influxdata / influxdata/influxdb-client-python

client.delete_api() not working anymore?

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Description

Specifications
  • Client Version: 1.27.0
  • InfluxDB Version: Cloud
  • Platform: Windows 10

I am trying to use the below function that we normally use to delete a measurement. But it seems to no longer be working as intended. Has this been depreceated?

  def delete_influx(self, device):
        """Given a 'measurement' name (e.g. device ID), delete the related data from InfluxDB"""
        start = "1970-01-01T00:00:00Z"
        stop = "2099-01-01T00:00:00Z"

        delete_api = self.client.delete_api()
        delete_api.delete(
            start,
            stop,
            f'_measurement="{device}"',
            bucket=self.influx_bucket,
            org=self.org_id,
        )
Code sample to reproduce problem
  self.client.delete_api()
        delete_api.delete(
            start,
            stop,
            f'_measurement="{device}"',
            bucket=self.influx_bucket,
            org=self.org_id,
        )


Expected behavior

The entire measurement should be deleted from my influxdb cloud bucket

Actual behavior

The measurement is not deleted from the cloud bucket. I am not sure if this is related to the test being performed on a newly created cloud bucket, whereas previous tests have been performed on older accounts (where the UI in the cloud bucket looks very different). The versions appear to be the same, though, and I can write data to the bucket without issues.

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Research direction

Start at the client.delete_api() entry point and reproduce the call against an InfluxDB Cloud bucket using the provided Python example and client version 1.27.0. Check whether the measurement deletion request is accepted and whether the behavior differs for newly created versus older buckets; done means determining the supported behavior or documenting the confirmed cause.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
api, databases
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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