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influx write	The `influx write` command writes data to InfluxDB via stdin or from a specified file. Write data using line protocol or annotated CSV.	influxdb_2_0_ref name parent influx write influx	101	write	/influxdb/v2.0/write-data/ /influxdb/v2.0/write-data/csv/

The influx write command writes data to InfluxDB via stdin or from a specified file. Write data using line protocol or annotated CSV.

Usage

influx write [flags]
influx write [command]

Subcommands

Subcommand	Description
dryrun	Write to stdout instead of InfluxDB

Flags

Flag		Description	Input type	{{< cli/mapped >}}
-c	--active-config	CLI configuration to use for command	string
-b	--bucket	Bucket name	string	INFLUX_BUCKET_NAME
	--bucket-id	Bucket ID	string	INFLUX_BUCKET_ID
	--configs-path	Path to influx CLI configurations (default ~/.influxdbv2/configs)	string	INFLUX_CONFIGS_PATH
	--debug	Output errors to stderr
	--encoding	Character encoding of input (default UTF-8)	string
	--error-file	Path to a file used for recording rejected row errors	string
-f	--file	File to import	string
	--format	Input format (lp or csv, default lp)	string
	--header	Prepend header line to CSV input data	string
-h	--help	Help for the dryrun command
	--host	HTTP address of InfluxDB (default http://localhost:9999)	string	INFLUX_HOST
-o	--org	Organization name	string	INFLUX_ORG
	--org-id	Organization ID	string	INFLUX_ORG_ID
-p	--precision	Precision of the timestamps (default ns)	string	INFLUX_PRECISION
	--skipHeader	Skip first n rows of input data	integer
	--skipRowOnError	Output CSV errors to stderr, but continue processing
	--skip-verify	Skip TLS certificate verification
-t	--token	Authentication token	string	INFLUX_TOKEN
-u	--url	URL to import data from	string