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influx v1 shell

The influx v1 shell subcommand starts an InfluxQL shell (REPL).

Set up database and retention policy (DBRP) mapping

InfluxQL queries require a database and retention policy to query data. In InfluxDB 2.7, databases and retention policies have been combined and replaced with buckets. To use the InfluxQL to query an InfluxDB 2.7 bucket, first map your DBRP combinations to an appropriate bucket. For more information, see Query data with InfluxQL.

Usage

influx v1 shell [flags]

Flags

Flag Description Input type Maps to ?
-c --active-config Config name to use for command string INFLUX_ACTIVE_CONFIG
--configs-path Path to the influx CLI configurations (default: ~/.influxdbv2/configs) string INFLUX_CONFIGS_PATH
--host HTTP address of InfluxDB string INFLUX_HOST
--http-debug Inspect communication with InfluxDB servers.
-o --org Organization name (mutually exclusive with --org-id) string INFLUX_ORG
--org-id Organization ID (mutually exclusive with --org) string INFLUX_ORG_ID
--skip-verify Skip TLS certificate verification INFLUX_SKIP_VERIFY
-t --token API token string INFLUX_TOKEN

Examples

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
Start an InfluxQL shell
influx v1 shell

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