Warning! This page documents an earlier version of InfluxDB, which is no longer actively developed. InfluxDB v1.8 is the most recent stable version of InfluxDB.
The influx command line interface (CLI) includes commands to manage many aspects of InfluxDB, including databases, organizations, users, and tasks.
Usage
influx [flags]
Flags
| Flag | Description |
|---|---|
-version |
Display the version and exit |
-host |
HTTP address of InfluxDB (default: http://localhost:8086) |
-port |
Port to connect to |
-socket |
Unix socket to connect to |
-databasedatabase name`` |
Database to connect to the server |
-passwordpassword`` |
Password to connect to the server. Leaving blank will prompt for password (–password “). |
-usernameusername` |
Username to connect to the server |
-ssl |
Use https for requests |
-unsafessl |
Set this when connecting to the cluster using https |
-execute |
Execute command and quit |
-type |
Specify the query language for executing commands or when invoking the REPL. |
-format |
Specify the format of the server responses: json, csv, or column |
-precision |
Specify the format of the timestamp: rfc3339, h, m, s, ms, u or ns |
-consistency |
Set write consistency level: any, one, quorum, or all |
-pretty |
Turns on pretty print for JSON format |
-import |
Import a previous database export from file |
-pps |
Points per second the import will allow. The default is 0 and will not throttle importing. |
-path |
Path to file to import |
-compressed |
Set to true if the import file is compressed |