# InfluxDB 1 **URL:** https://community.influxdata.com/c/influxdb1/46.md [Latest](https://community.influxdata.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.influxdata.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.influxdata.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the InfluxDB 1 category](https://community.influxdata.com/t/about-the-influxdb-1-category/20490)
**Author:** [@mhall119](https://community.influxdata.com/u/mhall119)\ **Replies:** 0
--- ## [Deletes or drop measurements hanging indefinitely](https://community.influxdata.com/t/deletes-or-drop-measurements-hanging-indefinitely/58725)
**Author:** [@influxdata1](https://community.influxdata.com/u/influxdata1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 7:28am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/deletes-or-drop-measurements-hanging-indefinitely/58725 "2026-10-16T07:28:03Z")
I’ve got a weird one… I have a small database on a local install of InfluxDB v1, less than 50 MB on disk. But I can’t delete data. The query just hangs “forever”. (“Forever” being at least a week before I killed the pr… --- ## [Kapacitor v1.8.6 vulnerabiltity](https://community.influxdata.com/t/kapacitor-v1-8-6-vulnerabiltity/58642)
**Author:** [@Quinn\_Nguyen](https://community.influxdata.com/u/Quinn_Nguyen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 12:59am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/kapacitor-v1-8-6-vulnerabiltity/58642 "2026-07-24T00:59:24Z")
Hello, We are testing kapacitor and found that we can authenticate as any user by using a JWT token signed with an empty shared-secret. This is an authentication bypass whenever shared-secret is left empty in the config… --- ## [Security Vulnerability Kapacitor Binaries](https://community.influxdata.com/t/security-vulnerability-kapacitor-binaries/58647)
**Author:** [@sathya6045](https://community.influxdata.com/u/sathya6045)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 6:09pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/security-vulnerability-kapacitor-binaries/58647 "2026-07-23T18:09:26Z")
Hi Team, With recent Trivy scan, we identified several High severity vulnerabilities, as highlighted in the table below. We would like to understand whether fixes for these issues are already planned. If not, could you … --- ## [InfluxDB v1.X on HomeAssistant](https://community.influxdata.com/t/influxdb-v1-x-on-homeassistant/58632)
**Author:** [@XanderHu](https://community.influxdata.com/u/XanderHu)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/influxdb-v1-x-on-homeassistant/58632 "2026-07-10T17:19:25Z")
I want to use influxDB on my HomeAssistant. I can choose different versions and I’d like to start with V1.X There is an add-on available: GitHub - hassio-addons/addon-influxdb: InfluxDB - Home Assistant Community Add-o… --- ## [Critical & High with Kapacitor Binaries](https://community.influxdata.com/t/critical-high-with-kapacitor-binaries/58451)
**Author:** [@sathya6045](https://community.influxdata.com/u/sathya6045)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 8:50pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/critical-high-with-kapacitor-binaries/58451 "2026-05-06T20:50:17Z")
Hi Team, With recent Trivy scan, we identified one Critical and several High severity vulnerabilities, as highlighted in the table below. We would like to understand whether fixes for these issues are already planned. I… --- ## [OOM on InfluxDB or InfluxDB stopped working](https://community.influxdata.com/t/oom-on-influxdb-or-influxdb-stopped-working/58410)
**Author:** [@bayoalege](https://community.influxdata.com/u/bayoalege)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2026, 6:27pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/oom-on-influxdb-or-influxdb-stopped-working/58410 "2026-04-10T18:27:25Z")
Our influxdb constantly crashes with pod’s memory set currently at 32GB and limit as 64GB. Not crashing after requests set to 32GB memory but stopped working until restarted. The memory hit 10GB after a week and it stopp… --- ## [Release Announcement: InfluxDB OSS 1.12.3 and InfluxDB Enterprise 1.12.3](https://community.influxdata.com/t/release-announcement-influxdb-oss-1-12-3-and-influxdb-enterprise-1-12-3/58401)
**Author:** [@scott](https://community.influxdata.com/u/scott)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2026, 3:11pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/release-announcement-influxdb-oss-1-12-3-and-influxdb-enterprise-1-12-3/58401 "2026-04-01T15:11:48Z")
New InfluxDB OSS v1 and InfluxDB Enterprise v1 releases are now available: InfluxDB OSS 1.12.3 – release notes InfluxDB Enterprise 1.12.3 – release notes These releases include significant performance improvements rel… --- ## [InfluxDB 1.8 – All data disappeared after changing retention policies](https://community.influxdata.com/t/influxdb-1-8-all-data-disappeared-after-changing-retention-policies/58366)
