---
title: influxd restore
description: The influxd restore command restores backup data and metadata from an InfluxDB backup directory.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v1/tools/influxd/restore/
estimated_tokens: 566
product: InfluxDB OSS v1
version: v1
---

# influxd restore

This page documents an earlier version of InfluxDB OSS. [InfluxDB 3 Core](/influxdb3/core/) is the latest stable version.

The `influxd restore` command restores backup data and metadata from an InfluxDB backup directory.

Shut down the `influxd` server before restoring data.

## Usage

```
influxd restore [flags]
```

## Flags

| Flag | Description | Maps To |
| --- | --- | --- |
| -portable | Activate portable restore mode, which consumes files in an improved Enterprise-compatible format that includes a manifest. If not specified, the legacy restore mode is used. | INFLUXDB_CONFIG_PATH |
| -host | InfluxDB OSS host to connect to where the data will be restored |  |
| -db | Name of database to be restored from the backup (InfluxDB OSS or InfluxDB Enterprise). |  |
| -newdb | Name of the InfluxDB OSS database to import archived data into. Optional. If not specified, then the value of -db <db_name> is used. The new database name must be unique to the target system. |  |
| -rp | Name of retention policy to restore. Optional. Requires that db is specified. |  |
| -newrp | Name of retention policy to restore to. Optional. Requires that -rp is specified. |  |
| -shard | Shard ID to restore. Optional. Requires that -db and -rp are specified. |  |