docs-v2/content/shared/influxdb3-admin/distinct-value-cache/show.md

Use the influxdb3 show system table command to query and output Distinct Value Cache information from the distinct_caches system table.

{{% code-placeholders "DATABASE_NAME|AUTH_TOKEN" %}}

influxdb3 show system \
  --database DATABASE_NAME \
  --token AUTH_TOKEN \
  table distinct_caches

{{% /code-placeholders %}}

This returns a table similar to the following:

table	name	column_ids	column_names	max_cardinality	max_age_seconds
wind_data	wind_distinct	[0, 1, 2]	[country, county, city]	100000	86400
weather	weather_distinct	[0]	[location]	100	604800
bitcoin	bitcoin_dis	[0, 1]	[code, crypto]	5000	86400
home	home_distinct	[0, 1]	[room, wall]	12000	15770000

Query specific columns from the distinct_caches system table

Use the --select option to query specific columns from the distinct_caches system table. Provide a comma-delimited list of columns to return:

{{% code-placeholders "DATABASE_NAME|AUTH_TOKEN" %}}

influxdb3 show system \
  --database DATABASE_NAME \
  --token AUTH_TOKEN \
  table distinct_caches \
  --select name,column_names,max_age_seconds

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Sort distinct_caches system table output

Use the --order-by option to sort data from the distinct_caches system table by specific columns. Provide a comma-delimited list of columns to sort by:

{{% code-placeholders "DATABASE_NAME|AUTH_TOKEN" %}}

influxdb3 show system \
  --database DATABASE_NAME \
  --token AUTH_TOKEN \
  table distinct_caches \
  --order-by max_cardinality,max_age_seconds

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[!Note] Results are sorted in ascending order based on the provided columns.

In the examples above, replace the following:

• {{% code-placeholder-key %}}DATABASE_NAME{{% /code-placeholder-key %}}: the name of the database to query system data from
• {{% code-placeholder-key %}}AUTH_TOKEN{{% /code-placeholder-key %}}: your {{< product-name >}} {{% show-in "enterprise" %}}admin {{% /show-in %}} authentication token