---
title: influxd-ctl show-shards
description: >
  The `influxd-ctl show-shards` command returns information about shards in an
  InfluxDB Enterprise cluster.
menu:
  enterprise_influxdb_v1:
    parent: influxd-ctl
weight: 201
related:
  - /enterprise_influxdb/v1/tools/influxd-ctl/truncate-shards/
---

The `influxd-ctl show-shards` command returns information about shards in an
InfluxDB Enterprise cluster.

## Usage

```sh
influxd-ctl show-shards [flags]
```

Information includes:

- Shard ID
- Database
- Retention Policy
- Number of desired replicas
- Shard group
- Shard start time
- Shard end time
- Shard expiration
- Shard owners

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```sh
Shards
==========
ID  Database    Retention Policy  Desired Replicas  Shard Group  Start                 End                   Expires               Owners
51  telegraf    autogen           2                 37           2023-01-01T00:00:00Z  2023-01-08T00:00:00Z  2023-07-08T00:00:00Z  [{26 data1:8088} {33 data3:8088}]
52  telegraf    autogen           2                 37           2023-01-01T00:00:00Z  2023-01-08T00:00:00Z  2023-07-08T00:00:00Z  [{5 data2:8088} {26 data1:8088}]
```
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## Flags

| Flag | Description                       |
| :--- | :-------------------------------- |
| `-v` | Return detailed shard information |

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_Also see [`influxd-ctl` global flags](/enterprise_influxdb/v1/tools/influxd-ctl/#influxd-ctl-global-flags)._
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## Examples