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Use the influxctl CLI to query data

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Use the influxctl query command to query data in InfluxDB Clustered with SQL or InfluxQL.

Provide the following with your command:

  • Database token: A database token with read permissions on the queried database. By default, this uses the database setting from the influxctl connection profile or the --token command flag.

  • Database name: The name of the database to query. By default, this uses the database setting from the influxctl connection profile or the --database command flag.

  • Query language (Optional): The query language of the query. Use the --language flag to specify one of the following query languages:

    • sql (default)
    • influxql

  • Query: SQL or InfluxQL query to execute. Pass the query in one of the following ways:

    • a string on the command line
    • a path to a file that contains the query
    • a single dash (-) to read the query from stdin

SQL InfluxQL

string file stdin

influxctl query \
  --token 
DATABASE_TOKEN
 \
  --database 
DATABASE_NAME
 \
  "SELECT * FROM home"

influxctl query \
  --token 
DATABASE_TOKEN
 \
  --database 
DATABASE_NAME
 \
  /path/to/query.sql

cat ./query.sql | influxctl query \
  --token 
DATABASE_TOKEN
 \
  --database 
DATABASE_NAME
 \
  -

string file stdin

influxctl query \
  --token 
DATABASE_TOKEN
 \
  --database 
DATABASE_NAME
 \
  --language influxql \
  "SELECT * FROM home"

influxctl query \
  --token 
DATABASE_TOKEN
 \
  --database 
DATABASE_NAME
 \
  --language influxql \
  /path/to/query.influxql

cat ./query.influxql | influxctl query \
  --token 
DATABASE_TOKEN
 \
  --database 
DATABASE_NAME
 \
  --language influxql \
  -

Replace the following:

  • DATABASE_TOKEN: Database token with read access to the queried database
  • DATABASE_NAME: Name of the database to query

Output format

The influxctl query command supports the following output formats:

  • table (default)
  • json

Use the --format flag to specify the output format:

influxctl query \
  --format json \
  "SELECT * FROM home WHERE time >= '2022-01-01T08:00:00Z' LIMIT 5"

View example table-formatted results

View example JSON-formatted results

Timestamp format

When using the table output format, you can specify which of the following timestamp formats to use to display timestamp values in the query results:

influxctl query \
  --time-format unixnano \
  "SELECT * FROM home WHERE time >= '2022-01-01T08:00:00Z' LIMIT 5"

View example results with unix nanosecond timestamps

query sql influxql influxctl CLI

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Flux is going into maintenance mode. You can continue using it as you currently are without any changes to your code.

Flux is going into maintenance mode and will not be supported in InfluxDB 3.0. This was a decision based on the broad demand for SQL and the continued growth and adoption of InfluxQL. We are continuing to support Flux for users in 1.x and 2.x so you can continue using it with no changes to your code. If you are interested in transitioning to InfluxDB 3.0 and want to future-proof your code, we suggest using InfluxQL.

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