---
title: influx scripts create
description: The influx scripts create command creates an invokable script in InfluxDB.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/scripts/create/
estimated_tokens: 2263
product: InfluxDB OSS v2
version: v2
---

# influx scripts create

-   influx CLI 2.4.0+
-   InfluxDB Cloud only

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 scripts create` command creates an invokable script in InfluxDB.

## Usage

```
influx scripts create [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 | (Required) Purpose or functionality of the script | string |  |
| -f | --file | Path to file containing the script to be executed | string |  |
| -h | --help | Help for the create 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 |  |
|  | --json | Output data as JSON (default false) |  | INFLUX_OUTPUT_JSON |
| -l | --language | (Required) Language the script is written in | string |  |
| -n | --name | (Required) Script name of the script | string |  |
| -s | --script | Contents of the script to be executed | string |  |
|  | --skip-verify | Skip TLS certificate verification |  | INFLUX_SKIP_VERIFY |
| -t | --token | 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

##### Create a script using raw Flux

```sh
export FLUX_SCRIPT='
  from(bucket: "example-bucket")
    |> range(start: -10h)
    |> filter(fn: (r) => r._measurement == "m")
    |> aggregateWindow(every: 1h, fn: mean)
    |> to(bucket: "default-ds-1d", org: "my-org")
'

influx scripts create \
  -n "example-script" \
  -d "a simple example" \
  -l "flux" \
  -s $FLUX_SCRIPT
```

##### Create a script from a file

```sh
influx scripts create \
  -n "example-script" \
  -d "a simple example" \
  -l "flux" \
  -f /path/to/example-script.flux
```

#### 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)
-   [Invoke custom scripts as API endpoints](/influxdb/cloud/api-guide/api-invokable-scripts/)