influx org create

  • influx CLI 2.0.0+
  • InfluxDB 2.0.0+

The influx org create creates an organization in InfluxDB.

Usage

1. influx org create [flags]

Flags

Flag Description Input type Maps to ?
-c —active-config CLI configuration to use for command string
—configs-path Path to influx CLI configurations (default ~/.influxdbv2/configs) string INFLUX_CONFIGS_PATH
-d —description Description of the organization
-h —help Help for the create command
—hide-headers Hide table headers (default false) INFLUX_HIDE_HEADERS
—host HTTP address of InfluxDB (default http://localhost:8086) string INFLUX_HOST
—http-debug Inspect communication with InfluxDB servers. string
—json Output data as JSON (default false) INFLUX_OUTPUT_JSON
-n —name (Required) Organization name string
—skip-verify Skip TLS certificate verification INFLUX_SKIP_VERIFY
-t —token API token string INFLUX_TOKEN

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
Create an organization
1. influx org create --name example-org
Create an organization with a description
1. influx org create \
2. --name example-org \
3. --description "Example organization description"