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influx apply	The `influx apply` command applies InfluxDB templates.	influxdb_2_0_ref name parent influx apply influx	101	/influxdb/v2.0/reference/cli/influx/pkg/	templates

The influx apply command applies InfluxDB templates. For information about finding and using InfluxDB templates, see Use InfluxDB templates.

Usage

influx apply [flags]

Flags

Flag		Description	Input Type	{{< cli/mapped >}}
-c	--active-config	CLI configuration to use for command	string
	--configs-path	Path to influx CLI configurations (default ~/.influxdbv2/configs)	string	INFLUX_CONFIGS_PATH
	--disable-color	Disable color in output
	--disable-table-borders	Disable table borders
-e	--encoding	Encoding of the input stream	string
	--env-ref	Environment references to provide with the template (format: --env-ref=REF_KEY=REF_VALUE)	string
-f	--file	Path to template file (supports HTTP(S) URLs or file paths)	string
	--filter	Resources to skip when applying the template (filter by kind or resource)	string
	--force	Ignore warnings about destructive changes
-h	--help	Help for the apply command
	--host	HTTP address of InfluxDB (default http://localhost:8086)	string	INFLUX_HOST
	--json	Output data as JSON		INFLUX_OUTPUT_JSON
-o	--org	Organization name that owns the bucket	string	INFLUX_ORG
	--org-id	Organization ID that owns the bucket	string	INFLUX_ORG_ID
-q	--quiet	Disable output printing
-R	--recurse	Recurse through files in the directory specified in -f, --file
	--secret	Secrets to provide with the template (format: --secret=SECRET_KEY=SECRET_VALUE)	string
	--skip-verify	Skip TLS certificate verification
	--stack-id	Stack ID to associate when applying the template	string
-t	--token	Authentication token	string	INFLUX_TOKEN

Examples

# Apply a template from a file.
influx apply -f path/to/template.json

# Apply a template from a URL.
influx apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/influxdata/community-templates/master/docker/docker.yml

# Apply a stack that has associated templates.
influx apply --stack-id $STACK_ID

# Apply a template associated with a stack.
# Stacks make template application idempotent.
influx apply -f path/to/template.json --stack-id $STACK_ID

# Apply multiple template files together.
influx apply \
  -f path/to/template_1.json \
  -f path/to/template_2.yml

# Apply a template from STDIN.
cat template.json | influx apply --encoding json

# Apply all templates in a directory.
influx apply -f path/to/template_directory

# Recurse through a directory and its subdirectories and apply all templates.
influx apply -R -f path/to/template_directory

# Apply templates from multiple sources – directory, file, and URL.
influx apply \
  -f path/to/template.yml
  -f path/to/templates_directory
  -u https://example.com/template.json

# Apply a template, but skip resources. The following example skips all buckets
# and the dashboard whose metadata.name field matches "example-dashboard".

# Filter format:
#	--filter=kind=Bucket
#	--filter=resource=Label:$Label_TMPL_NAME

influx apply \
	-f path/to/template.yml \
	--filter kind=Bucket \
	--filter resource=Dashboard:example-dashboard