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WHERE clause

Use the WHERE clause to filter results based on fields, tags, or timestamps.

Syntax

SELECT_clause FROM_clause WHERE <conditional_expression> [(AND|OR) <conditional_expression> [...]]

Note: Unlike InfluxQL, SQL supports OR in the WHERE clause to specify multiple conditions, including time ranges.

Examples

Note that single quotes are required for string literals in the WHERE clause.

Filter data based on field values

SELECT * 
FROM "h2o_feet" 
WHERE "water_level" >= 9.78

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Filter data based on specific tag and field values

SELECT * 
FROM "h2o_feet" 
WHERE "location" = 'santa_monica' and "level description" = 'below 3 feet' 

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Filter data within a specific time period

SELECT *
FROM h2o_feet 
WHERE "location" = 'santa_monica'
AND "time" >= '2019-08-19T12:00:00Z' AND "time" <= '2019-08-19T13:00:00Z'

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Filter data by dynamic date ranges

Use date and time functions to filter data by relative time periods that automatically update.

Get data from yesterday

SELECT *
FROM h2o_feet 
WHERE "location" = 'santa_monica'
  AND time >= DATE_TRUNC('day', NOW() - INTERVAL '1 day') 
  AND time < DATE_TRUNC('day', NOW())

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Get data from the last 24 hours

SELECT *
FROM h2o_feet 
WHERE time >= NOW() - INTERVAL '1 day' AND location = 'santa_monica'

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Get data from the current week

SELECT *
FROM h2o_feet 
WHERE time >= DATE_TRUNC('week', NOW()) AND location = 'santa_monica'

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Filter data using the OR operator

SELECT *
FROM "h2o_feet"
WHERE "level description" = 'less than 3 feet' OR "water_level" < 2.5

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