influx query
This page documents an earlier version of InfluxDB. InfluxDB v2.4 is the latest stable version. View this page in the v2.4 documentation.
The influx query command executes a literal Flux query provided as a string
or a literal Flux query contained in a file.
Usage
influx query [query literal] [flags]
Remove unnecessary columns in large datasets
When using the influx query command to query and download large datasets,
drop columns such as _start and _stop to optimize the download file size.
// ...
|> drop(columns: ["_start", "_stop"])
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 query command | ||
--host | HTTP address of InfluxDB (default http://localhost:8086) | string | INFLUX_HOST | |
--http-debug | Inspect communication with InfluxDB servers. | string | ||
-o | --org | Organization name (mutually exclusive with --org-id) | string | INFLUX_ORG |
--org-id | Organization ID (mutually exclusive with --org) | string | INFLUX_ORG_ID | |
-p | --profilers | Flux query profilers to enable (comma-separated) | string | |
-r | --raw | Output raw query results (annotated CSV) | ||
--skip-verify | Skip TLS certificate verification | INFLUX_SKIP_VERIFY | ||
-t | --token | API token | string | INFLUX_TOKEN |
Examples
Authentication credentials
The examples below assume your InfluxDB host, organization, and token are
provided by the active influx CLI configuration.
If you do not have a CLI configuration set up, use the appropriate flags to provide these required credentials.
- Query InfluxDB with a Flux string
- Query InfluxDB using a Flux file
- Query InfluxDB and return annotated CSV
- Query InfluxDB and append query profile data to results
Query InfluxDB with a Flux string
influx query 'from(bucket:"example-bucket") |> range(start:-1m)'
Query InfluxDB with a Flux file
influx query --file /path/to/example-query.flux
Query InfluxDB and return annotated CSV
influx query 'from(bucket:"example-bucket") |> range(start:-1m)' --raw
Query InfluxDB and append query profile data to results
For more information about profilers, see Flux profilers.
influx query \
--profilers operator,query \
'from(bucket:"example-bucket") |> range(start:-1m)'
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