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

The influx scripts create command creates an invokable script in InfluxDB.

Usage

influx scripts create [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
-d	--description	({{< req >}}) Purpose or functionality of the script	string
-f	--file	Path to file containing the script to be executed	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
-l	--language	({{< req >}}) Language the script is written in	string
-n	--name	({{< req >}}) Script name of the script	string
-s	--script	Contents of the script to be executed	string
	--skip-verify	Skip TLS certificate verification		INFLUX_SKIP_VERIFY
-t	--token	API token	string	INFLUX_TOKEN

Example

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

Create a script using raw Flux

export FLUX_SCRIPT='
  from(bucket: "example-bucket")
    |> range(start: -10h)
    |> filter(fn: (r) => r._measurement == "m")
    |> aggregateWindow(every: 1h, fn: mean)
    |> to(bucket: "default-ds-1d", org: "my-org")
'

influx scripts create \
  -n "example-script" \
  -d "a simple example" \
  -l "flux" \
  -s $FLUX_SCRIPT

Create a script from a file

influx scripts create \
  -n "example-script" \
  -d "a simple example" \
  -l "flux" \
  -f /path/to/example-script.flux