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title: influx restore
description: The `influx restore` command restores backup data and metadata from an InfluxDB backup directory.
influxdb/cloud/tags: [restore]
menu:
  influxdb_cloud:
    parent: influx
weight: 101
related:
  - /influxdb/cloud/reference/cli/influx/#provide-required-authentication-credentials, influx CLI—Provide required authentication credentials
  - /influxdb/cloud/reference/cli/influx/#flag-patterns-and-conventions, influx CLI—Flag patterns and conventions
metadata: [influx CLI 2.0.0+]
updated_in: CLI v2.0.7
prepend: |
  > [!NOTE]
  > #### Works with InfluxDB OSS 2.x  
  > The `influx restore` command works with **InfluxDB OSS 2.x**, but does not work with **InfluxDB Cloud**.  
  > For information about restoring data in InfluxDB Cloud, see [InfluxDB Cloud durability](/influxdb/cloud/reference/internals/durability/) and contact [InfluxData Support](https://support.influxdata.com/).
source: /shared/influxdb-v2/reference/cli/influx/restore/index.md
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