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Update Kapacitor Flux tasks

Use the kapacitor CLI or the Kapacitor HTTP API to update Kapacitor Flux tasks.

Use the kapacitor flux task update command to update Kapacitor Flux tasks. Provide the following flags:

* Required

  • * -i, --id: Task ID
  • --status: Updated tasks status (active or inactive)
  • -f, --file: Path to updated Flux script file

Examples

Update Flux task code
kapacitor flux task update \
  --id 000x00xX0xXXx00
  --file /path/to/updated-task.flux
Enable or disable a Flux task
kapacitor flux task update \
  --id 000x00xX0xXXx00
  --status inactive

Use the following request method and endpoint to update a new Kapacitor Flux task.

PATCH /kapacitor/v1/api/v2/tasks/{taskID}

Provide the following with your request (* Required):

Headers

  • * Content-type: application/json

Path parameters

  • * taskID: Task ID to update

Request body

JSON object with the following schema:

  • cron: Override the cron Flux task option
  • description: New task description
  • every: Override the every Flux task option
  • flux: New Flux task code
  • name: Override the name Flux task option
  • offset: Override the offset Flux task option
  • status: New Flux task status (active or inactive)

API Examples

The following examples use the task ID 000x00xX0xXXx00.

Update Flux task code
curl --request PATCH 'http://localhost:9092/kapacitor/v1/api/v2/tasks/000x00xX0xXXx00' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
    "flux": "option task = {name: \"Updated task name\", every: 1h}\n\nhost = \"http://localhost:8086\"\ntoken = \"\"\n\nfrom(bucket: \"db/rp\", host:host, token:token)\n\t|> range(start: -1h)\n\t|> filter(fn: (r) =>\n\t\t(r._measurement == \"cpu\"))\n\t|> filter(fn: (r) =>\n\t\t(r._field == \"usage_system\"))\n\t|> filter(fn: (r) =>\n\t\t(r.cpu == \"cpu-total\"))\n\t|> aggregateWindow(every: 1h, fn: max)\n\t|> to(bucket: \"cpu_usage_user_total_1h\", host:host, token:token)"
}'
Enable or disable a Flux task
curl --request PATCH 'http://localhost:9092/kapacitor/v1/api/v2/tasks/000x00xX0xXXx00' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{"status": "inactive"}'
Override Flux task options
curl --request PATCH 'http://localhost:9092/kapacitor/v1/api/v2/tasks/000x00xX0xXXx00' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
    "every": "1d",
    "name": "New task name",
    "offset": "15m"
}'

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