install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install influxdb-cli

local Homebrew formula metadata

Windows

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id InfluxData.InfluxDB.CLI -e

Windows Package Manager source index · InfluxData.InfluxDB.CLI · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

CLI for managing resources in InfluxDB v2

Project links

Commands and aliases

influx

history

Project history and usage

InfluxDB CLI is the separately packaged influx command for managing InfluxDB v2 resources. It handles setup, config profiles, organizations, buckets, authorizations, tasks, templates, backups, restores, writes, queries, and related administrative workflows.

Project history

InfluxDB v2 originally shipped the influx CLI alongside the server. InfluxData release notes announced that beginning with InfluxDB 2.1 the CLI would no longer be packaged with the server release, and future CLI versions would come from the influxdata/influx-cli repository.

The influx-cli README explains the split plainly: decoupling made it easier to track InfluxDB Cloud API changes, ship CLI-only fixes faster, and build releases for more platforms than the server could support. That turned influx from a server-adjacent binary into a separately versioned package.

Adoption history

The CLI remained central to InfluxDB v2 operations after the split because the docs use it for setup, writing data, querying data, profile management, and automation. The input metadata shows a dedicated Homebrew formula and winget package, separate from the InfluxDB server package.

How it is used

Users run influx setup to initialize a v2 instance, manage config profiles stored under ~/.influxdbv2/configs, create buckets and organizations, manage auth tokens, write line protocol, run Flux queries, and automate backup or restore operations. The separate package is especially useful on admin workstations that need to control remote InfluxDB servers without installing the server.

Why package nerds care

influxdb-cli is a neat packaging case study: a CLI split out of a database server because cloud APIs, platform support, and release cadence needed a smaller artifact. Package managers expose that boundary directly by shipping influxdb-cli apart from influxdb.

Timeline

2020: InfluxDB 2.0 GA shipped with v2 API, Flux, setup, backup, and restore CLI workflows.
2021: InfluxDB 2.1 packaging notes announced the CLI/server split.
2021: influx CLI v2.1.0 documented as the first release from influxdata/influx-cli.
2026: influx CLI v2.8.0 release notes documented continued standalone maintenance.

Related projects

InfluxDB v2 is the server line this CLI manages. InfluxDB Cloud drove part of the decoupling rationale. Flux, InfluxQL compatibility, OpenAPI-generated clients, and the InfluxData downloads portal are closely related to the CLI's workflows and distribution.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: ~/.influxdbv2/configs

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: ~/.influxdbv2/configs

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`influx`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version2.8.0

manager updated2026-06-22

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/influxdata/influx-cli

infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/influxdata/influx-clinone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:influxdb-cli
Version	2.8.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/influxdb-cli
Homepage	https://influxdata.com/time-series-platform/influxdb/
Repository	https://github.com/influxdata/influx-cli
Upstream docs	https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/cloud/reference/cli/influx
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/influxdata/influx-cli.git
Last updated	2026-06-22T14:03:47-07:00
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	influxdb-cli
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

winget95%

InfluxData.InfluxDB.CLI

winget install --id InfluxData.InfluxDB.CLI -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Influxdb Cli

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: InfluxData.InfluxDB.CLI from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/influxdb-cli.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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