INFLUXD-RESTORE(1) INFLUXD-RESTORE(1) NAME influxd-restore - Restores databases or specific shards to an InfluxDB OSS instance from the specified PATH. Complete documentation for the '-portable' restore method described here, and the deprecated legacy re- store format, is located here: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/lat- est/administration/backup_and_restore/ SYNOPSIS influxd restore -portable [options] PATH DESCRIPTION Uses backup copies from the specified PATH to restore databases or specific shards from InfluxDB OSS or InfluxDB Enterprise to an InfluxDB OSS in- stance. OPTIONS Note: Restore using the -portable option consumes files in an improved En- terprise-compatible format that includes a file manifest. -portable Required to activate the portable restore mode. If not specified, the legacy restore mode is used. -host <host:port> InfluxDB OSS host to connect to where the data will be restored. De- faults to 127.0.0.1:8088. -db <db_name> Name of database to be restored from the backup (InfluxDB OSS or In- fluxDB Enterprise) -newdb <newdb_name> Name of the InfluxDB OSS database into which the archived data will be imported on the target system. Optional. If not given, then the value of -db <db_name> is used. The new database name must be unique to the target system. -rp <rp_name> Name of retention policy from the backup that will be restored. Op- tional. Requires that -db <db_name> is specified. -newrp <newrp_name> Name of the retention policy to be created on the target system. Op- tional. Requires that -rp <rp_name> is set. If not given, the -rp <rp_name> value is used. -shard <shard_id> Identifier of the shard to be restored. Optional. If specified, then -db <db_name> and -rp <rp_name> are required. PATH Path to directory containing the backup files. SEE ALSO influxd-backup(1) BUGS Report bugs to the GitHub issue tracker https://github.com/influxdata/in- fluxdb. AUTHORS InfluxDB is written and maintained by InfluxData https://influxdata.com. COPYRIGHT InfluxDB is released under the MIT license. This man page is released under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Interna- tional License. 08/27/2026 INFLUXD-RESTORE(1)
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