---
title: influxd-ctl node-labels
description: The influxd-ctl node-labels command and subcommands manage node labels in an InfluxDB Enterprise cluster.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/enterprise_influxdb/v1/tools/influxd-ctl/node-labels/
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publisher: InfluxData
canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/enterprise_influxdb/v1/tools/influxd-ctl/node-labels/
date: '2023-10-05T14:23:52-06:00'
lastmod: '2023-10-05T14:23:52-06:00'
---

The `influxd-ctl node-labels` command and subcommands manage node labels in an
InfluxDB Enterprise cluster.**Node labels** are user-defined key-value pairs assigned to nodes in your
cluster that act as metadata for each node.
Node labels appear in the output of[`influxd-ctl show`](/enterprise_influxdb/v1/tools/influxd-ctl/show/).

## Usage

```sh
influxd-ctl node-labels [flags]
```

## Subcommands

|                              Subcommand                               |             Description             |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|[delete](/enterprise_influxdb/v1/tools/influxd-ctl/node-labels/delete/)|Delete one or more labels from a node|
|   [set](/enterprise_influxdb/v1/tools/influxd-ctl/node-labels/set/)   |Set one or more labels on for a node |

## Flags

*See [`influxd-ctl` global flags](/enterprise_influxdb/v1/tools/influxd-ctl/#influxd-ctl-global-flags).*

#### Related

* [Manage node labels](/enterprise_influxdb/v1/administration/manage/node-labels/)
* [influxd-ctl show](/enterprise_influxdb/v1/tools/influxd-ctl/show/)
| Subcommand | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Subcommand | Description |
| delete | Delete one or more labels from a node |
| set | Set one or more labels on for a node |