Create a bucket

There are two places you can create a bucket in the UI.

• Create a bucket from the Load Data menu
• Create a bucket in the Data Explorer

Create a bucket from the Load Data menu

1. In the navigation menu on the left, select Data (Load Data) > Buckets.

   Load Data

2. Click Create Bucket in the upper right.

3. Enter a Name for the bucket (see Bucket naming restrictions).

4. Select when to Delete Data:

   • Never to retain data forever.
   • Older than to choose a specific retention period.

5. Click Create to create the bucket.

Create a bucket in the Data Explorer

1. In the navigation menu on the left, select Explore (Data Explorer).

   Data Explorer

2. In the From panel in the Flux Builder, select + Create Bucket.

3. Enter a Name for the bucket (see Bucket naming restrictions).

4. Select when to Delete Data:

   • Never to retain data forever.
   • Older than to choose a specific retention period.

5. Click Create to create the bucket.

Use the influx bucket create command to create a new bucket.

Include the following flags with the command:

• -n, --name: Bucket name (see Bucket naming restrictions)
• -o, --org or --org-id: Organization name or ID
• -r, --retention: Bucket retention period (duration to keep data) in one of the following units:
  • nanoseconds (ns)
  • microseconds (us or µs)
  • milliseconds (ms)
  • seconds (s)
  • minutes (m)
  • hours (h)
  • days (d)
  • weeks (w)

# Syntax
influx bucket create \
  --name <bucket-name> \
  --org <org-name> \
  --retention <retention-period-duration>

# Example
influx bucket create \
  --name my-bucket \
  --org my-org \
  --retention 72h

To create a bucket with the InfluxDB HTTP API, send a request to the following endpoint:

POST https://localhost:8086/api/v2/buckets

Include the following in your request:

• Headers:
  • Authorization: Token scheme with your InfluxDB API token
  • Content-type: application/json
• Request body: JSON object with the following fields:
  * Required
  • * name: Bucket name (see Bucket naming restrictions)
  • * orgID: InfluxDB organization ID
  • description: Bucket description
  • retentionRules: JSON array containing a single object with the following fields:
    • type: expire
    • everySecond: Number of seconds to retain data (0 means forever)
    • shardGroupDuration: Number of seconds to retain shard groups (0 means forever)

Example

The URL depends on the version and location of your InfluxDB 2.9 instance (see InfluxDB URLs).

INFLUX_TOKEN=YOUR_API_TOKEN
INFLUX_ORG_ID=YOUR_ORG_ID

curl --request POST \
  "http://localhost:8086/api/v2/buckets" \
  --header "Authorization: Token ${INFLUX_TOKEN}" \
  --header "Content-type: application/json" \
  --data '{
    "orgID": "'"${INFLUX_ORG_ID}"'",
    "name": "iot-center",
    "retentionRules": [
      {
        "type": "expire",
        "everySeconds": 86400,
        "shardGroupDurationSeconds": 0
      }
    ]
  }'

For information about InfluxDB API options and response codes, see InfluxDB API Buckets documentation.