Update a bucket

Use the InfluxDB user interface (UI), the influx command line interface (CLI), or the InfluxDB HTTP API to update a bucket.

Note that updating a bucket’s name will affect any resources that reference the bucket by name, including the following:

• Queries
• Dashboards
• Tasks
• Telegraf configurations
• Templates

If you change a bucket name, be sure to update the bucket name in the above places and any resources that reference it.

Update a bucket’s name in the InfluxDB UI

1. In the navigation menu on the left, select Load Data > Buckets.

   Load Data

2. Click Settings to the right of the bucket you want to rename.

3. Click Rename.

4. Review the information in the window that appears and click I understand, let's rename my bucket.

5. Update the bucket’s name and click Change Bucket Name.

Update a bucket’s retention period in the InfluxDB UI

1. In the navigation menu on the left, select Load Data > Buckets.

   Load Data

2. Click Settings next to the bucket you want to update.

3. In the window that appears, under Delete data, select a retention period:

   • Never: data in the bucket is retained indefinitely.
   • Older Than: select a predefined retention period from the dropdown menu.

   Use the influx bucket update command or the InfluxDB HTTP API PATCH /api/v2/buckets endpoint to set a custom retention period.

4. Click Save Changes.

Update a bucket using the influx CLI

Use the influx bucket update command to update a bucket. Updating a bucket requires the following:

• The bucket ID (provided in the output of influx bucket list)

Update the name of a bucket

# Syntax
influx bucket update -i <bucket-id> -n <new-bucket-name>

# Example
influx bucket update -i 034ad714fdd6f000 -n my-new-bucket

Update a bucket’s retention period

Valid retention period duration units:

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

# Syntax
influx bucket update -i <bucket-id> -r <retention period with units>

# Example
influx bucket update -i 034ad714fdd6f000 -r 1209600000000000ns

Update a bucket using the HTTP API

Use the InfluxDB HTTP API PATCH /api/v2/buckets endpoint to update a bucket.

Updating a bucket requires the following:

• The bucket ID (provided in the output of the GET /api/v2/buckets/ endpoint)

You can update the following bucket properties:

• name (see bucket naming restrictions)
• description
• retention rules

1. To find the bucket ID, send a request to the HTTP API GET /api/v2/buckets/ endpoint to retrieve the list of buckets.

   GET https://cloud2.influxdata.com/api/v2/buckets

2. Send a request to the HTTP API PATCH /api/v2/buckets/{BUCKET_ID} endpoint.

   In the URL path, specify the ID of the bucket from the previous step that you want to update. In the request body, set the properties that you want to update–for example:

   PATCH https://cloud2.influxdata.com/api/v2/buckets/{BUCKET_ID}

   {
     "name": "air_sensor",
     "description": "bucket holding air sensor data",
     "retentionRules": [
         {
             "type": "expire",
             "everySeconds": 2592000
         }
     ]
   }