Documentation

influxdb3 update database

The influxdb3 update database command updates an existing database in your InfluxDB 3 Core instance.

InfluxDB 3 Core does not support updating database retention periods. Retention periods can only be set when creating a database and cannot be changed afterward.

Usage

influxdb3 update database [OPTIONS] --database <DATABASE_NAME>

Arguments

  • DATABASE_NAME: (Required) The name of the database to update.

You can also set the database name using the INFLUXDB3_DATABASE_NAME environment variable.

Options

OptionDescription
-H--hostHost URL of the running InfluxDB 3 Core server (default is http://127.0.0.1:8181)
-d--databaseThe name of the database to update
--tokenAuthentication token
--tls-caPath to a custom TLS certificate authority (for testing or self-signed certificates)
-h--helpPrint help information
--help-allPrint detailed help information

Option environment variables

You can use the following environment variables instead of providing CLI options directly:

Environment VariableOption
INFLUXDB3_HOST_URL--host
INFLUXDB3_DATABASE_NAME--database
INFLUXDB3_AUTH_TOKEN--token
INFLUXDB3_TLS_CA--tls-ca

Was this page helpful?

Thank you for your feedback!


New in InfluxDB 3.6

Key enhancements in InfluxDB 3.6 and the InfluxDB 3 Explorer 1.4.

See the Blog Post

InfluxDB 3.6 is now available for both Core and Enterprise. This release introduces the 1.4 update to InfluxDB 3 Explorer, featuring the beta launch of Ask AI, along with new capabilities for simple startup and expanded functionality in the Processing Engine.

For more information, check out:

InfluxDB Docker latest tag changing to InfluxDB 3 Core

On February 3, 2026, the latest tag for InfluxDB Docker images will point to InfluxDB 3 Core. To avoid unexpected upgrades, use specific version tags in your Docker deployments.

If using Docker to install and run InfluxDB, the latest tag will point to InfluxDB 3 Core. To avoid unexpected upgrades, use specific version tags in your Docker deployments. For example, if using Docker to run InfluxDB v2, replace the latest version tag with a specific version tag in your Docker pull command–for example:

docker pull influxdb:2