---
title: influxctl database
description: The influxctl database command and its subcommands manage databases in an InfluxDB Cloud Dedicated cluster.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb3/cloud-dedicated/reference/cli/influxctl/database/
estimated_tokens: 411
publisher: InfluxData
canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb3/cloud-dedicated/reference/cli/influxctl/database/
date: '2025-06-30T15:05:37-06:00'
lastmod: '2025-06-30T15:05:37-06:00'
---

The `influxctl database` command and its subcommands manage databases in an
InfluxDB Cloud Dedicated cluster.

## Usage

```sh
influxctl database [subcommand] [flags]
```

## Subcommands

|                                   Subcommand                                    |    Description    |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|  [create](/influxdb3/cloud-dedicated/reference/cli/influxctl/database/create/)  | Create a database |
|  [delete](/influxdb3/cloud-dedicated/reference/cli/influxctl/database/delete/)  | Delete a database |
|    [list](/influxdb3/cloud-dedicated/reference/cli/influxctl/database/list/)    |  List databases   |
|  [rename](/influxdb3/cloud-dedicated/reference/cli/influxctl/database/rename/)  | Rename a database |
|[undelete](/influxdb3/cloud-dedicated/reference/cli/influxctl/database/undelete/)|Undelete a database|
|  [update](/influxdb3/cloud-dedicated/reference/cli/influxctl/database/update/)  | Update a database |
|                                     help, h                                     |Output command help|

## Flags

|Flag|        |    Description    |
|----|--------|-------------------|
|`-h`|`--help`|Output command help|
| Subcommand | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Subcommand | Description |
| create | Create a database |
| delete | Delete a database |
| list | List databases |
| rename | Rename a database |
| undelete | Undelete a database |
| update | Update a database |
| help, h | Output command help |

| Flag |  | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Flag |  | Description |
| -h | --help | Output command help |