---
title: influx export stack
description: The influx export stack command exports all resources associated with a stack as an InfluxDB template.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/export/stack/
estimated_tokens: 1584
product: InfluxDB OSS v2
version: v2
---

# influx export stack

-   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 export stack` command exports all resources associated with a stack as a template. All `metadata.name` fields remain the same.

To export resources as a template, you must use the **Operator token** created for the initial InfluxDB user or an **All Access token**. For information about creating an All Access API token, see [Create an API token](/influxdb/v2/admin/tokens/create-token/).

## Usage

```
influx export stack <stack_id> [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 |
| -f | --file | Template output file. Defaults to stdout. Use .yml or .json file extensions. | string |  |
| -h | --help | Help for the export stack command |  |  |
|  | --host | HTTP address of InfluxDB (default http://localhost:8086) | string | INFLUX_HOST |
|  | --http-debug | Inspect communication with InfluxDB servers. | string |  |
| -o | --org | Organization name that owns the resources (mutually exclusive with --org-id) | string | INFLUX_ORG |
|  | --org-id | Organization ID that owns the resources (mutually exclusive with --org) | string | INFLUX_ORG_ID |
|  | --skip-verify | Skip TLS certificate verification |  | INFLUX_SKIP_VERIFY |
| -t | --token | API token | string | INFLUX_TOKEN |

## 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

##### Export a stack as a template

```sh
influx export stack $STACK_ID
```

#### Related

-   [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)