How to get InfluxDB version via shell

Question

The influx shell has a -version flag, but not influx server:

/path/to/bin/influx -version
InfluxDB shell version: 1.1.1

/path/to/bin/influxd -version
flag provided but not defined: -version

/path/to/bin/influxd -v
flag provided but not defined: -v

Should I assume that influx shell and influx server will always have the same version ?

Gregory · Accepted Answer · 2019-02-25T16:11:25.040

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curl -sL -I localhost:8086/ping

You should get something like:

HTTP/1.1 204 No Content
Content-Type: application/json
Request-Id: c7c8f7d7-b7ef-11e7-8002-000000000000
X-Influxdb-Version: 1.3.6
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2017 12:43:33 GMT

If you are using HTTPS:

curl -skL -I 'https://myhost:8086/ping'

edited Feb 25 '19 at 16:11

answered Oct 23 '17 at 12:44

Gregory

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I had to curl with `-v` parameter. – forzagreen Dec 12 '17 at 10:11
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You might also need to `curl -skL -I 'https://myhost:8086/ping'` if it is using TLS/SSL. – Dave Feb 19 '19 at 09:06
That's if the server has managed to start. Otherwise, see [the other](https://stackoverflow.com/a/43572737/1269037) answer. – Dan Dascalescu Aug 23 '21 at 14:35

lreeder · Answer 2 · 2017-04-23T15:10:41.483

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It's most likely that the InfluxDB client and InfluxDB server on the same server are the same versions. If you want to specifically check the server version, you can do so.

In versions 0.11 (at least) and above, the influxdb executable accepts a version argument:

% /usr/bin/influxd version
InfluxDB v1.2.1 (git: master 3ec60fe2649b51a85cd1db6c8937320a80a64c35)

edited Apr 23 '17 at 15:10

answered Apr 23 '17 at 15:02

lreeder

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score 4 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 12 '17 at 21:52

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You also can get influxdb version by sending http request to server.

for example

$ curl -G -i http://yourserver.com:8086/query -u anonymous:anonymous --data-urlencode "db=dbname" --data-urlencode "q=SHOW MEASUREMENTS"

And result in response headers

X-Influxdb-Version: 1.2.3-c1.2.3

answered Jul 12 '17 at 21:52

Georgy Gobozov

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This kind of answer was given already in a simpler & faster form. It's also flawed, [as I pointed out](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/41856474/how-to-get-influxdb-version-via-shell#comment121757501_46889735). – Dan Dascalescu Aug 23 '21 at 14:37

score -2 · Answer 4 · answered Dec 09 '21 at 05:01

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Simply type ## influx version ## in terminal

answered Dec 09 '21 at 05:01

Shivam Das

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score -3 · Answer 5 · answered Mar 21 '21 at 03:54

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on ssh terminal just type below command

influx -version

answered Mar 21 '21 at 03:54

Arvinder

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That's the client, not the server. – Dan Dascalescu Aug 23 '21 at 14:37

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