influx task update
This page documents an earlier version of InfluxDB. InfluxDB v2.7 is the latest stable version. View this page in the v2.7 documentation.
The influx task update command updates information related to tasks in InfluxDB.
Usage
influx task update [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 update 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 | ||
-i | --id | (Required) Task ID | string | |
--json | Output data as JSON (default false) | INFLUX_OUTPUT_JSON | ||
--skip-verify | Skip TLS certificate verification | INFLUX_SKIP_VERIFY | ||
--status | Update task status (active or inactive) | string | ||
-t | --token | API token | string | INFLUX_TOKEN |
Example
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
Update a task from a Flux string
export UPDATED_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 update $UPDATED_FLUX_TASK
Update a task from a Flux file
influx task update --file /path/to/example-task.flux
Enable a task
influx task update --status active
Disable a task
influx task update --status inactive
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