docs-v2/content/v2.0/visualize-data/variables/common-variables.md

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Common variable queries	Useful queries to use to populate values in common dashboard variable use cases.	v2_0 parent name Use and manage variables Common variable queries	208	variables

List buckets

List all buckets in the current organization.

Flux functions: buckets(), rename(), keep()

buckets()
  |> rename(columns: {"name": "_value"})
  |> keep(columns: ["_value"])

List measurements

List all measurements in a specified bucket.

Flux package: InfluxDB v1
Flux functions: v1.measurements()

import "influxdata/influxdb/v1"
v1.measurements(bucket: "bucket-name")

List fields in a measurement

List all fields in a specified bucket and measurement.

Flux package: InfluxDB v1
Flux functions: v1.measurementTagValues()

import "influxdata/influxdb/v1"
v1.measurementTagValues(
  bucket: "bucket-name",
  measurement: "measurment-name",
  tag: "_field"
)

List unique tag values

List all unique tag values for a specific tag in a specified bucket. The example below lists all unique values of the host tag.

Flux package: InfluxDB v1
Flux functions: v1.measurements()

import "influxdata/influxdb/v1"
v1.tagValues(bucket: "bucket-name", tag: "host")

List Docker containers

List all Docker containers when using the Docker Telegraf plugin.

Telegraf plugin: Docker
Flux package: InfluxDB v1
Flux functions: v1.tagValues()

import "influxdata/influxdb/v1"
v1.tagValues(bucket: "bucket-name", tag: "container_name")

List Kubernetes pods

List all Kubernetes pods when using the Kubernetes Telegraf plugin.

Telegraf plugin: Kubernetes
Flux package: InfluxDB v1
Flux functions: v1.measurementTagValues()

import "influxdata/influxdb/v1"
v1.measurementTagValues(
  bucket: "bucket-name",
  measurement: "kubernetes_pod_container",
  tag: "pod_name"
)

List Kubernetes nodes

List all Kubernetes nodes when using the Kubernetes Telegraf plugin.

Telegraf plugin: Kubernetes
Flux package: InfluxDB v1
Flux functions: v1.measurementTagValues()

import "influxdata/influxdb/v1"
v1.measurementTagValues(
  bucket: "bucket-name",
  measurement: "kubernetes_node",
  tag: "node_name"
)