--- 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: 2313 publisher: InfluxData canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb3/cloud-serverless/reference/cli/influx/backup/ date: '2025-04-02T15:54:32-06:00' lastmod: '2025-04-02T15:54:32-06:00' --- * 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 [?](/influxdb/cloud-serverless/reference/cli/influx/#view-mapped-environment-variables)| |----|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |`-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) | Flag | | Description | Input type | Maps to ? | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 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 |