influx backup
API token hashing is enabled by default in InfluxDB OSS 2.9.0
Stronger token security: tokens are stored as hashes on disk, so a copy of the database file doesn’t expose usable tokens. Existing tokens are hashed on first startup and the original strings can’t be recovered afterward — capture any plaintext tokens you still need before you upgrade.
For more information, see Token hashing.
The influx backup command backs up data stored in InfluxDB to a specified directory.
Usage
influx backup [flags] pathFlags
| Flag | Description | Input type | Maps to ? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
-c | --active-config | CLI configuration to use for command | string | |
--bucket-id | ID of the bucket to back up from (mutually exclusive with --bucket) | string | ||
-b | --bucket | Name of the bucket to back up from (mutually exclusive with --bucket-id) | string | |
--compression | Compression for local backup files. Defaults to gzip. Set to none to disable. If --gzip-compression-level=none and --compression is unset, defaults to none. | string | ||
--configs-path | Path to influx CLI configurations (default ~/.influxdbv2/configs) | string | INFLUX_CONFIGS_PATH | |
--gzip-compression-level | Server-side gzip compression level for the backup download: default, full (best compression), speedy (fastest), or none. (2.8.0+) | string | ||
-h | --help | Help for the backup command | ||
--hide-headers | Hide table headers (default false) | INFLUX_HIDE_HEADERS | ||
--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 (default false) | INFLUX_OUTPUT_JSON | ||
-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 | string | 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, --orgor--org-id: InfluxDB organization name or ID-t, --token: InfluxDB API token
- Back up all data to a directory
- Back up all data to the current working directory
- Back up a specific bucket to a directory
- Back up using a faster server-side compression level
Back up all data to a directory
influx backup /path/to/backup/dir/Back up all data to the current working directory
influx backup ./Back up a specific bucket to a directory
influx backup --bucket example-bucket /path/to/backup/dir/Back up using a faster server-side compression level
Requires InfluxDB 2.9.0+ and influx CLI 2.8.0+.
influx backup --gzip-compression-level speedy /path/to/backup/dir/Was this page helpful?
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