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

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