---
title: influx backup
description: The influx backup command backs up data stored in InfluxDB.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb3/cloud-serverless/reference/cli/influx/backup/
estimated_tokens: 1716
product: InfluxDB Cloud Serverless
version: cloud-serverless
---

# influx backup

-   influx CLI 2.0.0+
-   InfluxDB OSS only
-   Updated in CLI v2.0.2

#### Works with InfluxDB OSS 2.x

The `influx backup` command works with **InfluxDB OSS 2.x**, but does not work with **InfluxDB Cloud**. For information about backing up data in InfluxDB Cloud, see [InfluxDB Cloud Serverless durability](/influxdb3/cloud-serverless/reference/internals/durability/).

The `influx backup` command backs up data stored in InfluxDB to a specified directory.

## Usage

```
influx backup [flags] path
```

## Flags

| Flag |  | Description | Input type | Maps to ? |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| -c | --active-config | CLI configuration to use for command | string |  |
|  | --bucket-id | ID of the bucket to back up from (mutually exclusive with --bucket) | string |  |
| -b | --bucket | Name of the bucket to back up from (mutually exclusive with --bucket-id) | string |  |
|  | --compression | Compression for local backup files. Defaults to gzip. Set to none to disable. If --gzip-compression-level=none and --compression is unset, defaults to none. | string |  |
|  | --configs-path | Path to influx CLI configurations (default ~/.influxdbv2/configs) | string | INFLUX_CONFIGS_PATH |
|  | --gzip-compression-level | Server-side gzip compression level for the backup download: default, full (best compression), speedy (fastest), or none. (2.8.0+) | string |  |
| -h | --help | Help for the backup 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 |
| -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 | string | 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 either the [active `influx` CLI configuration](/influxdb/cloud-serverless/reference/cli/influx/#provide-required-authentication-credentials) 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](/influxdb/cloud-serverless/reference/urls/)
-   `-o, --org` or `--org-id`: InfluxDB organization name or ID
-   `-t, --token`: InfluxDB API token

-   [Back up all data to a directory](#back-up-all-data-to-a-directory)
-   [Back up all data to the current working directory](#back-up-all-data-to-the-current-working-directory)
-   [Back up a specific bucket to a directory](#back-up-a-specific-bucket-to-a-directory)
-   [Back up using a faster server-side compression level](#back-up-using-a-faster-server-side-compression-level)

##### Back up all data to a directory

```sh
influx backup /path/to/backup/dir/
```

##### Back up all data to the current working directory

```sh
influx backup ./
```

##### Back up a specific bucket to a directory

```sh
influx backup --bucket example-bucket /path/to/backup/dir/
```

##### Back up using a faster server-side compression level

*Requires InfluxDB 2.9.0+ and `influx` CLI 2.8.0+.*

```sh
influx backup --gzip-compression-level speedy /path/to/backup/dir/
```

#### Related

-   [influx CLI—Provide required authentication credentials](/influxdb3/cloud-serverless/reference/cli/influx/#provide-required-authentication-credentials)
-   [influx CLI—Flag patterns and conventions](/influxdb3/cloud-serverless/reference/cli/influx/#flag-patterns-and-conventions)