influx config set

  • influx CLI 2.0.0+
  • InfluxDB 2.0.0+
  • Updated in CLI 2.5.0

The influx config set command updates information in an InfluxDB connection configuration in the configs file (by default, stored at ~/.influxdbv2/configs).

Usage

1. influx config set [flags]

Command aliases

set , update

Flags

Flag Description Input type Maps to ?
-a —active Set the specified connection to active
-n —config-name Name for the InfluxDB connection configuration to set or update string
-h —help Help for the set command
—hide-headers Hide table headers (default false) INFLUX_HIDE_HEADERS
-u —host-url URL for InfluxDB connection configuration to set or update string
—json Output data as JSON (default false) INFLUX_OUTPUT_JSON
-o —org Organization name for the connection configuration string
-t —token API token string INFLUX_TOKEN
-p —username-password (OSS only) Username (and optionally password) to use for authentication.
Include username:password to ensure a session is automatically authenticated. Include username (without password) to prompt for a password before creating the session. string

Examples

Update a connection configuration and set it to active
1. influx config set --active \
2. -n config-name \
3. -t mySuP3rS3cr3tT0keN \
4. -o example-org
Update a connection configuration and do not set it to active
1. influx config set \
2. -n config-name \
3. -t mySuP3rS3cr3tT0keN \
4. -o example-org