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The `influxdb3 update table` command updates an existing table in a database in your {{< product-name >}} instance.
Use this command to update a table's retention period.
## Usage
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```bash
influxdb3 update table [OPTIONS] --database <DATABASE_NAME> <TABLE_NAME>
```
## Arguments
- **`TABLE_NAME`**: (Required) The name of the table to update
## Options
| Option | | Description |
| :----- | :------------------- | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `-H` | `--host` | Host URL of the running {{< product-name >}} server (default is `http://127.0.0.1:8181`) |
| `-d` | `--database` | The name of the database containing the table |
| | `--token` | Authentication token |
| `-r` | `--retention-period` | The retention period as a [duration](/influxdb3/version/reference/glossary/#duration) value (for example: `30d`, `24h`) or `none` to clear |
| | `--tls-ca` | Path to a custom TLS certificate authority (for testing or self-signed certificates) |
| `-h` | `--help` | Print help information |
| | `--help-all` | Print detailed help information |
### Option environment variables
You can use the following environment variables instead of providing CLI options directly:
| Environment Variable | Option |
| :------------------------ | :----------- |
| `INFLUXDB3_HOST_URL` | `--host` |
| `INFLUXDB3_DATABASE_NAME` | `--database` |
| `INFLUXDB3_AUTH_TOKEN` | `--token` |
| `INFLUXDB3_TLS_CA` | `--tls-ca` |
## Examples
The following examples show how to update a table.
In your commands replace the following:
- {{% code-placeholder-key %}}`DATABASE_NAME`{{% /code-placeholder-key %}}:
Database name
- {{% code-placeholder-key %}}`TABLE_NAME`{{% /code-placeholder-key %}}:
Table name
- {{% code-placeholder-key %}}`AUTH_TOKEN`{{% /code-placeholder-key %}}:
Authentication token
{{% code-placeholders "DATABASE_NAME|TABLE_NAME|AUTH_TOKEN" %}}
### Update a table retention period
Updates a table retention period to 30 days.
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```bash
influxdb3 update table --database DATABASE_NAME --token AUTH_TOKEN --retention-period 30d TABLE_NAME
```
### Clear a table retention period
Removes the retention period from a table by setting it to `none`.
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```bash
influxdb3 update table --database DATABASE_NAME --retention-period none TABLE_NAME
```
{{% /code-placeholders %}}