| title |
description |
menu |
weight |
influxdb/v2.0/tags |
related |
| influx backup |
The `influx backup` command backs up data stored in InfluxDB to a specified directory. |
| influxdb_2_0_ref |
| name |
parent |
| influx backup |
influx |
|
|
101 |
|
| /influxdb/v2.0/backup-restore/backup/ |
| /influxdb/v2.0/reference/cli/influx/#provide-required-authentication-credentials, influx CLI—Provide required authentication credentials |
| /influxdb/v2.0/reference/cli/influx/#flag-patterns-and-conventions, influx CLI—Flag patterns and conventions |
|
The influx backup command backs up data stored in InfluxDB to a specified directory.
Usage
influx backup [flags] path
Flags
| Flag |
|
Description |
Input type |
{{< cli/mapped >}} |
-c |
--active-config |
CLI configuration to use for command |
string |
|
|
--bucket-id |
ID of the bucket to back up from (mutually exclusive with --bucket) |
string |
|
-b |
--bucket |
Name of the bucket to back up from (mutually exclusive with --bucket-id) |
string |
|
|
--configs-path |
Path to influx CLI configurations (default ~/.influxdbv2/configs) |
string |
INFLUX_CONFIGS_PATH |
-h |
--help |
Help for the backup command |
|
|
|
--hide-headers |
Hide table headers (default false) |
|
INFLUX_HIDE_HEADERS |
|
--host |
HTTP address of InfluxDB (default: http://localhost:8086) |
string |
INFLUX_HOST |
|
--json |
Output data as JSON (default false) |
|
INFLUX_OUTPUT_JSON |
-o |
--org |
Organization name (mutually exclusive with --org-id) |
string |
INFLUX_ORG |
|
--org-id |
Organization ID (mutually exclusive with --org) |
string |
INFLUX_ORG_ID |
|
--skip-verify |
Skip TLS certificate verification |
string |
|
-t |
--token |
Authentication token |
string |
INFLUX_TOKEN |
Examples
{{< cli/influx-creds-note >}}
Back up all data to a directory
influx backup /path/to/backup/dir/
Back up all data to the current working directory
influx backup ./
Back up a specific bucket to a directory
influx backup --bucket example-bucket /path/to/backup/dir/