---
title: influx task
description: The influx task command and its subcommands manage tasks in InfluxDB.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/task/
estimated_tokens: 627
product: InfluxDB OSS v2
version: v2
publisher: InfluxData
canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/task/
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 task` command and its subcommands manage tasks in InfluxDB.

### Usage

```
influx task [flags]
influx task [command]
```

### Subcommands

|                            Subcommand                             |     Description      |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|      [create](/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/task/create)      |     Create task      |
|      [delete](/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/task/delete)      |     Delete task      |
|        [list](/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/task/list)        |      List tasks      |
|         [log](/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/task/log)         | Log related commands |
|[retry-failed](/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/task/retry-failed)|Retry failed task runs|
|         [run](/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/task/run)         | Run related commands |
|      [update](/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/task/update)      |     Update task      |

### Flags

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

#### Related

* [Process data with InfluxDB tasks](/influxdb/v2/process-data/)
* [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)

[tasks](/influxdb/v2/tags/tasks/)
| Subcommand | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Subcommand | Description |
| create | Create task |
| delete | Delete task |
| list | List tasks |
| log | Log related commands |
| retry-failed | Retry failed task runs |
| run | Run related commands |
| update | Update task |

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