---
title: influx remote update
description: Update remote InfluxDB connections used for for replicating data.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/remote/update/
estimated_tokens: 1694
product: InfluxDB OSS v2
version: v2
publisher: InfluxData
canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/remote/update/
date: '2025-04-02T15:54:32-06:00'
lastmod: '2025-04-02T15:54:32-06:00'
---

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).

> [!Important]
> Replication remotes and replication streams can only be configured for InfluxDB OSS.

The `influx remote update` command updates an existing InfluxDB remote connection used for replicating data.

## Usage

```
influx remote update [command options] [arguments...]
```

## Flags

|Flag|                      |                             Description                             |Input type|Maps to [?](/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/#view-mapped-environment-variables)|
|----|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|`-i`|        `--id`        |                   Remote connection ID to update                    |  string  |                                                                                 |
|`-n`|       `--name`       |                 New name for the remote connection                  |  string  |                                                                                 |
|`-d`|   `--description`    |                  New remote connection description                  |  string  |                                                                                 |
|    |    `--remote-url`    |                       New remote InfluxDB URL                       |  string  |                                                                                 |
|    | `--remote-api-token` |                    New remote InfluxDB API token                    |  string  |                                                                                 |
|    |  `--remote-org-id`   |                     New remote organization ID                      |  string  |                                                                                 |
|    |`--allow-insecure-tls`|                   Allows insecure TLS connections                   |          |                                                                                 |
|    |       `--host`       |       InfluxDB HTTP address (default `http://localhost:8086`)       |  string  |                                  `INFLUX_HOST`                                  |
|    |   `--skip-verify`    |                  Skip TLS certificate verification                  |          |                              `INFLUX_SKIP_VERIFY`                               |
|    |   `--configs-path`   |Path to `influx` CLI configurations (default `~/.influxdbv2/configs`)|  string  |                              `INFLUX_CONFIGS_PATH`                              |
|`-c`|  `--active-config`   |                CLI configuration to use for command                 |  string  |                                                                                 |
|    |    `--http-debug`    |             Inspect communication with InfluxDB servers             |  string  |                                                                                 |
|    |       `--json`       |                Output data as JSON (default `false`)                |          |                              `INFLUX_OUTPUT_JSON`                               |
|    |   `--hide-headers`   |                Hide table headers (default `false`)                 |          |                              `INFLUX_HIDE_HEADERS`                              |
|`-t`|      `--token`       |                         InfluxDB API token                          |  string  |                                 `INFLUX_TOKEN`                                  |

## Example

#### 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 a remote

1. Use `influx remote list` to get the ID for the remote you want to update.

   ```
   $ influx remote list
   ID			        Name		Org ID
   0ooxX0xxXo0x 	    myremote    [...]
   ```

2. Use the following command to update the remote:

   ```
   influx remote update \
     --id 0ooxX0xxXo0x
     --name new-example-name
     --description new-example-description
     --remote-url http://new-example-url.com
     --remote-api-token myN3wS3crE7t0k3n==
     --remote-org-id new-example-org-id
   ```

#### Related

* [influx replication](/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/replication/)

[write](/influxdb/v2/tags/write/)[replication](/influxdb/v2/tags/replication/)
| Flag |  | Description | Input type | Maps to  ? |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Flag |  | Description | Input type | Maps to  ? |
| -i | --id | Remote connection ID to update | string |  |
| -n | --name | New name for the remote connection | string |  |
| -d | --description | New remote connection description | string |  |
|  | --remote-url | New remote InfluxDB URL | string |  |
|  | --remote-api-token | New remote InfluxDB API token | string |  |
|  | --remote-org-id | New remote organization ID | string |  |
|  | --allow-insecure-tls | Allows insecure TLS connections |  |  |
|  | --host | InfluxDB HTTP address (default  http://localhost:8086 ) | string | INFLUX_HOST |
|  | --skip-verify | Skip TLS certificate verification |  | INFLUX_SKIP_VERIFY |
|  | --configs-path | Path to  influx  CLI configurations (default  ~/.influxdbv2/configs ) | string | INFLUX_CONFIGS_PATH |
| -c | --active-config | CLI configuration to use for command | string |  |
|  | --http-debug | Inspect communication with InfluxDB servers | string |  |
|  | --json | Output data as JSON (default  false ) |  | INFLUX_OUTPUT_JSON |
|  | --hide-headers | Hide table headers (default  false ) |  | INFLUX_HIDE_HEADERS |
| -t | --token | InfluxDB API token | string | INFLUX_TOKEN |