influxctl table create
The influxctl table create command creates a new table in the specified
database in an InfluxDB cluster.
Custom partitioning
You can override the default partition template (the partition template of the target database)
with the --template-tag, --template-tag-bucket, and --template-timeformat
flags when you create the table.
Provide a time format using Rust strftime, partition by specific tag, or partition tag values
into a specified number of “buckets.”
Each of these can be used as part of the partition template.
Be sure to follow partitioning best practices.
Always provide a time format when using custom partitioning
If defining a custom partition template for your table with any of the
--template-* flags, always include the --template-timeformat flag with a
time format to use in your partition template.
Otherwise, InfluxDB omits time from the partition template and won’t compact partitions.
Usage
influxctl table create [flags] <DATABASE_NAME> <TABLE_NAME>
Arguments
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| DATABASE_NAME | Name of the target database |
| TABLE_NAME | Table name |
Flags
| Flag | Description | |
|---|---|---|
--template-tag |
Tag to add to partition template (can include multiple of this flag) | |
--template-tag-bucket |
Tag and number of buckets to partition tag values into separated by a comma–for example: tag1,100 (can include multiple of this flag) |
|
--template-timeformat |
Timestamp format for partition template | |
-h |
--help |
Output command help |
Also see influxctl global flags.
Examples
In the following examples, replace:
DATABASE_NAME: The name of the database to create the table in.TABLE_NAME: The name of table to create.
Create a table
influxctl table create DATABASE_NAME TABLE_NAME
Create a table with a custom partition template
The following example creates a new table and applies a partition
template that partitions by two tags (room and sensor-type) and by day using
the time format %Y-%m-%d:
influxctl table create \
--template-tag room \
--template-tag sensor-type \
--template-tag-bucket customerID,1000 \
--template-timeformat '%Y-%m-%d' \
DATABASE_NAME \
TABLE_NAME
For more information about custom partitioning, see Manage data partitioning.
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