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influx export	The `influx export` command exports existing resources as an InfluxDB template.	v2_0_ref parent influx	101	/v2.0/reference/cli/influx/pkg/export/	/v2.0/influxdb-templates/create/

The influx export command exports existing resources as an InfluxDB template. For detailed examples of exporting InfluxDB templates, see Create an InfluxDB template.

Usage

influx export [flags]
influx export [command]

Available subcommands

Subcommand	Description
all	Export all resources in an organization as a template
stack	Export all resources associated with a stack as a template

Flags

Flag		Description	Input Type	{{< cli/mapped >}}
	--buckets	Comma-separated list of bucket IDs	string
	--checks	Comma-separated list of check IDs	string
	--configs-path	Path to influx CLI configurations (default ~/.influxdbv2/configs)	string	INFLUX_CONFIGS_PATH
	--dashboards	Comma-separated list of dashboard IDs	string
	--endpoints	Comma-separated list of notification endpoint IDs	string
-f	--file	Template output file. Defaults to stdout. Use .yml or .json file extensions.	string
-h	--help	Help for the export command
	--host	HTTP address of InfluxDB (default http://localhost:9999)	string	INFLUX_HOST
	--labels	Comma-separated list of label IDs	string
	--resource-type	Resource type associated with all IDs via stdin	string
	--rules	Comma-separated list of notification rule IDs	string
	--skip-verify	Skip TLS certificate verification
	--stack-id	Stack ID to include resources from in export	string
	--tasks	Comma-separated list of task IDs	string
	--telegraf-configs	Comma-separated list of Telegraf configuration IDs	string
-t	--token	Authentication token	string	INFLUX_TOKEN
	--variables	Comma-separated list of variable IDs	string

Examples

# Export buckets by ID
influx export --buckets=$ID1,$ID2,$ID3

# Export buckets, labels, and dashboards by ID
influx export \
  --buckets=$BID1,$BID2,$BID3 \
  --labels=$LID1,$LID2,$LID3 \
  --dashboards=$DID1,$DID2,$DID3

# Export all resources associated with a stack
influx export --stack-id $STACK_ID

# Export resources associated with a stack and resources
# *not* associated with the stack
influx export --stack-id $STACK_ID --buckets $BUCKET_ID