# Downsample into same measure?

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**Category:** InfluxQL\
**Created:** [August 9, 2017, 11:37am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/downsample-into-same-measure/1950 "2017-08-09T11:37:01Z")\
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> [@Down sample data in same measurement and delete old data](https://community.influxdata.com/t/down-sample-data-in-same-measurement-and-delete-old-data/7297/2):
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> I think this presentation may help you: [DOWNSAMPLING DATA](https://www.slideshare.net/influxdata/downsampling-data) I have only done with with continuous queries in InfluxDB directly. Influx has a regex syntax from Go and other shorthand to the same downsampling to all measurements in a retention policy. So in the continuous query it’s something like CREATE CONTINUOUS QUERY "cq\_5min\_metrics" ON t128 BEGIN SELECT LAST("value") as value INTO LongerData.:MEASUREMENT \<- add into "LongerDestination" retention policy with same measurement names …

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