**Author:** [@mb19](https://community.influxdata.com/u/mb19)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2026, 12:54pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/influxdb-1-8-all-data-disappeared-after-changing-retention-policies/58366 "2026-03-18T12:54:41Z")
Hi there, I’m trying to understand what happened with my InfluxDB instance because all data prior to Feb 4 disappeared, and I suspect it may be related to changes I made to the retention policies. My version: InfluxDB… --- ## [Influx - INSERT value not working](https://community.influxdata.com/t/influx-insert-value-not-working/58347)
**Author:** [@francwalter](https://community.influxdata.com/u/francwalter)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 4:44pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/influx-insert-value-not-working/58347 "2026-03-05T16:44:51Z")
Hello How can I insert a value into my Influx 1.12 DB? I have 1.x-c9a9af2d63 (I think that’s 1.12) on a Raspberry Pi 3 B+ and I am collecting values from my gasmeter into the db “gaszaehler” with field “zaehlerstand”: \>… --- ## [How to integrate flow data that comes in at irregular times: area under curve](https://community.influxdata.com/t/how-to-integrate-flow-data-that-comes-in-at-irregular-times-area-under-curve/58321)
**Author:** [@jason2](https://community.influxdata.com/u/jason2)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2026, 6:14pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/how-to-integrate-flow-data-that-comes-in-at-irregular-times-area-under-curve/58321 "2026-02-22T18:14:00Z")
I have flowrate data (liters per minute) coming in from a sensor, but it comes in at irregular times. Every 10 seconds to a minute. The data goes into a InfluxDB v1.8. I’d like to query for the total flow (liters) in … --- ## [Vulnerabilities in Kapacitor Docker Image\[v1.8.2\] with Trivy Scan](https://community.influxdata.com/t/vulnerabilities-in-kapacitor-docker-image-v1-8-2-with-trivy-scan/58302)
**Author:** [@sathya6045](https://community.influxdata.com/u/sathya6045)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 4:28am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/vulnerabilities-in-kapacitor-docker-image-v1-8-2-with-trivy-scan/58302 "2026-02-17T04:28:08Z")
We performed a security scan on the Kapacitor Docker image using Trivy and observed multiple vulnerabilities (including HIGH and CRITICAL severity findings). These appear to originate from base image dependencies and/or … --- ## [Copy data from Influx 1.8 to 1.12 on another Raspberry Pi 3B+](https://community.influxdata.com/t/copy-data-from-influx-1-8-to-1-12-on-another-raspberry-pi-3b/58282)
**Author:** [@francwalter](https://community.influxdata.com/u/francwalter)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2026, 7:24am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/copy-data-from-influx-1-8-to-1-12-on-another-raspberry-pi-3b/58282 "2026-02-11T07:24:02Z")
How can I copy the data of an influxdb v1.8 to a influxdb v1.12 on another machine? I already did on my old Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (InfluxDB 1.8) with old Buster: influxd backup -portable /tmp/2026-02-08\_influxdb\_backup\_por… --- ## [Influxdb V1 python interface broken on devuan - Illegal Instruction](https://community.influxdata.com/t/influxdb-v1-python-interface-broken-on-devuan-illegal-instruction/58278)
**Author:** [@Julf](https://community.influxdata.com/u/Julf)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2026, 1:14pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/influxdb-v1-python-interface-broken-on-devuan-illegal-instruction/58278 "2026-02-10T13:14:24Z")
Devuan Excalibur on amd64 After the last update this simple python script: #!/usr/bin/python3 from influxdb import InfluxDBClient results in “Illegal instruction”. Julf --- ## [Dpkg error when trying to install influxdb from the official repo](https://community.influxdata.com/t/dpkg-error-when-trying-to-install-influxdb-from-the-official-repo/58166)
**Author:** [@Zaite455](https://community.influxdata.com/u/Zaite455)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2025, 1:04am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/dpkg-error-when-trying-to-install-influxdb-from-the-official-repo/58166 "2025-12-13T01:04:35Z")
Hello, I am trying to install influxdb (v1) from the official repo. I am getting this error: Unpacking influxdb (1.12.2-4) … dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/influxdb\_1.12.2-4\_amd64.deb (–unpack)… --- ## [Incorrect package influxdb\_1.12.2-3](https://community.influxdata.com/t/incorrect-package-influxdb-1-12-2-3/58124)
