---
title: Install the influxdb3 CLI for InfluxDB 3 Cloud
description: Install the influxdb3 CLI to administer, write data to, and query InfluxDB 3 Cloud.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb3/cloud/install/
estimated_tokens: 696
product: InfluxDB 3 Cloud
version: cloud
publisher: InfluxData
canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb3/cloud/install/
date: '2026-07-20T18:24:19-04:00'
lastmod: '2026-07-20T18:24:19-04:00'
---

InfluxDB 3 Cloud is fully managed, so you don’t install or run an InfluxDB server.
To administer your InfluxDB 3 Cloud instance and write and query data, install the `influxdb3` CLI.

The `influxdb3` CLI is distributed in the InfluxDB 3 Enterprise binary.
Install the Enterprise binary using one of the following methods.

* [Quick install for Linux and macOS](#quick-install-for-linux-and-macos)
* [Download the CLI binary](#download-the-cli-binary)
* [Verify the installation](#verify-the-installation)

## Quick install for Linux and macOS

To install the CLI on **Linux** or **macOS**, download and run the InfluxDB 3
Enterprise quick installer:

```bash
curl -O https://www.influxdata.com/d/install_influxdb3.sh \
&& sh install_influxdb3.sh enterprise
```

> [!Note]
> The installer also sets up a local InfluxDB 3 server.
> For InfluxDB 3 Cloud, you only need the CLI, so skip the prompts to start a server.

## Download the CLI binary

Download an InfluxDB 3 Enterprise archive for your operating system.
The archive includes the `influxdb3` CLI.

[](#linux-binaries)

Linux binaries

* [Linux | AMD64 (x86\_64) | GNU](https://dl.influxdata.com/influxdb/releases/influxdb3-enterprise-3.10.5_linux_amd64.tar.gz)•[sha256](https://dl.influxdata.com/influxdb/releases/influxdb3-enterprise-3.10.5_linux_amd64.tar.gz.sha256)
* [Linux | ARM64 (AArch64) | GNU](https://dl.influxdata.com/influxdb/releases/influxdb3-enterprise-3.10.5_linux_arm64.tar.gz)•[sha256](https://dl.influxdata.com/influxdb/releases/influxdb3-enterprise-3.10.5_linux_arm64.tar.gz.sha256)

[](#macos-binaries)

macOS binaries

* [macOS | Silicon (ARM64)](https://dl.influxdata.com/influxdb/releases/influxdb3-enterprise-3.10.5_darwin_arm64.tar.gz)•[sha256](https://dl.influxdata.com/influxdb/releases/influxdb3-enterprise-3.10.5_darwin_arm64.tar.gz.sha256)

[](#windows-binaries)

Windows binaries

* [Windows (AMD64, x86\_64) binary](https://dl.influxdata.com/influxdb/releases/influxdb3-enterprise-3.10.5-windows_amd64.zip)•[sha256](https://dl.influxdata.com/influxdb/releases/influxdb3-enterprise-3.10.5-windows_amd64.zip.sha256)

Extract the archive and add the directory that contains the `influxdb3` binary
to your `PATH`.

## Verify the installation

Run the following command to verify that the CLI is installed:

```bash
influxdb3 --version
```

If your shell can’t locate `influxdb3` after a [quick install](#quick-install-for-linux-and-macos),
reload your shell configuration–for example:

```zsh
source ~/.zshrc
```

To connect the CLI to your InfluxDB 3 Cloud instance, continue to[set up InfluxDB 3 Cloud](/influxdb3/cloud/get-started/setup/).

#### Related

* [Set up InfluxDB 3 Cloud](/influxdb3/cloud/get-started/setup/)
* [influxdb3 CLI](/influxdb3/cloud/reference/cli/influxdb3/)