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influx config create

The influx config create command creates a InfluxDB connection configuration and stores it in the configs file (by default, stored at ~/.influxdbv2/configs).

Usage

influx config create [flags]

Flags

Flag Description Input type Maps to ?
-a --active Set the specified connection to be the active configuration.
-n --config-name (Required) Name of the new configuration. string
-h --help Help for the create command
--hide-headers Hide table headers (default false) INFLUX_HIDE_HEADERS
-u --host-url (Required) Connection URL for the new configuration. string
--json Output data as JSON (default false) INFLUX_OUTPUT_JSON
-o --org Organization name string
-t --token API token string INFLUX_TOKEN

Examples

Create a connection configuration and set it active
influx config create --active \
  -n config-name \
  -u http://localhost:8086 \
  -t mySuP3rS3cr3tT0keN \
  -o example-org
Create a connection configuration without setting it active
influx config create \
  -n config-name \
  -u http://localhost:8086 \
  -t mySuP3rS3cr3tT0keN \
  -o example-org

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