---
title: influx v1
description: The influx v1 command provides commands for working with the InfluxDB 1.x API in InfluxDB 2.x.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/v1/
estimated_tokens: 699
product: InfluxDB OSS v2
version: v2
---

# influx v1

-   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 v1` command provides commands for working with the [InfluxDB 1.x compatibility API](/influxdb/v2/reference/api/influxdb-1x/) in InfluxDB 2.9.

## Usage

```
influx v1 [flags]
influx v1 [command]
```

## Subcommands

| Subcommand | Description |
| --- | --- |
| auth | Authorization management commands for v1 APIs |
| dbrp | Database retention policy mapping management commands for v1 APIs |
| shell | Start an InfluxQL shell |

## Flags

| Flag |  | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| -h | --help | Help for the v1 command |

#### Related

-   [Upgrade from InfluxDB 1.x to 2.9](/influxdb/v2/install/upgrade/v1-to-v2/)
-   [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)