---
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:
  v2_0_ref:
    name: influx query
    parent: influx
weight: 101
v2.0/tags: [query]
---

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.

## Usage
```
influx query [query literal] [flags]
```

## Flags
| Flag |                  | Description                                                           | Input type | {{< cli/mapped >}}   |
|:---- |:---              |:-----------                                                           |:----------:|:------------------   |
|      | `--configs-path` | Path to `influx` CLI configurations (default `~/.influxdbv2/configs`) | string     |`INFLUX_CONFIGS_PATH` |
| `-f` | `--file`         | Path to Flux script file                                              | string     |                      |
| `-h` | `--help`         | Help for the `query` command                                          |            |                      |
|      | `--host`         | HTTP address of InfluxDB (default `http://localhost:9999`)            | string     | `INFLUX_HOST`        |
| `-o` | `--org`          | Organization name                                                     | string     | `INFLUX_ORG`         |
|      | `--org-id`       | Organization ID                                                       | string     | `INFLUX_ORG_ID`      |
|      | `--skip-verify`  | Skip TLS certificate verification                                     |            |                      |
| `-t` | `--token`        | Authentication token                                                  | string     | `INFLUX_TOKEN`       |