**Author:** [@Alexey\_Kuchinskiy](https://community.influxdata.com/u/Alexey_Kuchinskiy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 12:03pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/incorrect-package-influxdb-1-12-2-3/58124 "2025-12-10T12:03:54Z")
In package influxdb\_1.12.2-3 file control.tar.gz not compresed. This causes an issue with proxying the package through the Sonatype Nexus repository. \*UNKNOWN org.sonatype.nexus.repository.apt.datastore.internal.proxy.… --- ## [Consultation on Using Separate Retention Policies per Organization/Tenant in InfluxDB 1.x](https://community.influxdata.com/t/consultation-on-using-separate-retention-policies-per-organization-tenant-in-influxdb-1-x/58143)
**Author:** [@bobo.xu](https://community.influxdata.com/u/bobo.xu)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 7:10pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/consultation-on-using-separate-retention-policies-per-organization-tenant-in-influxdb-1-x/58143 "2025-12-03T19:10:51Z")
Hello InfluxData Team, We are using an InfluxDB 1.x SaaS cluster in our production environment. Currently we have about 1.8 TB of time-series data. Because of earlier design decisions, all data is stored in a single dat… --- ## [Data errors when isntalling susem influxdb while container ruinning](https://community.influxdata.com/t/data-errors-when-isntalling-susem-influxdb-while-container-ruinning/58088)
**Author:** [@allomorphy](https://community.influxdata.com/u/allomorphy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2025, 8:35am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/data-errors-when-isntalling-susem-influxdb-while-container-ruinning/58088 "2025-11-15T08:35:27Z")
Hi folks We mistakenly installed a system influxdb (suspected version 1.12) with apt while a container version 1.8 was running. Since this event all our databases and measurements only showed a single record for each t… --- ## [TLS Handshake error EOF](https://community.influxdata.com/t/tls-handshake-error-eof/58013)
**Author:** [@bmagistro](https://community.influxdata.com/u/bmagistro)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2025, 6:32pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/tls-handshake-error-eof/58013 "2025-10-27T18:32:09Z")
On a new influxdb cluster, no clients/data at this time, at a 1s interval we get a log message on meta nodes stating that there is a tls handshake error. ideally we’d like to identify the source of this and resolve it a… --- ## [Influx 1.12.2 RHEL package broken on Rocky Linux 9](https://community.influxdata.com/t/influx-1-12-2-rhel-package-broken-on-rocky-linux-9/57974)
**Author:** [@buzzlightyear](https://community.influxdata.com/u/buzzlightyear)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2025, 7:51am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/influx-1-12-2-rhel-package-broken-on-rocky-linux-9/57974 "2025-09-29T07:51:20Z")
After an upgrade from 1.11.8 to 1.12.2, the influxdb.service does not exist, so we cannot start it. I downloaded the rpms from repos.influxdata, and after doing some more digging, some files were moved. Before: Af… --- ## [Percentiles below 50 not returning data](https://community.influxdata.com/t/percentiles-below-50-not-returning-data/57967)
**Author:** [@dewi-ny-je](https://community.influxdata.com/u/dewi-ny-je)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2025, 1:48pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/percentiles-below-50-not-returning-data/57967 "2025-09-25T13:48:46Z")
I’m preparing a graph using grafana and influxQL. I have hourly energy prices and I want to plot both the average, the 70th percentile and the 30th percentile, to look how the daily profiles look like. I’m requesting th… --- ## [Detect missing queries in InfluxDB with Grafana (similar to Prometheus absent\_over\_time() or present\_over\_time())](https://community.influxdata.com/t/detect-missing-queries-in-influxdb-with-grafana-similar-to-prometheus-absent-over-time-or-present-over-time/57946)
**Author:** [@Khanh\_Pham](https://community.influxdata.com/u/Khanh_Pham)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2025, 3:13am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/detect-missing-queries-in-influxdb-with-grafana-similar-to-prometheus-absent-over-time-or-present-over-time/57946 "2025-09-23T03:13:39Z")
Hi all, In Prometheus we can use the function absent\_over\_time() or present\_over\_time() to detect missing series or gaps in metrics, which is very useful for alerting when a source stops reporting. Does InfluxDB (v1.x)… --- ## [Set a tag with into command?](https://community.influxdata.com/t/set-a-tag-with-into-command/57905)
