In InfluxDB, how to delete entire measurements using regex?

Question

Drop from <measurement_name> is used in InfluxDB to delete a all points from a specific measurement. You can also delete all measurements at once using regex (see In Influxdb, How to delete all measurements?).

But, how do I delete all points from all measurements starting with a specific string?

Answer 1

Here's how I managed to solve my specific problem:

Delete from /<starting_string>*/

of course it can be generalized to any applicable regex - just be sure to start and end your expression with /.

Hope that helps someone out there!