docs-v2/content/flux/v0.x/stdlib/universe/bytes.md

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bytes() function	The `bytes()` function converts a single value to bytes.	/influxdb/v2.0/reference/flux/functions/built-in/transformations/type-conversions/bytes/ /influxdb/v2.0/reference/flux/stdlib/built-in/transformations/type-conversions/bytes/ /influxdb/cloud/reference/flux/stdlib/built-in/transformations/type-conversions/bytes/	flux_0_x_ref name parent bytes universe	102	type-conversions	/flux/v0.x/data-types/basic/bytes/	0.40.0

The bytes() function converts a single value to bytes.

Output data type: Bytes

bytes(v: "1m")

Parameters

v

The value to convert.

Examples

from(bucket: "sensor-data")
    |> range(start: -1m)
    |> map(fn: (r) => ({r with _value: bytes(v: r._value)}))