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

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

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

Examples

• Update Flux task code
• Enable or disable a Flux task

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

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

{{< api-endpoint method="patch" endpoint="/kapacitor/v1/api/v2/tasks/{taskID}" >}}

Provide the following with your request ({{< req type="key" >}}):

Headers

• {{< req "*" >}} Content-type: application/json

Path parameters

• {{< req "*" >}} 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
• Enable or disable a Flux task
• Override Flux task options

Update Flux task code

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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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