influx task create
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The influx task create command creates a task in InfluxDB.
Usage
influx task create [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 | |
-r | --cron | (InfluxDB Cloud only) Cron expression to define when the task runs | string | |
-e | --every | (InfluxDB Cloud only) Interval at which the task runs | string | |
-f | --file | Path to Flux script file | string | |
-h | --help | Help for the create 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 | ||
--json | Output data as JSON (default false) | INFLUX_OUTPUT_JSON | ||
-n | --name | (InfluxDB Cloud only) Task name | 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 | |
--skip-verify | Skip TLS certificate verification | INFLUX_SKIP_VERIFY | ||
--script-id | (InfluxDB Cloud only) Invokable script ID to execute | string | ||
--script-params | (InfluxDB Cloud only) Invokable script JSON parameters | 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
Create a task using raw Flux
export 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 create $FLUX_TASK
Create a task from a file
influx task create --file /path/to/example-task.flux
Create a task using an invokable script
influx task create \
--name "my task" \
--every "10h" \
--script-id 0001234
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