---
title: influx stacks update
description: The ‘influx stacks update’ command updates an InfluxDB stack.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/stacks/update/
estimated_tokens: 2716
product: InfluxDB OSS v2
version: v2
---

# influx stacks update

-   influx CLI 2.0.1+
-   InfluxDB 2.0.1+
-   Updated in CLI v2.0.4

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 stacks update` command updates an InfluxDB stack.

## Usage

```
influx stacks update [flags]
```

## Flags

| Flag |  | Description | Input type | Maps to ? |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | --addResource | Associate an existing resource with a stack | string |  |
| -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 | --export-file | Destination for exported template | string |  |
| -h | --help | Help for the update 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 |  |
| -i | --stack-id | The stack ID to update | string |  |
|  | --json | Output data as JSON (default false) |  | INFLUX_OUTPUT_JSON |
|  | --skip-verify | Skip TLS certificate verification |  | INFLUX_SKIP_VERIFY |
| -d | --stack-description | Stack description | string |  |
| -n | --stack-name | Stack name | string |  |
| -u | --template-url | Template URLs to associate with a stack | list of strings |  |
| -t | --token | API token | string | INFLUX_TOKEN |

#### Export an updated template

To prevent accidental changes, we **strongly recommend** exporting a new template any time you add additional resources to a stack using the `--addResource` flag with the `influx stack update` command. The updated stack will differ from the previous template. If you apply the outdated template, InfluxDB will revert the updates and remove the added resources.

## 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

-   [Update a stack with a name and description](#update-a-stack-with-a-name-and-description)
-   [Update a stack with a name and urls to associate with stack](#update-a-stack-with-a-name-and-urls-to-associate-with-stack)
-   [Update a stack with new resources to manage](#update-a-stack-with-new-resources-to-manage)
-   [Update a stack with new resources and export the stack as a template](#update-a-stack-with-new-resources-and-export-the-stack-as-a-template)

##### Update a stack with a name and description

```sh
influx stack update \
  -i ab12cd34ef56 \
  -n "New stack name" \
  -d "New stack description"
```

##### Update a stack with a name and URLs to associate with stack

```sh
influx stack update \
  -i ab12cd34ef56 \
  -n "New stack name" \
  --template-url https://example.com/template-1.yml \
  --template-url https://example.com/template-2.yml
```

##### Update a stack with new resources to manage

```sh
influx stacks update \
	--stack-id ab12cd34ef56 \
	--addResource=Bucket=12ab34cd56ef \
	--addResource=Dashboard=98zy76xw54vu
```

##### Update a stack with new resources and export the stack as a template

```sh
influx stacks update \
	--stack-id ab12cd34ef56 \
	--addResource=Bucket=12ab34cd56ef \
	--export-file /path/to/template-file.yml
```

#### Related

-   [InfluxDB stacks](/influxdb/v2/tools/influxdb-templates/stacks/)
-   [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)

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