---
title: kapacitor record
description: The kapacitor record command records the result of an InfluxDB query or a snapshot of the live data stream.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/kapacitor/v1/reference/cli/kapacitor/record/
estimated_tokens: 273
product: Kapacitor
version: v1
publisher: InfluxData
canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/kapacitor/v1/reference/cli/kapacitor/record/
date: '2023-10-03T10:49:57-06:00'
lastmod: '2023-10-03T10:49:57-06:00'
---

The `kapacitor record` command and its subcommands record the result of an
InfluxDB query or a snapshot of the live data stream.

*To replay the recording, see [`kapacitor replay`](/kapacitor/v1/reference/cli/kapacitor/replay/).*

## Usage

```sh
kapacitor record [subcommand] [flags]
```

## Subcommands

|                          Subcommand                          |      Description       |
|--------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
| [batch](/kapacitor/v1/reference/cli/kapacitor/record/batch/) |  Record a batch task   |
| [query](/kapacitor/v1/reference/cli/kapacitor/record/query/) |Record an InfluxDB query|
|[stream](/kapacitor/v1/reference/cli/kapacitor/record/stream/)|  Record a stream task  |

#### Related

* [Kapacitor data sampling](/kapacitor/v1/working/cli_client/#data-sampling)
* [kapacitor replay](/kapacitor/v1/reference/cli/kapacitor/replay/)
| Subcommand | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Subcommand | Description |
| batch | Record a batch task |
| query | Record an InfluxDB query |
| stream | Record a stream task |