---
title: kapacitor CLI
description: The kapacitor CLI interacts with and manages the Kapacitor server.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/kapacitor/v1/reference/cli/kapacitor/
estimated_tokens: 1483
product: Kapacitor
version: v1
publisher: InfluxData
canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/kapacitor/v1/reference/cli/kapacitor/
date: '2023-10-03T10:49:57-06:00'
lastmod: '2023-10-03T10:49:57-06:00'
---

The `kapacitor` CLI interacts with and manages the Kapacitor server.

## Usage

```sh
kapacitor [command] [flags] [args]
```

## Commands

|                                      Command                                      |                     Description                      |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|              [backup](/kapacitor/v1/reference/cli/kapacitor/backup/)              |            Backup the Kapacitor database             |
|              [define](/kapacitor/v1/reference/cli/kapacitor/define/)              |               Create or update a task                |
|     [define-template](/kapacitor/v1/reference/cli/kapacitor/define-template/)     |             Create or update a template              |
|[define-topic-handler](/kapacitor/v1/reference/cli/kapacitor/define-topic-handler/)|    Create or update an alert handler for a topic     |
|              [delete](/kapacitor/v1/reference/cli/kapacitor/delete/)              |              Delete Kapacitor resources              |
|             [disable](/kapacitor/v1/reference/cli/kapacitor/disable/)             |                    Disable a task                    |
|              [enable](/kapacitor/v1/reference/cli/kapacitor/enable/)              |                    Enable a task                     |
|                [flux](/kapacitor/v1/reference/cli/kapacitor/flux/)                |             Manage Kapacitor Flux tasks              |
|                [help](/kapacitor/v1/reference/cli/kapacitor/help/)                |               Print help for a command               |
|               [level](/kapacitor/v1/reference/cli/kapacitor/level/)               |   Set the logging level on the `kapacitord` server   |
|                [list](/kapacitor/v1/reference/cli/kapacitor/list/)                |      List information about Kapacitor resources      |
|                [logs](/kapacitor/v1/reference/cli/kapacitor/logs/)                |                Output Kapacitor logs                 |
|              [record](/kapacitor/v1/reference/cli/kapacitor/record/)              |        Record the results of a task or query         |
|              [reload](/kapacitor/v1/reference/cli/kapacitor/reload/)              |    Reload a task with an updated task definition     |
|              [replay](/kapacitor/v1/reference/cli/kapacitor/replay/)              |             Replay a recording to a task             |
|         [replay-live](/kapacitor/v1/reference/cli/kapacitor/replay-live/)         |      Replay data to a task without recording it      |
|       [service-tests](/kapacitor/v1/reference/cli/kapacitor/service-tests/)       |                  Run service tests                   |
|                [show](/kapacitor/v1/reference/cli/kapacitor/show/)                |           Display information about a task           |
|       [show-template](/kapacitor/v1/reference/cli/kapacitor/show-template/)       |         Display information about a template         |
|          [show-topic](/kapacitor/v1/reference/cli/kapacitor/show-topic/)          |       Display information about an alert topic       |
|  [show-topic-handler](/kapacitor/v1/reference/cli/kapacitor/show-topic-handler/)  |Display information about an alert handler for a topic|
|               [stats](/kapacitor/v1/reference/cli/kapacitor/stats/)               |         Display Kapacitor server statistics          |
|                [vars](/kapacitor/v1/reference/cli/kapacitor/vars/)                |      Print Kapacitor debug vars in JSON format       |
|             [version](/kapacitor/v1/reference/cli/kapacitor/version/)             |            Display the Kapacitor version             |
|               [watch](/kapacitor/v1/reference/cli/kapacitor/watch/)               |                Watch logs for a task                 |

## Flags

|    Flag     |                             Description                             | Environment variable |
|-------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|`-skipVerify`|                   Disable SSL or TLS verification                   |`KAPACITOR_UNSAFE_SSL`|
|   `-url`    |URL of the `kapacitord` server *(default is `http://localhost:9092`)*|   `KAPACITOR_URL`    |
| Command | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Command | Description |
| backup | Backup the Kapacitor database |
| define | Create or update a task |
| define-template | Create or update a template |
| define-topic-handler | Create or update an alert handler for a topic |
| delete | Delete Kapacitor resources |
| disable | Disable a task |
| enable | Enable a task |
| flux | Manage Kapacitor Flux tasks |
| help | Print help for a command |
| level | Set the logging level on the  kapacitord  server |
| list | List information about Kapacitor resources |
| logs | Output Kapacitor logs |
| record | Record the results of a task or query |
| reload | Reload a task with an updated task definition |
| replay | Replay a recording to a task |
| replay-live | Replay data to a task without recording it |
| service-tests | Run service tests |
| show | Display information about a task |
| show-template | Display information about a template |
| show-topic | Display information about an alert topic |
| show-topic-handler | Display information about an alert handler for a topic |
| stats | Display Kapacitor server statistics |
| vars | Print Kapacitor debug vars in JSON format |
| version | Display the Kapacitor version |
| watch | Watch logs for a task |

| Flag | Description | Environment variable |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Flag | Description | Environment variable |
| -skipVerify | Disable SSL or TLS verification | KAPACITOR_UNSAFE_SSL |
| -url | URL of the  kapacitord  server  (default is  http://localhost:9092 ) | KAPACITOR_URL |