---
title: influxdb3 show databases
description: The influxdb3 show databases command lists databases in your InfluxDB 3 Enterprise server.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb3/enterprise/reference/cli/influxdb3/show/databases/
estimated_tokens: 921
product: InfluxDB 3 Enterprise
version: enterprise
publisher: InfluxData
canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb3/enterprise/reference/cli/influxdb3/show/databases/
date: '2026-07-11T10:53:18+00:00'
lastmod: '2026-07-11T10:53:18+00:00'
---

The `influxdb3 show databases` command lists databases in your
InfluxDB 3 Enterprise server.

## Usage

```bash
influxdb3 show databases [OPTIONS]
```

## Options

|Option|                 |                                                 Description                                                 |
|------|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `-H` |    `--host`     |          Host URL of the running InfluxDB 3 Enterprise server (default is `http://127.0.0.1:8181`)          |
|      |    `--token`    |                                      *(Required)* Authentication token                                      |
|      |`--show-deleted` |                              Include databases marked as deleted in the output                              |
|      |   `--format`    |                 Output format (`pretty` *(default)*, `json`, `jsonl`, `csv`, or `parquet`)                  |
|      |   `--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_DATABASE_NAME`|  `--database`   |
| `INFLUXDB3_AUTH_TOKEN`  |    `--token`    |
|`INFLUXDB3_TLS_NO_VERIFY`|`--tls-no-verify`|

## Examples

* [List all databases](#list-all-databases)
* [List all databases, including deleted databases](#list-all-databases-including-deleted-databases)
* [List databases in JSON-formatted output](#list-databases-in-json-formatted-output)

### List all databases

```bash
influxdb3 show databases
```

### List all databases, including deleted databases

```bash
influxdb3 show databases --show-deleted
```

### List databases in JSON-formatted output

```bash
influxdb3 show databases --format json
```

### List databases in Parquet format output

[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.

```
influxdb3 show databases
  --format parquet \
  --output /Users/me/databases.parquet
```
| Option |  | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Option |  | Description |
| -H | --host | Host URL of the running InfluxDB 3 Enterprise server (default is  http://127.0.0.1:8181 ) |
|  | --token | ( Required )  Authentication token |
|  | --show-deleted | Include databases marked as deleted in the output |
|  | --format | Output format ( pretty   (default) ,  json ,  jsonl ,  csv , or  parquet ) |
|  | --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_DATABASE_NAME | --database |
| INFLUXDB3_AUTH_TOKEN | --token |
| INFLUXDB3_TLS_NO_VERIFY | --tls-no-verify |