---
title: influx secret update
description: The influx secret update command adds and updates secrets.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb3/cloud-serverless/reference/cli/influx/secret/update/
estimated_tokens: 1745
product: InfluxDB Cloud Serverless
version: cloud-serverless
---

# influx secret update

-   influx CLI 2.0.0+

The `influx secret update` command adds and updates secrets. Provide the secret key with the `-k` or `--key` flag. You may also provide the secret value with the `-v` or `--value` flag. If you do not provide the secret value with the `-v` or `--value` flag, enter the value when prompted.

Providing a secret value with the `-v` or `--value` flag may expose the secret in your command history.

## Usage

```
influx secret update [flags]
```

## Flags

| 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 |
| -h | --help | Help for the update command |  |  |
|  | --hide-headers | Hide table headers (default false) |  | INFLUX_HIDE_HEADERS |
|  | --host | HTTP address of InfluxDB (default http://localhost:8086) | string | INFLUX_HOST |
|  | --http-debug | Inspect communication with InfluxDB servers. | string |  |
|  | --json | Output data as JSON (default false) |  | INFLUX_OUTPUT_JSON |
| -k | --key | (Required) Secret key | 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 |
| -v | --value | (Required) Secret value | string |  |

## Examples

#### Authentication credentials

The examples below assume your InfluxDB **host**, **organization**, and **token** are provided by either the [active `influx` CLI configuration](/influxdb/cloud-serverless/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/cloud-serverless/reference/urls/)
-   `-o, --org` or `--org-id`: InfluxDB organization name or ID
-   `-t, --token`: InfluxDB API token

##### Add a secret

```sh
influx secret update \
  --key EXAMPLE_KEY \
  --value EXAMPLE_VALUE
```

##### Update an existing secret

```sh
influx secret update \
  --key EXAMPLE_KEY \
  --value NEW_EXAMPLE_VALUE
```

#### Related

-   [influx CLI—Provide required authentication credentials](/influxdb3/cloud-serverless/reference/cli/influx/#provide-required-authentication-credentials)
-   [influx CLI—Provide required authentication credentials](/influxdb3/cloud-serverless/reference/cli/influx/#provide-required-authentication-credentials)