---
title: influxdb3 loadcap
description: The influxdb3 loadcap command captures and manages anonymized workload profiles in InfluxDB 3 Enterprise.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb3/enterprise/reference/cli/influxdb3/loadcap/
estimated_tokens: 690
product: InfluxDB 3 Enterprise
version: enterprise
publisher: InfluxData
canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb3/enterprise/reference/cli/influxdb3/loadcap/
date: '2026-07-29T09:58:30-05:00'
lastmod: '2026-07-29T09:58:30-05:00'
---

* InfluxDB 3 Enterprise v3.10.0+

Use `influxdb3 loadcap` to capture and manage anonymized workload profiles on a query-capable InfluxDB 3 Enterprise node.

> [!Note]
> Load capture requires the [upgraded storage engine](/influxdb3/enterprise/reference/internals/storage-engine/)—the default for new clusters.
> On clusters that started on 3.10 or earlier, first run the [storage engine upgrade](/influxdb3/enterprise/reference/config-options/#upgrade-pacha-tree) (`--upgrade-pacha-tree`).
> Send requests to a node with an explicit `--mode` setting that includes `query`, for example, `--mode query` or `--mode ingest --mode query --mode compact`.
> Load capture isn’t available on a node that uses the default `--mode all` configuration.

## Usage

```bash
influxdb3 loadcap <SUBCOMMAND>
```

## Subcommands

|                                Subcommand                                 |                 Description                  |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|   [start](/influxdb3/enterprise/reference/cli/influxdb3/loadcap/start/)   |            Start a timed capture             |
|    [list](/influxdb3/enterprise/reference/cli/influxdb3/loadcap/list/)    |            List capture profiles             |
|   [files](/influxdb3/enterprise/reference/cli/influxdb3/loadcap/files/)   |           List files in a profile            |
| [preview](/influxdb3/enterprise/reference/cli/influxdb3/loadcap/preview/) |              Preview a profile               |
|[download](/influxdb3/enterprise/reference/cli/influxdb3/loadcap/download/)|          Download a profile archive          |
|  [delete](/influxdb3/enterprise/reference/cli/influxdb3/loadcap/delete/)  |               Delete a profile               |
|                                   help                                    |Print command help or the help of a subcommand|

## Options

|Option|            |          Description          |
|------|------------|-------------------------------|
| `-h` |  `--help`  |    Print help information     |
|      |`--help-all`|Print detailed help information|

#### Related

* [Capture workload data](/influxdb3/enterprise/admin/load-capture/)
| Subcommand | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Subcommand | Description |
| start | Start a timed capture |
| list | List capture profiles |
| files | List files in a profile |
| preview | Preview a profile |
| download | Download a profile archive |
| delete | Delete a profile |
| help | Print command help or the help of a subcommand |

| Option |  | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Option |  | Description |
| -h | --help | Print help information |
|  | --help-all | Print detailed help information |