---
title: influx task create
description: The influx task create command creates a new task in InfluxDB.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/cloud/reference/cli/influx/task/create/
estimated_tokens: 2310
product: InfluxDB Cloud (TSM)
version: cloud
---

# influx task create

-   influx CLI 2.0.0+

The `influx task create` command creates a task in InfluxDB.

## Usage

```
influx task create [task literal] [flags]
```

## Flags

| Flag |  | Description | Input type | Maps to ? |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| -c | --active-config | CLI configuration to use for command | string |  |
|  | --configs-path | Path to influx CLI configurations (default ~/.influxdbv2/configs) | string | INFLUX_CONFIGS_PATH |
| -r | --cron | (InfluxDB Cloud only) Cron expression to define when the task runs | string |  |
| -e | --every | (InfluxDB Cloud only) Interval at which the task runs | string |  |
| -f | --file | Path to Flux script file | string |  |
| -h | --help | Help for the create command |  |  |
|  | --hide-headers | Hide table headers (default false) |  | INFLUX_HIDE_HEADERS |
|  | --host | HTTP address of InfluxDB (default http://localhost:8086) | string | INFLUX_HOST |
|  | --http-debug | Inspect communication with InfluxDB servers. | string |  |
|  | --json | Output data as JSON (default false) |  | INFLUX_OUTPUT_JSON |
| -n | --name | (InfluxDB Cloud only) Task name | string |  |
| -o | --org | Organization name (mutually exclusive with --org-id) | string | INFLUX_ORG |
|  | --org-id | Organization ID (mutually exclusive with --org) | string | INFLUX_ORG_ID |
|  | --skip-verify | Skip TLS certificate verification |  | INFLUX_SKIP_VERIFY |
|  | --script-id | (InfluxDB Cloud only) Invokable script ID to execute | string |  |
|  | --script-params | (InfluxDB Cloud only) Invokable script JSON parameters | string |  |
| -t | --token | API token | string | INFLUX_TOKEN |

## Example

#### Authentication credentials

The examples below assume your InfluxDB **host**, **organization**, and **token** are provided by either the [active `influx` CLI configuration](/influxdb/cloud/reference/cli/influx/#provide-required-authentication-credentials) or by environment variables (`INFLUX_HOST`, `INFLUX_ORG`, and `INFLUX_TOKEN`). If you do not have a CLI configuration set up or the environment variables set, include these required credentials for each command with the following flags:

-   `--host`: [InfluxDB host](/influxdb/cloud/reference/urls/)
-   `-o, --org` or `--org-id`: InfluxDB organization name or ID
-   `-t, --token`: InfluxDB API token

##### Create a task using raw Flux

```sh
export FLUX_TASK='
  option task = {
    name: "Example Task",
    every: 1d
  }

  from(bucket: "example-bucket")
    |> range(start: -task.every)
    |> filter(fn: (r) => r._measurement == "m")
    |> aggregateWindow(every: 1h, fn: mean)
    |> to(bucket: "default-ds-1d", org: "my-org")
'

influx task create $FLUX_TASK
```

##### Create a task from a file

```sh
influx task create --file /path/to/example-task.flux
```

##### Create a task using an invokable script

```sh
influx task create \
  --name "my task" \
  --every "10h" \
  --script-id 0001234
```

#### Related

-   [Process data with InfluxDB tasks](/influxdb/cloud/process-data/)
-   [influx CLI—Provide required authentication credentials](/influxdb/cloud/reference/cli/influx/#provide-required-authentication-credentials)
-   [influx CLI—Flag patterns and conventions](/influxdb/cloud/reference/cli/influx/#flag-patterns-and-conventions)