---
title: influxd restore
description: >
  The `influxd restore` command restores backup data and metadata from an InfluxDB backup directory.
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---
The `influxd restore` command restores backup data and metadata from an InfluxDB backup directory.

Shut down the `influxd` server before restoring data.

## Usage

```
influxd restore [flags]
```

## Flags {.no-shorthand}

| Flag        | Description                                                                                                                                                                                       | Maps To                |
|:------------|:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  |------------------------|
| `-portable` | Activate portable restore mode, which consumes files in an improved Enterprise-compatible format that includes a manifest. If not specified, the legacy restore mode is used.                     | `INFLUXDB_CONFIG_PATH` |
| `-host`     | InfluxDB OSS host to connect to where the data will be restored                                                                                                                                   |                        |
| `-db`       | Name of database to be restored from the backup (InfluxDB OSS or InfluxDB Enterprise).                                                                                                            |                        |
| `-newdb`    | Name of the InfluxDB OSS database to import archived data into. Optional. If not specified, then the value of `-db <db_name>` is used. The new database name must be unique to the target system. |                        |
| `-rp`       | Name of retention policy to restore. Optional. Requires that `db` is specified.                                                                                                                   |                        |
| `-newrp`    | Name of retention policy to restore to. Optional. Requires that `-rp` is specified.                                                                                                               |                        |
| `-shard`    | Shard ID to restore. Optional. Requires that `-db` and `-rp` are specified.