docs-v2/content/shared/influxdb3-cli/create/table.md

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The `influxdb3 create table` command creates a table in a database.
## Usage
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```bash
influxdb3 create table [OPTIONS] \
--tags [<TAGS>...] \
--database <DATABASE_NAME> \
<TABLE_NAME>
```
## Arguments
- **TABLE_NAME**: The name of the table to create.
## Options
| Option | | Description |
| :----- | :-------------- | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `-H` | `--host` | Host URL of the running {{< product-name >}} server (default is `http://127.0.0.1:8181`) |
| `-d` | `--database` | _({{< req >}})_ Name of the database to operate on |
| | `--token` | Authentication token |
| | `--tags` | _({{< req >}})_ Space-separated list of tag columns to include in the table |
| | `--fields` | Space-separated list of field columns to include in the table |
| `-h` | `--help` | Print help information |
> [!Important]
>
> #### Tag and field naming requirements
>
> Tag and field keys are alphanumeric and must start with a letter or number.
> They can contain dashes (`-`) and underscores (`_`).
### Option environment variables
You can use the following environment variables to set command options:
| Environment Variable | Option |
| :------------------------ | :----------- |
| `INFLUXDB3_HOST_URL` | `--host` |
| `INFLUXDB3_DATABASE_NAME` | `--database` |
| `INFLUXDB3_AUTH_TOKEN` | `--token` |
## Examples
- [Create a table](#create-a-table)
- [Create a table with tag and field columns](#create-a-table-with-tag-and-field-columns)
In the examples below, replace the following:
- {{% code-placeholder-key %}}`DATABASE_NAME`{{% /code-placeholder-key %}}:
Database name
- {{% code-placeholder-key %}}`TABLE_NAME`{{% /code-placeholder-key %}}:
Table name
{{% code-placeholders "(DATABASE|TABLE)_NAME" %}}
### Create a table
```bash
influxdb3 create table \
--tags tag1 tag2 tag3 \
--database DATABASE_NAME
TABLE_NAME
```
### Create a table with tag and field columns
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```bash
influxdb3 create table \
--tags room sensor_id \
--fields temp:float64 hum:float64 co:int64 \
--database DATABASE_NAME
TABLE_NAME
```
{{% /code-placeholders %}}