Export data from InfluxDB

Question

Is there a way (plugin or tool) to export the data from the database (or database itself) ? I\'m looking for this feature as I need to migrate a DB from present host to anot

Answer 1

From 1.5 onwards, the InfluxDB OSS backup utility provides a newer option which is much more convenient:

-portable: Generates backup files in the newer InfluxDB Enterprise-compatible format. Highly recommended for all InfluxDB OSS users

Export

To back up everything:

influxd backup -portable 

To backup only the myperf database:

influxd backup -portable -database myperf 

Import

To restore all databases found within the backup directory:

influxd restore -portable 

To restore only the myperf database (myperf database must not exist):

influxd restore -portable -db myperf 

Additional options include specifying timestamp , shard etc. See all the other supported options here.