---
title: influx bucket update
description: The influx bucket update command updates information associated with buckets in InfluxDB.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/bucket/update/
estimated_tokens: 2247
product: InfluxDB OSS v2
version: v2
---

# influx bucket update

-   influx CLI 2.0.0+
-   InfluxDB 2.0.0+

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

#### API token hashing is enabled by default in InfluxDB OSS 2.9.0

Stronger token security: tokens are stored as hashes on disk, so a copy of the database file doesn’t expose usable tokens. Existing tokens are hashed on first startup and the original strings can’t be recovered afterward — **capture any plaintext tokens you still need before you upgrade**.

For more information, see [Token hashing](/influxdb/v2/admin/tokens/#token-hashing).

The `influx bucket update` command updates information associated with buckets in InfluxDB.

## Usage

```
influx bucket update [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 |
| -d | --description | Bucket description | string |  |
| -h | --help | Help for the update 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 |  |
| -i | --id | (Required) Bucket ID | string |  |
|  | --json | Output data as JSON (default false) |  | INFLUX_OUTPUT_JSON |
| -n | --name | New bucket name | string | INFLUX_BUCKET_NAME |
| -r | --retention | New duration bucket will retain data. For detail, see Retention periods. | duration |  |
|  | --shard-group-duration | Custom shard group duration for the bucket (OSS only) | string |  |
|  | --skip-verify | Skip TLS certificate verification |  | INFLUX_SKIP_VERIFY |
| -t | --token | API token | string | INFLUX_TOKEN |

#### Retention periods

The minimum retention period is **one hour**. Valid `--retention` units:

-   nanoseconds (`ns`)
-   microseconds (`us` or `µs`)
-   milliseconds (`ms`)
-   seconds (`s`)
-   minutes (`m`)
-   hours (`h`)
-   days (`d`)
-   weeks (`w`)

For an **infinite** retention period, set the number to 0. For example, `0s`.

## Examples

#### Authentication credentials

The examples below assume your InfluxDB **host**, **organization**, and **token** are provided by either the [active `influx` CLI configuration](/influxdb/v2/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/v2/reference/urls/)
-   `-o, --org` or `--org-id`: InfluxDB organization name or ID
-   `-t, --token`: InfluxDB API token

##### Update the name of a bucket

```sh
influx bucket update \
  --id 06c86c40a9f36000 \
  --name new-bucket-name
```

##### Update the retention period of a bucket

```sh
influx bucket update \
  --id 06c86c40a9f36000 \
  --retention 90d
```

##### Update the shard group duration of a bucket

Custom shard group durations are only supported in **InfluxDB OSS**. The shard group duration must be shorter than the buckets retention period.

```sh
influx bucket update \
  --id 06c86c40a9f36000 \
  --shard-group-duration 2d
```

#### Related

-   [Update a bucket](/influxdb/v2/admin/buckets/update-bucket/)
-   [InfluxDB shards and shard groups](/influxdb/v2/reference/internals/shards/)
-   [influx CLI—Provide required authentication credentials](/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/#provide-required-authentication-credentials)
-   [influx CLI—Flag patterns and conventions](/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/#flag-patterns-and-conventions)