The `influx ping` command checks the health of a running InfluxDB instance by
querying the `/health` endpoint.
It does not require an API token.

## Usage
```
influx ping [flags]
```

## Flags
| Flag |                   | Description                                                           | Input type | {{< cli/mapped >}}    |
|:-----|:------------------|:----------------------------------------------------------------------|:-----------|:----------------------|
| `-c` | `--active-config` | CLI configuration to use for command                                  | string     |                       |
|      | `--configs-path`  | Path to `influx` CLI configurations (default `~/.influxdbv2/configs`) | string     | `INFLUX_CONFIGS_PATH` |
| `-h` | `--help`          | Help for the `ping` command                                           |            |                       |
|      | `--host`          | HTTP address of InfluxDB (default `http://localhost:8086`)            | string     | `INFLUX_HOST`         |
|      | `--http-debug`    | Inspect communication with InfluxDB servers.                          | string     |                       |
|      | `--skip-verify`   | Skip TLS certificate verification                                     |            | `INFLUX_SKIP_VERIFY`  |