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influx ping	The `influx ping` command checks the health of a running InfluxDB instance by querying the `/health` endpoint.	influxdb_2_0_ref name parent influx ping influx	101	ping health	/influxdb/v2.0/reference/cli/influx/#provide-required-authentication-credentials, influx CLI—Provide required authentication credentials /influxdb/v2.0/reference/cli/influx/#flag-patterns-and-conventions, influx CLI—Flag patterns and conventions

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