---
title: kapacitor replay-live query
description: The kapacitor replay-live query command replays the result of a query against a task without saving a recording.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/kapacitor/v1/reference/cli/kapacitor/replay-live/query/
estimated_tokens: 480
product: Kapacitor
version: v1
publisher: InfluxData
canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/kapacitor/v1/reference/cli/kapacitor/replay-live/query/
date: '2023-10-03T10:49:57-06:00'
lastmod: '2023-10-03T10:49:57-06:00'
---

The `kapacitor replay-live query` command replays the result of a query
against a task without saving a recording.

## Usage

```sh
kapacitor replay-live query [flags]
```

## Flags

|    Flag     |                                            Description                                            |
|-------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `-cluster`  |[Named InfluxDB cluster or instance](/kapacitor/v1/administration/configuration/#influxdb) to query|
| `-no-wait`  |                                   Run replay in the background                                    |
|  `-query`   |                                     InfluxQL query to replay                                      |
|`-real-clock`|             Replay queries in real time, otherwise replay queries as fast as possible             |
| `-rec-time` |                     Use times saved in the recording instead of present times                     |
|`-replay-id` |                        ID to assign to the replay (default is a random ID)                        |
|   `-task`   |                                         Required: Task ID                                         |

## Examples

##### Replay the results of a query against an alert task

```sh
kapacitor replay-live query \
  -task cpu_alert \
  -rec-time \
  -query 'SELECT value FROM telegraf.default.cpu_idle WHERE time > now() - 1h'
```
| Flag | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Flag | Description |
| -cluster | Named InfluxDB cluster or instance  to query |
| -no-wait | Run replay in the background |
| -query | InfluxQL query to replay |
| -real-clock | Replay queries in real time, otherwise replay queries as fast as possible |
| -rec-time | Use times saved in the recording instead of present times |
| -replay-id | ID to assign to the replay (default is a random ID) |
| -task | Required : Task ID |