---
title: influx write dryrun
description: >
  The `influx write dryrun` command prints write output to stdout instead of writing
  to InfluxDB. Use this command to test writing data.
menu:
  influxdb_cloud:
    name: influx write dryrun
    parent: influx write
weight: 101
influxdb/cloud/tags: [write]
related:
  - /influxdb/cloud/write-data/
  - /influxdb/cloud/write-data/developer-tools/csv/
  - /influxdb/cloud/reference/syntax/line-protocol/
  - /influxdb/cloud/reference/syntax/annotated-csv/
  - /influxdb/cloud/reference/syntax/annotated-csv/extended/
---

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