---
title: Calculate the increase
seotitle: Calculate the increase in Flux
list_title: Increase
description: >
  Use the [`increase()` function](/flux/v1/stdlib/universe/increase/)
  to track increases across multiple columns in a table.
  This function is especially useful when tracking changes in counter values that
  wrap over time or periodically reset.
weight: 210
menu:
  influxdb_cloud:
    parent: Query with Flux
    name: Increase
influxdb/cloud/tags: [query, increase, counters]
related:
  - /flux/v0/stdlib/universe/increase/
list_query_example: increase
---

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