---
title: Use InfluxDB templates
description: >
  Use the `influx` command line interface (CLI) to summarize, validate, and apply
  templates from your local filesystem and from URLs.
menu:
  influxdb_v2:
    parent: InfluxDB templates
    name: Use templates
weight: 102
aliases:
  - /influxdb/v2/influxdb-templates/use/
influxdb/v2/tags: [templates]
related:
  - /influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/apply/
  - /influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/template/
  - /influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/template/validate/
source: /shared/influxdb-v2/tools/influxdb-templates/use.md
---

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