Back up data

Use the influx backup command to back up data and metadata stored in InfluxDB. InfluxDB copies all data and metadata to a set of files stored in a specified directory on your local filesystem.

InfluxDB 1.x/2.x compatibility

The InfluxDB 2.2 influx backup command is not compatible with versions of InfluxDB prior to 2.0.0. For information about migrating data between InfluxDB 1.x and 2.2, see:

• Automatically upgrade from InfluxDB 1.x to 2.2
• Manually upgrade from InfluxDB 1.x to 2.2

The influx backup command cannot back up data stored in InfluxDB Cloud.

The influx backup command requires:

• The directory path for where to store the backup file set
• The root authorization token (the token created for the first user in the InfluxDB setup process).

Back up data with the influx CLI

# Syntax
influx backup <backup-path> -t <root-token>
# Example
influx backup \
  path/to/backup_$(date '+%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M') \
  -t xXXXX0xXX0xxX0xx_x0XxXxXXXxxXX0XXX0XXxXxX0XxxxXX0Xx0xx==

Related

• Restore data
• influx backup