---
title: influx help
description: The influx help command provides help for any command in the influx command line interface.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/help/
estimated_tokens: 322
product: InfluxDB OSS v2
version: v2
publisher: InfluxData
canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/help/
date: '2025-04-02T15:54:32-06:00'
lastmod: '2025-04-02T15:54:32-06:00'
---

* 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 help` command provides help for any command in the `influx` command line interface.

## Usage

```
influx help [command] [flags]
```

## Flags

|Flag|        |        Description        |
|----|--------|---------------------------|
|`-h`|`--help`|Help for the `help` command|

#### 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)
| Flag |  | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Flag |  | Description |
| -h | --help | Help for the  help  command |