docs-v2/content/shared/influxdb-v2/reference/cli/influx/task/create.md

The influx task create command creates a task in InfluxDB.

Usage

influx task create [task literal] [flags]

Flags

Flag		Description	Input type	{{< cli/mapped >}}
-c	--active-config	CLI configuration to use for command	string
	--configs-path	Path to influx CLI configurations (default ~/.influxdbv2/configs)	string	INFLUX_CONFIGS_PATH
-r	--cron	(InfluxDB Cloud only) Cron expression to define when the task runs	string
-e	--every	(InfluxDB Cloud only) Interval at which the task runs	string
-f	--file	Path to Flux script file	string
-h	--help	Help for the create 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
-n	--name	(InfluxDB Cloud only) Task name	string
-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		INFLUX_SKIP_VERIFY
	--script-id	(InfluxDB Cloud only) Invokable script ID to execute	string
	--script-params	(InfluxDB Cloud only) Invokable script JSON parameters	string
-t	--token	API token	string	INFLUX_TOKEN

Example

{{< cli/influx-creds-note >}}

Create a task using raw Flux

export FLUX_TASK='
  option task = {
    name: "Example Task",
    every: 1d
  }

  from(bucket: "example-bucket")
    |> range(start: -task.every)
    |> filter(fn: (r) => r._measurement == "m")
    |> aggregateWindow(every: 1h, fn: mean)
    |> to(bucket: "default-ds-1d", org: "my-org")
'

influx task create $FLUX_TASK

Create a task from a file

influx task create --file /path/to/example-task.flux

Create a task using an invokable script

influx task create \
  --name "my task" \
  --every "10h" \
  --script-id 0001234