influx task create
The influx task create command creates a task in InfluxDB.
Usage
influx task create [task literal] [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 |
|
-f |
--file |
Path to Flux script file | string | |
-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 |
||
-o |
--org |
Organization name (mutually exclusive with --org-id) |
string | INFLUX_ORG |
--org-id |
Organization ID (mutually exclusive with --org) |
string | INFLUX_ORG_ID |
|
--skip-verify |
Skip TLS certificate verification | INFLUX_SKIP_VERIFY |
||
-t |
--token |
API token | string | INFLUX_TOKEN |
Example
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.
Create a task using raw Flux
export FLUX_TASK='
option task = {
name: "Example Task",
every: 1d
}
from(bucket: "example-bucket")
|> range(start: -task.every)
|> filter(fn: (r) => (r._measurement == "m")
|> aggregateWindow(every: 1h, fn: mean)
|> to(bucket: "default-ds-1d", org: "my-org")
'
influx task create $FLUX_TASK
Create a task from a file
influx task create --file /path/to/example-task.flux
Support and feedback
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