macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install influxdb-clilocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Install influxdb-cli with Homebrew, winget
CLI for managing resources in InfluxDB v2. Version 2.8.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. Also installable with winget: winget install --id InfluxData.InfluxDB.CLI -e.
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Windows
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id InfluxData.InfluxDB.CLI -eWindows 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 bottle metadata was recorded.
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 | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
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 generated2026-08-03
manager version2.8.0
manager updated2026-06-22
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:influxdb-cli |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.8.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://influxdata.com/time-series-platform/influxdb/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/influxdata/influx-cli |
| Last updated | 2026-06-22T14:03:47-07:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
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
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.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation