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The influx backup command backs up data stored in InfluxDB to a specified directory.

Usage

influx backup [flags] path

Flags

Flag Description Input type {{< cli/mapped >}}
-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 By default, gzip argument enables compression on downloaded files. Set to none to disable compression. string
--configs-path Path to influx CLI configurations (default ~/.influxdbv2/configs) string INFLUX_CONFIGS_PATH
-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

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Back up all data to a directory
influx backup /path/to/backup/dir/
Back up all data to the current working directory
influx backup ./
Back up a specific bucket to a directory
influx backup --bucket example-bucket /path/to/backup/dir/