107892107892 usage_system cpu 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z
- Table: keys: [_time, cpu]
- _time:time cpu:string _stop:time _value:float _field:string _measurement:string _start:time
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- 2018-11-05T21:34:00.000000000Z cpu1 2018-11-05T21:36:00.000000000Z 0.7992007992007992 usa
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