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influxdb3 write

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The influxdb3 write command writes data to your InfluxDB 3 Enterprise server.

Usage

influxdb3 write [OPTIONS] --database <DATABASE_NAME> [LINE_PROTOCOL]...
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Aliases

write, w

Arguments

  • LINE_PROTOCOL: The line protocol to write to InfluxDB 3 Enterprise. Provide the line protocol in one of the following ways:

    • a string
    • a path to a file that contains the line protocol using the --file option
    • from stdin

Options

OptionDescription
-H--hostHost URL of the running InfluxDB 3 Enterprise server (default is http://127.0.0.1:8181)
-d--database(Required) Name of the database to operate on
--tokenAuthentication token
-f--fileA file that contains line protocol to write
--accept-partialAccept partial writes
-h--helpPrint help information

Option environment variables

You can use the following environment variables to set command options:

Environment VariableOption
INFLUXDB3_HOST_URL--host
INFLUXDB3_DATABASE_NAME--database
INFLUXDB3_AUTH_TOKEN--token

Examples

In the examples below, replace DATABASE_NAME: with the name of the database to query.

Write line protocol to your InfluxDB 3 server

string file stdin

influxdb3 write --database 
DATABASE_NAME
 \
  'home,room=Living\ Room temp=21.1,hum=35.9,co=0i 1743148800'
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influxdb3 write --database 
DATABASE_NAME
 --file ./data.lp
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cat ./data.lp | influxdb3 write --database 
DATABASE_NAME
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Write line protocol and accept partial writes

string file stdin

influxdb3 write \
  --accept-partial \
  --database 
DATABASE_NAME
 \
  'home,room=Living\ Room temp=21.1,hum=35.9,co=0i 1743148800'
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influxdb3 write \
  --accept-partial \
  --database 
DATABASE_NAME
 \
  --file ./data.lp
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cat ./data.lp | influxdb3 write \
  --accept-partial \
  --database 
DATABASE_NAME
 \
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