Task configuration options

Task options define specific information about a task. They are set in a Flux script or in the InfluxDB user interface (UI). The following task options are available:

• name
• every
• cron
• offset

name

The name of the task. Required.

Data type: String

In Flux:

option task = {
    name: "taskName",
    // ...
}

every

The interval at which the task runs. This option also determines when the task first starts to run, depending on the specified time (in duration literal).

Data type: Duration

For example, if you save or schedule a task at 2:30 and run the task every hour (1h):

option task = {name: "aggregation", every: 1h}

The task first executes at 3:00pm, and subsequently every hour after that.

In Flux:

option task = {
    // ...
    every: 1h,
}

cron

The cron expression that defines the schedule on which the task runs. Cron scheduling is based on system time.

Data type: String

In Flux:

option task = {
    // ...
    cron: "0 * * * *",
}

offset

Delays the execution of the task but preserves the original time range. For example, if a task is to run on the hour, a 10m offset will delay it to 10 minutes after the hour, but all time ranges defined in the task are relative to the specified execution time. A common use case is offsetting execution to account for data that may arrive late.

Data type: Duration

In Flux:

option task = {
    // ...
    offset: 10m,
}