influx config set
This page documents an earlier version of InfluxDB OSS. InfluxDB 3 Core is the latest stable version.
The influx config set command updates information in an InfluxDB connection
configuration in the configs file (by default, stored at ~/.influxdbv2/configs).
Usage
influx config set [flags]Command aliases
set , update
Flags
| Flag | Description | Input type | Maps to ? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
-a | --active | Set the specified connection to active | ||
-n | --config-name | Name for the InfluxDB connection configuration to set or update | string | |
-h | --help | Help for the set command | ||
--hide-headers | Hide table headers (default false) | INFLUX_HIDE_HEADERS | ||
-u | --host-url | URL for InfluxDB connection configuration to set or update | string | |
--json | Output data as JSON (default false) | INFLUX_OUTPUT_JSON | ||
-o | --org | Organization name for the connection configuration | string | |
-t | --token | API token | string | INFLUX_TOKEN |
-p | --username-password | (OSS only) Username (and optionally password) to use for authentication. | ||
Include username:password to ensure a session is automatically authenticated. Include username (without password) to prompt for a password before creating the session. | string |
Examples
Update a connection configuration and set it to active
influx config set --active \
-n config-name \
-t mySuP3rS3cr3tT0keN \
-o example-orgUpdate a connection configuration and do not set it to active
influx config set \
-n config-name \
-t mySuP3rS3cr3tT0keN \
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