influx bucket delete
The influx bucket delete command deletes a bucket from InfluxDB and all the data it contains.
Usage
influx bucket delete [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 | |
-h | --help | Help for the delete command | ||
--hide-headers | Hide table headers (default false) | INFLUX_HIDE_HEADERS | ||
--host | HTTP address of InfluxDB (default https://127.0.0.1:8086) | string | INFLUX_HOST | |
--http-debug | Inspect communication with InfluxDB servers. | string | ||
-i | --id | Bucket ID (required if no --name) | string | |
--json | Output data as JSON (default false) | INFLUX_OUTPUT_JSON | ||
-n | --name | Bucket name (requires --org or org-id) | string | |
-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, --orgor--org-id: InfluxDB organization name or ID-t, --token: InfluxDB API token
Delete a bucket by name
influx bucket delete --name example-bucket
Delete a bucket by ID
influx bucket delete --id 06c86c40a9f36000
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