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@@ -19,8 +19,23 @@ and includes absolute time ranges using the provided `--now` time.
 influx transpile [InfluxQL query] [flags]
 ```
 
+{{% note %}}
+The provided InfluxQL query must contain a database and measurement and must be valid InfluxQL.
+See the [InfluxQL documentation](https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/latest/query_language/) for more information.
+{{% /note %}}
+
 ## Flags
 | Flag |          | Description                                                                |
 |:---- |:---      |:-----------                                                                |
 | `-h` | `--help` | Help for the `transpile` command                                           |
 |      | `--now`  | RFC3339Nano timestamp to use as `now()` time (default is current UTC time) |
+
+## Examples
+```sh
+## Transpile an InfluxQL query that specifies the database,
+## retention policy, and measurement.
+influx transpile 'SELECT example-field FROM db.rp.measurement'
+
+## Transpile InfluxQL query using default retention policy
+influx transpile 'SELECT example-field FROM db..measurement'
+```