---
title: influxdb3 show plugins
description: The influxdb3 show plugins command lists loaded Processing Engine plugins in your InfluxDB 3 Core server.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb3/core/reference/cli/influxdb3/show/plugins/
estimated_tokens: 1045
product: InfluxDB 3 Core
version: core
publisher: InfluxData
canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb3/core/reference/cli/influxdb3/show/plugins/
date: '2025-10-30T10:52:25-04:00'
lastmod: '2025-10-30T10:52:25-04:00'
---

The `influxdb3 show plugins` command lists loaded Processing Engine plugins in your
InfluxDB 3 Core server.

## Usage

```bash
influxdb3 show plugins [OPTIONS]
```

## Options

|Option|                 |                                                 Description                                                 |
|------|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `-H` |    `--host`     |             Host URL of the running InfluxDB 3 Core server (default is `http://127.0.0.1:8181`)             |
|      |    `--token`    |                                      *(Required)* Authentication token                                      |
|      |   `--format`    |                 Output format (`pretty` *(default)*, `json`, `jsonl`, `csv`, or `parquet`)                  |
|      |   `--output`    |                          Path where to save output when using the `parquet` format                          |
|      |   `--tls-ca`    |            Path to a custom TLS certificate authority (for testing or self-signed certificates)             |
|      |`--tls-no-verify`|Disable TLS certificate verification (**Not recommended in production**, useful for self-signed certificates)|
| `-h` |    `--help`     |                                           Print help information                                            |
|      |  `--help-all`   |                                       Print detailed help information                                       |

### Option environment variables

You can use the following environment variables to set command options:

|  Environment Variable   |     Option      |
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|  `INFLUXDB3_HOST_URL`   |    `--host`     |
| `INFLUXDB3_AUTH_TOKEN`  |    `--token`    |
|`INFLUXDB3_TLS_NO_VERIFY`|`--tls-no-verify`|

## Output

The command returns information about loaded plugin files:

* **plugin\_name**: Name of a trigger using this plugin
* **file\_name**: Plugin filename
* **file\_path**: Full server path to the plugin file
* **size\_bytes**: File size in bytes
* **last\_modified**: Last modification timestamp (milliseconds since epoch)

> [!Note]
> This command queries the `system.plugin_files` table in the `_internal` database.
> For more advanced queries and filtering, see [Query system data](/influxdb3/core/admin/query-system-data/).

## Examples

* [List all plugins](#list-all-plugins)
* [List plugins in different output formats](#list-plugins-in-different-output-formats)
* [Output plugins to a Parquet file](#output-plugins-to-a-parquet-file)

### List all plugins

```bash
influxdb3 show plugins
```

### List plugins in different output formats

You can specify the output format using the `--format` option:

```bash
# JSON format
influxdb3 show plugins --format json

# JSON Lines format
influxdb3 show plugins --format jsonl

# CSV format
influxdb3 show plugins --format csv
```

### Output plugins to a Parquet file

[Parquet](https://parquet.apache.org/) is a binary format.
Use the `--output` option to specify the file where you want to save the Parquet data.

```bash
influxdb3 show plugins \
  --format parquet \
  --output /Users/me/plugins.parquet
```
| Option |  | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Option |  | Description |
| -H | --host | Host URL of the running InfluxDB 3 Core server (default is  http://127.0.0.1:8181 ) |
|  | --token | ( Required )  Authentication token |
|  | --format | Output format ( pretty   (default) ,  json ,  jsonl ,  csv , or  parquet ) |
|  | --output | Path where to save output when using the  parquet  format |
|  | --tls-ca | Path to a custom TLS certificate authority (for testing or self-signed certificates) |
|  | --tls-no-verify | Disable TLS certificate verification ( Not recommended in production , useful for self-signed certificates) |
| -h | --help | Print help information |
|  | --help-all | Print detailed help information |

| Environment Variable | Option |
| --- | --- |
| Environment Variable | Option |
| INFLUXDB3_HOST_URL | --host |
| INFLUXDB3_AUTH_TOKEN | --token |
| INFLUXDB3_TLS_NO_VERIFY | --tls-no-verify |