influx bucket create

• influx CLI 2.0.0+
• Updated in CLI v2.2.0

Retention periods

• nanoseconds (ns)
• microseconds (us or µs)
• milliseconds (ms)
• seconds (s)
• minutes (m)
• hours (h)
• days (d)
• weeks (w)

Authentication credentials

• Create a bucket with infinite data retention
• Create a bucket with a description

Create a bucket with infinite data retention

influx bucket create --name example-bucket

Create a bucket that retains data for 30 days

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

Create a bucket with an explicit schema

influx bucket create \
  --name my_schema_bucket \
  --schema-type explicit

Related

• Create a bucket
• influx CLI—Provide required authentication credentials