Update an organization
Use the influx
command line interface (CLI) or the InfluxDB user interface (UI) to update an organization.
Note that updating an organization’s name will affect any assets that reference the organization by name, including the following:
- Queries
- Dashboards
- Tasks
- Telegraf configurations
- Templates
If you change an organization name, be sure to update the organization in the above places as well.
Update an organization in the InfluxDB UI
In the navigation menu on the left, click the Org (Organization) > About.
Org
Organization
Click Rename.
In the window that appears, review the information and click I understand, let’s rename my organization.
Enter a new name for your organization.
Click Change organization name.
Update an organization using the influx CLI
Use the influx org update
command to update an organization. Updating an organization requires the following:
- The org ID (provided in the output of
influx org list
)
Update the name of a organization
# Syntax
influx org update -i <org-id> -n <new-org-name>
# Example
influx org update -i 034ad714fdd6f000 -n my-new-org