---
title: kapacitor show
description: The kapacitor show command returns information about a task.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/kapacitor/v1/reference/cli/kapacitor/show/
estimated_tokens: 192
product: Kapacitor
version: v1
publisher: InfluxData
canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/kapacitor/v1/reference/cli/kapacitor/show/
date: '2023-10-03T10:49:57-06:00'
lastmod: '2023-10-03T10:49:57-06:00'
---

The `kapacitor show` command returns information about a task.

## Usage

```sh
kapacitor show [flags] [task-id]
```

## Flags

|  Flag  |                  Description                  |
|--------|-----------------------------------------------|
|\-replay|Display task information related to a replay ID|

## Examples

### Show information about a task

```sh
kapacitor show example-task-id
```

### Show information about a task in the context of a replay

> [!Note]
> Use the [`kapacitor list replays` command](/kapacitor/v1/reference/cli/kapacitor/list/)to view replay IDs.

```sh
kapacitor show -replay example-replay-id example-task-id
```
| Flag | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Flag | Description |
| -replay | Display task information related to a replay ID |