---
title: influx repl
description: The influx repl command opens an interactive Read-Eval-Print Loop (REPL) from which you can run Flux commands.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/repl/
estimated_tokens: 1229
product: InfluxDB OSS v2
version: v2
---

# influx repl

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).

#### Removed in InfluxDB 2.0 beta-16

The `influx repl` command was removed in **InfluxDB 2.0 beta-16**. To use the Flux REPL, build the REPL from source. For more information, see the [Flux GitHub repository](https://github.com/influxdata/flux/#readme).

The `influx repl` command opens an interactive Read-Eval-Print Loop (REPL) from which you can run Flux commands.

## Usage

```
influx repl [flags]
```

Use **ctrl + d** to exit the REPL.

To use the Flux REPL, you must first authenticate with a [token](/influxdb/v2/admin/tokens/view-tokens/).

## 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 |
| -h | --help | Help for the repl 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 (mutually exclusive with --org-id) | string | INFLUX_ORG |
|  | --org-id | Organization ID (mutually exclusive with --org) | string | INFLUX_ORG_ID |
|  | --skip-verify | Skip TLS certificate verification |  | INFLUX_SKIP_VERIFY |
| -t | --token | API token | string | INFLUX_TOKEN |

#### 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)

[query](/influxdb/v2/tags/query/)