Manage tables
Tables are synonymous with measurements in InfluxDB 3 Core. They are typically created automatically when you write line protocol data, but you can also manually create them to define custom schemas or apply settings. before writing data.
Create a table
Use the influxdb3 create table command or the HTTP API to create a new table in a specified database in InfluxDB 3 Core. Provide the database name, table name, and tag columns.
# CLI
influxdb3 create table \
--tags tag1,tag2,tag3 \
--database <DATABASE_NAME> \
--token <AUTH_TOKEN> \
<TABLE_NAME>
# HTTP API
curl -X POST "http://localhost:8181/api/v3/configure/table" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer <AUTH_TOKEN>" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data '{"db": "<DATABASE_NAME>", "table": "<TABLE_NAME>", "tags": ["tag1", "tag2", "tag3"]}'List tables
Use the influxdb3 query command or the HTTP API to list tables in a specified database in InfluxDB 3 Core. Use SQL SHOW TABLES or InfluxQL SHOW MEASUREMENTS statements.
# CLI
influxdb3 query \
--database <DATABASE_NAME> \
--token <AUTH_TOKEN> \
"SHOW TABLES"
# HTTP API
curl --get "http://localhost:8181/api/v3/query_sql" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer <AUTH_TOKEN>" \
--data-urlencode "db=<DATABASE_NAME>" \
--data-urlencode "q=SHOW TABLES"Delete a table
Use the influxdb3 delete table command or the HTTP API to delete a table from a specified database in InfluxDB 3 Core. Supports both soft delete and hard delete operations.
# CLI
influxdb3 delete table \
--database <DATABASE_NAME> \
--token <AUTH_TOKEN> \
<TABLE_NAME>
# HTTP API
curl -X DELETE "http://localhost:8181/api/v3/configure/table?db=<DATABASE_NAME>&table=<TABLE_NAME>" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer <AUTH_TOKEN>"Was this page helpful?
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