docs-v2/content/v2.0/organizations/buckets/update-bucket.md

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Update a bucket	Update a bucket in InfluxDB	Update a bucket's name or retention policy in InfluxDB using the InfluxDB UI or the influx CLI.	v2_0 name parent Update a bucket Manage buckets	202

Use the InfluxDB user interface (UI) or the influx command line interface (CLI) to update a bucket.

Update a bucket in the InfluxDB UI

1. Click the Organizations tab in the navigation bar.

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2. Click on the name of an organization, then select the Buckets tab. All of the organization's buckets appear.

3. To update a bucket's name or retention policy, click the name of the bucket from the list.

4. Click Update to save.

Update a bucket using the influx CLI

Use the influx bucket update command to update a bucket. Updating a bucket requires the following:

• The bucket ID (provided in the output of influx bucket find)
• The name or ID of the organization to which the bucket belongs

Update the name of a bucket

# Pattern
influx bucket update -i <bucket-id> -o <org-name> -n <new-bucket-name>

# Example
influx bucket update -i 034ad714fdd6f000 -o my-org -n my-new-bucket

Update a bucket's retention policy

# Pattern
influx bucket update -i <bucket-id> -o <org-name> -r <retention period in nanoseconds>

# Example
influx bucket update -i 034ad714fdd6f000 -o my-org -r 1209600000000000