---
title: influx task create
description: The influx task create command creates a new task in InfluxDB.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb3/cloud-serverless/reference/cli/influx/task/create/
estimated_tokens: 1789
publisher: InfluxData
canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb3/cloud-serverless/reference/cli/influx/task/create/
date: '2025-04-02T15:54:32-06:00'
lastmod: '2025-04-02T15:54:32-06:00'
---

* influx CLI 2.0.0+

The `influx task create` command creates a task in InfluxDB.

## Usage

```
influx task create [task literal] [flags]
```

## Flags

|Flag|                 |                             Description                             |Input type|Maps to [?](/influxdb/cloud-serverless/reference/cli/influx/#view-mapped-environment-variables)|
|----|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|`-c`|`--active-config`|                CLI configuration to use for command                 |  string  |                                                                                               |
|    |`--configs-path` |Path to `influx` CLI configurations (default `~/.influxdbv2/configs`)|  string  |                                     `INFLUX_CONFIGS_PATH`                                     |
|`-r`|    `--cron`     |*(InfluxDB Cloud only)* Cron expression to define when the task runs |  string  |                                                                                               |
|`-e`|    `--every`    |       *(InfluxDB Cloud only)* Interval at which the task runs       |  string  |                                                                                               |
|`-f`|    `--file`     |                      Path to Flux script file                       |  string  |                                                                                               |
|`-h`|    `--help`     |                    Help for the `create` 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`                                      |
|`-n`|    `--name`     |                  *(InfluxDB Cloud only)* Task name                  |  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`                                      |
|    |  `--script-id`  |       *(InfluxDB Cloud only)* Invokable script ID to execute        |  string  |                                                                                               |
|    |`--script-params`|      *(InfluxDB Cloud only)* Invokable script JSON parameters       |  string  |                                                                                               |
|`-t`|    `--token`    |                              API token                              |  string  |                                        `INFLUX_TOKEN`                                         |

## Example

#### 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

##### Create a task using raw Flux

```sh
export FLUX_TASK='
  option task = {
    name: "Example Task",
    every: 1d
  }

  from(bucket: "example-bucket")
    |> range(start: -task.every)
    |> filter(fn: (r) => r._measurement == "m")
    |> aggregateWindow(every: 1h, fn: mean)
    |> to(bucket: "default-ds-1d", org: "my-org")
'

influx task create $FLUX_TASK
```

##### Create a task from a file

```sh
influx task create --file /path/to/example-task.flux
```

##### Create a task using an invokable script

```sh
influx task create \
  --name "my task" \
  --every "10h" \
  --script-id 0001234
```

#### 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)
| Flag |  | Description | Input type | Maps to  ? |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 |
| -r | --cron | (InfluxDB Cloud only)  Cron expression to define when the task runs | string |  |
| -e | --every | (InfluxDB Cloud only)  Interval at which the task runs | string |  |
| -f | --file | Path to Flux script file | string |  |
| -h | --help | Help for the  create  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 |
| -n | --name | (InfluxDB Cloud only)  Task name | 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 |
|  | --script-id | (InfluxDB Cloud only)  Invokable script ID to execute | string |  |
|  | --script-params | (InfluxDB Cloud only)  Invokable script JSON parameters | string |  |
| -t | --token | API token | string | INFLUX_TOKEN |