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InfluxDB 3 Enterprise is in Public Beta

InfluxDB 3 Enterprise is in public beta and available for testing and feedback, but is not meant for production use yet. Both the product and this documentation are works in progress. We welcome and encourage your input about your experience with the beta and invite you to join our public channels for updates and to share feedback.

Beta expectations and recommendations

Use the influxdb3 show databases command to list databases in InfluxDB 3 Enterprise. Provide the following:

  • (Optional) Output format with the --format option
  • (Optional) Show deleted databases with the --show-deleted option
  • InfluxDB 3 Enterprise authorization token with the -t, --token option

While in beta, InfluxDB 3 Enterprise does not require an authorization token.

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Output formats

The influxdb3 show databases command supports output formats:

  • pretty (default)
  • json
  • jsonl
  • csv

Use the --format flag to specify the output format:

influxdb3 show databases --format json
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Example output

View example pretty-formatted output

View example JSON-formatted output

View example JSON-line-formatted output

View example CSV-formatted output

List deleted databases

To list deleted databases, include the --show-deleted option with your influxdb3 show databases command:

influxdb3 show databases --show-deleted
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InfluxDB 3 Core and Enterprise are now available for beta testing, available under MIT or Apache 2 license.

InfluxDB 3 Core is a high-speed, recent-data engine that collects and processes data in real-time, while persisting it to local disk or object storage. InfluxDB 3 Enterprise is a commercial product that builds on Core’s foundation, adding high availability, read replicas, enhanced security, and data compaction for faster queries. A free tier of InfluxDB 3 Enterprise will also be available for at-home, non-commercial use for hobbyists to get the full historical time series database set of capabilities.

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