---
title: Replicate an organization
seotitle: Replicate an organization in InfluxDB Cloud
description: Replicate the state of an organization in InfluxDB Cloud
menu:
  influxdb_cloud:
    name: Replicate an organization
    parent: Manage organizations
weight: 110
aliases:
  - /influxdb/cloud/organizations/migrate-org/
---

The state of an organization consists of metadata (dashboards, buckets, and other resources) and data (time-series).
An organization's state at a point in time can be
replicated to another organization by copying both metadata and data.
To replicate the state of an organization:

1. Create a new organization using the [InfluxDB Cloud sign up page](https://cloud2.influxdata.com/signup).
   Use a different email address for the new organization.
2. **Replicate metadata**.  
   Use an [InfluxDB template](/influxdb/cloud/tools/influxdb-templates/create/) to migrate metadata resources.
   Export all resources, like dashboards and buckets, to a template manifest
   with [`influx export all`](/influxdb/cloud/tools/influxdb-templates/create/#export-all-resources).
   Then, [apply the template](/influxdb/cloud/reference/cli/influx/apply/#examples-how-to-apply-a-template-or-stack)
   to the new organization.
3. **Replicate data**.  
   Use one of the methods below to copy data to the new organization:

   - [Export data to CSV](#export-data-to-csv)
   - [Write data with Flux](#write-data-with-flux)
4. Re-invite users.

### Export data to CSV
1. Perform a query to return all specified data.
2. Save the results as CSV (to a location outside of InfluxDB Cloud).
3. Write the CSV data into a bucket in the new organization
   using the [`influx write`](/influxdb/cloud/reference/cli/influx/write/) command.

### Write data with Flux
Perform a query to return all specified data.
Write results directly to a bucket in the new organization with the Flux
[`to()` function](/flux/v0.x/stdlib/influxdata/influxdb/to/).

{{% note %}}
If writes are prevented by rate limiting,
use the [`influx write --rate-limit`](/influxdb/cloud/reference/cli/influx/write/#write-annotated-csv-data-using-rate-limiting)
flag to control the rate of writes.
For more information on rate limits in InfluxDB Cloud,
see [Exceeded rate limits](/influxdb/cloud/account-management/data-usage/#exceeded-rate-limits).
{{% /note %}}