---
title: influx telegrafs update
description: The influx telegrafs update command updates a Telegraf configuration to match the specified parameters. If a name or description are not provided, they are set to an empty string.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/telegrafs/update/
estimated_tokens: 1502
product: InfluxDB OSS v2
version: v2
publisher: InfluxData
canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/telegrafs/update/
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 telegrafs update` command updates a Telegraf configuration to match the specified parameters.
If a name or description are not provided, they are set to an empty string.

## Usage

```sh
influx telegrafs update [flags]
```

## Flags

|Flag|                 |                             Description                             |Input type|Maps to [?](/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/#view-mapped-environment-variables)|
|----|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|`-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` |                 Telegraf configuration description                  |  string  |                                                                                 |
|`-f`|    `--file`     |                   Path to Telegraf configuration                    |  string  |                                                                                 |
|`-h`|    `--help`     |                    Help for the `update` command                    |          |                                                                                 |
|    |`--hide-headers` |                         Hide table headers                          |          |                              `INFLUX_HIDE_HEADERS`                              |
|    |    `--json`     |                         Output data as JSON                         |          |                              `INFLUX_OUTPUT_JSON`                               |
|`-n`|    `--name`     |                     Telegraf configuration name                     |  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`                                  |

## 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 Telegraf configuration

```sh
influx telegrafs update \
  --id 0Xx0oox00XXoxxoo1 \
  --name "Example configuration name" \
  --description "Example Telegraf configuration description" \
  --file /path/to/telegraf.conf
```

##### Update a Telegraf configuration via stdin

```sh
cat /path/to/telegraf.conf | influx telegrafs update \
  --id 0Xx0oox00XXoxxoo1 \
  --name "Example configuration name" \
  --description "Example Telegraf configuration description" \
```

#### Related

* [Telegraf configurations](/influxdb/v2/tools/telegraf-configs/)
* [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)
| Flag |  | Description | Input type | Maps to  ? |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | Telegraf configuration description | string |  |
| -f | --file | Path to Telegraf configuration | string |  |
| -h | --help | Help for the  update  command |  |  |
|  | --hide-headers | Hide table headers |  | INFLUX_HIDE_HEADERS |
|  | --json | Output data as JSON |  | INFLUX_OUTPUT_JSON |
| -n | --name | Telegraf configuration name | 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 |