Create - Influxdb — ContextQMD

The influx bucket create command creates a bucket in InfluxDB.

Usage

influx bucket create [flags]

Flags

Flag		Description	Input type	{{< cli/mapped >}}
`-c`	`--active-config`	CLI configuration to use for command	string
	`--configs-path`	Path to `influx` CLI configurations (default `~/.influxdbv2/configs`)	string	`INFLUX_CONFIGS_PATH`
`-d`	`--description`	Bucket description	string
`-h`	`--help`	Help for the `create` 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`
`-n`	`--name`	Bucket name	string	`INFLUX_BUCKET_NAME`
`-o`	`--org`	Organization name (mutually exclusive with `--org-id`)	string	`INFLUX_ORG`
	`--org-id`	Organization ID (mutually exclusive with `--org`)	string	`INFLUX_ORG_ID`
`-r`	`--retention`	Duration bucket retains data (0 is infinite, default is 0)	duration
	`--schema-type`	Bucket schema type (`explicit`, default `implicit`) (Cloud only). For more information, see Manage bucket schema.	string
	`--shard-group-duration`	Bucket shard group duration (OSS only)	string
	`--skip-verify`	Skip TLS certificate verification		`INFLUX_SKIP_VERIFY`
`-t`	`--token`	API token	string	`INFLUX_TOKEN`

Retention periods

The minimum retention period is one hour. Valid --retention units:

nanoseconds (ns)
microseconds (us or µs)
milliseconds (ms)
seconds (s)
minutes (m)
hours (h)
days (d)
weeks (w) {{% /note %}}

Examples

Create a bucket with infinite data retention
Create a bucket that retains data for 30 days
Create a bucket with a description
Create a bucket with a custom shard group duration
Create a bucket with an explicit schema

Create a bucket with infinite data retention

influx bucket create --name example-bucket

Create a bucket that retains data for 30 days

influx bucket create \
  --name example-bucket \
  --retention 30d

Create a bucket with a description

influx bucket create \
  --name example-bucket \
  --description "Example bucket description"

Create a bucket with a custom shard group duration

Custom shard group durations are only supported in InfluxDB OSS. The shard group duration must be shorter than the bucket's retention period. For more information, see InfluxDB shards and shard groups.

influx bucket create \
  --name example-bucket \
  --retention 30d \
  --shard-group-duration 2d

Create a bucket with an explicit schema

[!Important] Explicit bucket schemas are only supported in InfluxDB Cloud. For more information, see Manage bucket schema.

{{< get-shared-text "bucket-schema/bucket-schema-type.sh" >}}