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influx apply

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 Maps to ?
-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
--http-debug Inspect communication with InfluxDB servers. string
--json Output data as JSON INFLUX_OUTPUT_JSON
-o --org Organization name that owns the bucket (mutually exclusive with --org-id) string INFLUX_ORG
--org-id Organization ID that owns the bucket (mutually exclusive with --org) 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 INFLUX_SKIP_VERIFY
--stack-id Stack ID to associate when applying the template string
-t --token API token string INFLUX_TOKEN

Examples: how to apply a template or stack

Authentication credentials

The examples below assume your InfluxDB host, organization, and token are provided by either the active influx CLI configuration or by environment variables (INFLUX_HOST, INFLUX_ORG, and INFLUX_TOKEN). If you do not have a CLI configuration set up or the environment variables set, include these required credentials for each command with the following flags:

  • --host: InfluxDB host
  • -o, --org or --org-id: InfluxDB organization name or ID
  • -t, --token: InfluxDB API token
Apply a template from a file
influx apply --file path/to/template.json
Apply a template from a URL
influx apply --file https://raw.githubusercontent.com/influxdata/community-templates/master/docker/docker.yml
Apply a stack that has associated templates

To apply all templates associated with a stack ID to a new stack:

influx apply --stack-id $STACK_ID
Apply a template to a stack
influx apply --file path/to/template.json --stack-id $STACK_ID
Apply multiple template files together
influx apply \
  --file path/to/template_1.json \
  --file 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 --file path/to/template_directory
Recursively apply templates from a directory
influx apply --recurse --file path/to/template_directory
Apply templates from multiple sources
influx apply \
  --file path/to/template.yml
  --file path/to/templates_directory
  --file 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 \
	--file path/to/template.yml \
	--filter kind=Bucket \
	--filter resource=Dashboard:example-dashboard

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The future of Flux

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.

For information about the future of Flux, see the following: