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influx backup	The `influx backup` command backs up data stored in InfluxDB.	influxdb_2_0_ref name parent influx backup influx	101	/v2.0/reference/cli/influx/backup/	backup	/influxdb/v2.0/backup-restore/backup/

The influx backup command backs up data stored in InfluxDB.

Usage

influx backup [flags]

Flags

Flag		Description	Input type	{{< cli/mapped >}}
	--configs-path	Path to influx CLI configurations (default ~/.influxdbv2/configs)	string	INFLUX_CONFIGS_PATH
-h	--help	Help for the backup command
	--host	HTTP address of InfluxDB (default http://localhost:9999)	string	INFLUX_HOST
-p	--path	Directory path to write backup files to	string	INFLUX_PATH
	--skip-verify	Skip TLS certificate verification
-t	--token	Authentication token	string	INFLUX_TOKEN