---
title: influxd recovery
description: The influxd recovery command and subcommands provide tools for recovering operator access to InfluxDB by directly modifying authorization, organization, and user data stored on disk.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influxd/recovery/
estimated_tokens: 462
product: InfluxDB OSS v2
version: v2
publisher: InfluxData
canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influxd/recovery/
date: '2023-11-06T15:53:12-07:00'
lastmod: '2023-11-06T15:53:12-07:00'
---

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 `influxd recovery` command and subcommands provide tools for recovering
operator access to InfluxDB by directly modifying authorization, organization,
and user data stored on disk.

## Usage

```sh
influxd recovery [flags]
influxd recovery [command]
```

## Subcommands

|                       Subcommand                        |                 Description                  |
|---------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|[auth](/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influxd/recovery/auth/)|Manage on-disk authorization data for recovery|
| [org](/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influxd/recovery/org/) |Manage on-disk organization data for recovery |
|[user](/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influxd/recovery/user/)|    Manage on-disk user data for recovery     |

## Flags

|Flag|        |    Description    |
|----|--------|-------------------|
|`-h`|`--help`|Help for `recovery`|
| Subcommand | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Subcommand | Description |
| auth | Manage on-disk authorization data for recovery |
| org | Manage on-disk organization data for recovery |
| user | Manage on-disk user data for recovery |

| Flag |  | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Flag |  | Description |
| -h | --help | Help for  recovery |