docs-v2/content/v2.0/process-data/manage-tasks/update-task.md

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Update a task	Update a task for processing data in InfluxDB	How to update a task that processes data in InfluxDB using the InfluxDB user interface or the 'influx' command line interface.	v2_0 name parent weight Update a task Manage tasks 3

Update a task in the InfluxDB UI

Update a task with the influx CLI

Use the influx task update command to update or change the status of an existing tasks. It requires a task ID which is available in the output of influx task find.

Update a task's Flux script

# Pattern
influx task update -i <task-id> @/path/to/updated-task-script

# Example
influx task update -i 0343698431c35000 @/tasks/cq-mean-1h.flux

Update the status of a task

# Pattern
influx task update -i <task-id> --status < active | inactive >

# Example
influx task update -i 0343698431c35000 --status inactive