---
title: Update a Telegraf configuration
description: Use the InfluxDB user interface (UI) or the influx CLI to update InfluxDB Telegraf configurations.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v2/tools/telegraf-configs/update/
estimated_tokens: 1731
product: InfluxDB OSS v2
version: v2
---

# Update a Telegraf configuration

This page documents an earlier version of InfluxDB OSS. [InfluxDB 3 Core](/influxdb3/core/) is the latest stable version.

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For more information, see [Token hashing](/influxdb/v2/admin/tokens/#token-hashing).

Use the InfluxDB user interface (UI) or the [`influx` CLI](/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/) to update InfluxDB Telegraf configurations.

To update a Telegraf configuration, do one of the following:

-   [Use the InfluxDB UI](#use-the-influxdb-ui)
-   [Use the `influx` CLI](#use-the-influx-cli)

Telegraf doesn’t detect changes to remote configurations. If you edit a remote configuration, you must restart Telegraf or send it a SIGHUP command for your changes to take effect.

## Use the InfluxDB UI

### Update the name or description of a configuration

1. In the navigation menu on the left, select **Data** (**Load Data**) > **Telegraf**.
    
    Load Data
    
2. Hover over the configuration you want to edit and click to update the name or description.
    
3. Press **Return** or click out of the editable field to save your changes.
    

### Edit the configuration file directly in the UI

1. In the navigation menu on the left, select **Data** (**Load Data**) > **Telegraf**.
    
    Load Data
    
2. To edit the configuration file: a. Click the name of the configuration. b. Add or update [Telegraf plugin settings](/telegraf/v1/plugins/) in the window that appears.
    
    The text editor window doesn’t detect if any plugins or settings are misconfigured. Any errors in your configuration that may cause Telegraf to fail when you restart it.
    
    c. Click **Save Changes** and then **Save** again to confirm.
    
3. To apply the updated configuration, restart Telegraf. To find the exact command to start Telegraf, click **Setup Instructions** on the **Telegraf** page.
    

### Download and verify the configuration file

1. In the navigation menu on the left, select **Data** (**Load Data**) > **Telegraf**.
    
    Load Data
    
2. Click the **name** of the Telegraf configuration to customize.
    
3. Click **Download Config** to download the Telegraf configuration file to your local machine.
    
4. Review the configuration file. Add or update [Telegraf plugin](/telegraf/v1/plugins/) settings and save your changes.
    
5. [Use the `influx telegrafs update` command](#use-the-influx-cli) to upload your modified Telegraf configuration to InfluxDB and replace the existing configuration.
    
6. To apply the updated configuration, restart Telegraf. To find the exact command to start Telegraf, click **Setup Instructions** on the **Telegraf** page.
    

## Use the influx CLI

Use the [`influx telegrafs update` command](/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/telegrafs/update/) to update an existing InfluxDB Telegraf configuration name, description, or settings from a Telegraf configuration file on your local machine.

Provide the following:

-   **Telegraf configuration ID** (shown in the output of `influx telegrafs`)
-   **Telegraf configuration name**
-   **Telegraf configuration description**
-   **Telegraf configuration file**

If a **name** and **description** are not provided, they are replaced with empty strings.

```sh
# Syntax
influx telegrafs update \
  -i <telegraf-config-id> \
  -n <telegraf-config-name> \
  -d <telegraf-config-description> \
  -f /path/to/telegraf.conf

# Example
influx telegrafs update \
  -i 12ab34de56fg78hi
  -n "Example Telegraf config"
  -d "This is a description for an example Telegraf configuration."
  -f /path/to/telegraf.conf
```