**Author:** [@itob](https://community.influxdata.com/u/itob)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2025, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/set-a-tag-with-into-command/57905 "2025-09-15T14:43:15Z")
Hello, can I add a tag to all values in a measurement by command. I have exported all values without the tag “item” to temp: select \* into temp from hz\_mqtt\_aussentemp where item = '‘ and then wrote these values back… --- ## [Monthly bargraph missing values](https://community.influxdata.com/t/monthly-bargraph-missing-values/57918)
**Author:** [@miniplus](https://community.influxdata.com/u/miniplus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2025, 4:58pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/monthly-bargraph-missing-values/57918 "2025-09-08T16:58:33Z")
in my influxdb 1.0 I have a series of data values for daily PV-production where the last value represent this value. This is my query for daily production. SELECT SUM(last\_todaykwh) AS “monthly\_sum” FROM ( SELECT l… --- ## [Drop series from Influx 1.8 database](https://community.influxdata.com/t/drop-series-from-influx-1-8-database/57912)
**Author:** [@francwalter](https://community.influxdata.com/u/francwalter)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2025, 9:53am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/drop-series-from-influx-1-8-database/57912 "2025-09-07T09:53:42Z")
Hello I use a very simple InfluxDB 1.8.10 on my old Raspberry Pi 3B+ to collect my watermeter data. The DB “wasserzaehler” has only time and kubikmeter as values. They are written with the ESP32 project GitHub - jomjo… --- ## [Kapacitor v1.8.0 amd64 download](https://community.influxdata.com/t/kapacitor-v1-8-0-amd64-download/57872)
**Author:** [@Maisam](https://community.influxdata.com/u/Maisam)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2025, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/kapacitor-v1-8-0-amd64-download/57872 "2025-09-01T16:09:13Z")
is this a typo? --- ## [Memory leak after writing to database](https://community.influxdata.com/t/memory-leak-after-writing-to-database/57848)
**Author:** [@huang\_hopper](https://community.influxdata.com/u/huang_hopper)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2025, 9:50am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/memory-leak-after-writing-to-database/57848 "2025-08-26T09:50:09Z")
version: 1.8 I write to dabase in a “for loop” , but it seems that the memory doesn’t releas after writing to the db. here is my code. import pandas as pd from influxdb\_client import InfluxDBClient, WriteOptions from… --- ## [Flux query: \_field has slash in name, cannot get value](https://community.influxdata.com/t/flux-query-field-has-slash-in-name-cannot-get-value/19996)
**Author:** [@ToWo](https://community.influxdata.com/u/ToWo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2025, 6:20am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/flux-query-field-has-slash-in-name-cannot-get-value/19996 "2025-08-22T06:20:22Z")
Hello, I am wondering how I can get the value out of a \_field which has slashes in his name, ie: r.\_field == “status\_information/last\_state\_change/days” my query looks like the following and I want to calculate a new … --- ## [How to backuo database](https://community.influxdata.com/t/how-to-backuo-database/57743)
**Author:** [@ChrisChros](https://community.influxdata.com/u/ChrisChros)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2025, 4:11pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/how-to-backuo-database/57743 "2025-08-05T16:11:12Z")
I trie to backup all of my databases with this command: sudo influxd backup -portable /var/tmp/backup\_influxdb unfortunately I receive the following error: root@debian:/var/tmp/backup\_influxdb# sudo influxd backup -po… --- ## [Failed to start influxdb 1.11.8](https://community.influxdata.com/t/failed-to-start-influxdb-1-11-8/57740)
**Author:** [@ChrisChros](https://community.influxdata.com/u/ChrisChros)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2025, 6:23pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/failed-to-start-influxdb-1-11-8/57740 "2025-08-03T18:23:49Z")
Hello, I have some problem to start my influxdb 1.11.8 running on a Debian VM. It looks like that I have some invalid series index error: × influxdb.service - InfluxDB is an open-source, distributed, time series databa… [Next page](https://community.influxdata.com/c/influxdb1/46.md?page=1)