---
title: influx query
description: >
  The `influx query` command executes a literal Flux query provided as a string
  or a literal Flux query contained in a file by specifying the file prefixed with an '@' sign.
menu:
  influxdb_cloud_ref:
    name: influx query
    parent: influx
weight: 101
influxdb/cloud/tags: [query]
related:
  - /influxdb/cloud/query-data/
  - /influxdb/cloud/query-data/execute-queries/influx-query/
  - /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 v2.0.5
---

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