influx export

  • influx CLI 2.0.0+
  • InfluxDB 2.0.0+

The influx export command exports existing resources as an InfluxDB template. For detailed examples of exporting InfluxDB templates, see Create an InfluxDB template.

Usage

1. influx export [flags]
2. influx export [command]

Available subcommands

Subcommand Description
all Export all resources in an organization as a template
stack Export all resources associated with a stack as a template

Flags

Flag Description Input Type Maps to ?
-c —active-config CLI configuration to use for command string
—bucket-names Comma-separated list of bucket names string
—buckets Comma-separated list of bucket IDs string
—check-names Comma-separated list of check names string
—checks Comma-separated list of check IDs string
—configs-path Path to influx CLI configurations (default ~/.influxdbv2/configs) string INFLUX_CONFIGS_PATH
—dashboard-names Comma-separated list of dashboard names string
—dashboards Comma-separated list of dashboard IDs string
—endpoint-names Comma-separated list of notification endpoint names string
—endpoints Comma-separated list of notification endpoint IDs string
-f —file Template output file. Defaults to stdout. Use .yml or .json file extensions. string
-h —help Help for the export command
—host HTTP address of InfluxDB (default http://localhost:9999) string INFLUX_HOST
—http-debug Inspect communication with InfluxDB servers. string
—label-names Comma-separated list of label names string
—labels Comma-separated list of label IDs string
—resource-type Resource type associated with all IDs via stdin string
—rule-names Comma-separated list of notification rule names string
—rules Comma-separated list of notification rule IDs string
—skip-verify Skip TLS certificate verification INFLUX_SKIP_VERIFY
—stack-id Stack ID to include resources from in export string
—task-names Comma-separated list of task names string
—tasks Comma-separated list of task IDs string
—telegraf-config-names Comma-separated list of Telegraf configuration names string
—telegraf-configs Comma-separated list of Telegraf configuration IDs string
-t —token API token string INFLUX_TOKEN
—variable-names Comma-separated list of variable names string
—variables Comma-separated list of variable IDs string

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:

Export buckets by ID
1. influx export --buckets 0Xx0oox00XXoxxoo1,0Xx0oox00XXoxxoo2
Export buckets, labels, and dashboards by ID
1. influx export \
2. --buckets 0Xx0oox00XXoxxoo1,0Xx0oox00XXoxxoo2 \
3. --labels o0x0oox0Xxoxx001,o0x0oox0Xxoxx002 \
4. --dashboards 0XxXooXoo0xooXo0X1,0XxXooXoo0xooXo0X2
Export buckets, labels, and dashboards by name
1. influx export \
2. --bucket-names bucket1,bucket2,bucket3 \
3. --label-names label1,label2,label3 \
4. --dashboard-names dashboard1,dashboard2,dashboard3
Export all resources associated with a stack
1. influx export --stack-id 0Xx0oox00XXoxxoo1
Export resources both associated and not associated with a stack
1. influx export \
2. --stack-id 0Xx0oox00XXoxxoo1 \
3. --buckets o0x0oox0Xxoxx001,0XxXooXoo0xooXo0X2 \
4. --dashboard-names bucket1