influx template validate
The influx template validate command validates the provided InfluxDB template.
Usage
influx template validate [flags]
Flags
| Flag | Description | Input Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
-e | --encoding | Template encoding | string |
-f | --file | Path to template file (supports HTTP(S) URLs or file paths) | stringArray |
-h | --help | Help for the validate command | |
-R | --recurse | Recurse through files in the directory specified in -f, --file |
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:
--host: InfluxDB host-o, --orgor--org-id: InfluxDB organization name or ID-t, --token: InfluxDB API token
Validate InfluxDB Templates:
Validate an InfluxDB template from a local file
influx template validate --file /path/to/template.yml
Validate InfluxDB templates from multiple files
influx template validate \
--file /path/to/template1.yml \
--file /path/to/template2.yml
Validate an InfluxDB template from a URL
influx template validate --file https://example.com/path/to/template.yml
Validate all InfluxDB templates in a directory
influx template validate \
--file /path/to/template/dir/ \
--recurse
Specify the encoding of the InfluxDB template to validate
influx template validate \
--file /path/to/template \
--encoding json
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