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influx bucket update

The influx bucket update command updates information associated with buckets in InfluxDB.

Usage

influx bucket update [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 Bucket description string
-h --help Help for the update 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
-i --id (Required) Bucket ID string
--json Output data as JSON (default false) INFLUX_OUTPUT_JSON
-n --name New bucket name string INFLUX_BUCKET_NAME
-r --retention New duration bucket will retain data duration
--shard-group-duration Custom shard group duration for the bucket (OSS only) string
--skip-verify Skip TLS certificate verification INFLUX_SKIP_VERIFY
-t --token API token string INFLUX_TOKEN

Retention periods

The minimum retention period is one hour. Valid --retention units:

  • nanoseconds (ns)
  • microseconds (us or µs)
  • milliseconds (ms)
  • seconds (s)
  • minutes (m)
  • hours (h)
  • days (d)
  • weeks (w)

Examples

Authentication credentials

The examples below assume your InfluxDB host, organization, and token are provided by the active influx CLI configuration. If you do not have a CLI configuration set up, use the appropriate flags to provide these required credentials.

Update the name of a bucket
influx bucket update \
  --id 06c86c40a9f36000 \
  --name new-bucket-name
Update the retention period of a bucket
influx bucket update \
  --id 06c86c40a9f36000 \
  --retention 90d
Update the shard group duration of a bucket

Custom shard group durations are only supported in InfluxDB OSS. The shard group duration must be shorter than the buckets retention period.

influx bucket update \
  --id 06c86c40a9f36000 \
  --shard-group-duration 2d

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