---
title: influx auth inactive
description: The influx auth inactive command inactivates an API token in InfluxDB.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/cloud/reference/cli/influx/auth/inactive/
estimated_tokens: 1368
product: InfluxDB Cloud (TSM)
version: cloud
---

# influx auth inactive

-   influx CLI 2.0.0+

The `influx auth inactive` command inactivates an API token in InfluxDB. Inactive tokens **do not** authorize access to InfluxDB.

To temporarily disable client access to InfluxDB, inactivate the authentication token the client is using rather than delete the token. If you delete the token, you have to generate a new token and update the client with the new token. By setting a token to inactive, you can [activate the token](/influxdb/cloud/reference/cli/influx/auth/active/) to grant the client access without having to modify the client.

## Usage

```
influx auth inactive [flags]
```

## Flags

| Flag |  | Description | Input type | Maps to ? |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| -c | --active-config | CLI configuration to use for command | string |  |
|  | --configs-path | Path to influx CLI configurations (default ~/.influxdbv2/configs) | string | INFLUX_CONFIGS_PATH |
| -h | --help | Help for the inactive command |  |  |
|  | --hide-headers | Hide table headers (default false) |  | INFLUX_HIDE_HEADERS |
|  | --host | HTTP address of InfluxDB (default http://localhost:8086) | string | INFLUX_HOST |
|  | --http-debug | Inspect communication with InfluxDB servers. | string |  |
| -i | --id | (Required) API token ID | string |  |
|  | --json | Output data as JSON (default false) |  | INFLUX_OUTPUT_JSON |
|  | --skip-verify | Skip TLS certificate verification |  | INFLUX_SKIP_VERIFY |
| -t | --token | API token | string | INFLUX_TOKEN |

## Examples

#### Authentication credentials

The examples below assume your InfluxDB **host**, **organization**, and **token** are provided by either the [active `influx` CLI configuration](/influxdb/cloud/reference/cli/influx/#provide-required-authentication-credentials) or by environment variables (`INFLUX_HOST`, `INFLUX_ORG`, and `INFLUX_TOKEN`). If you do not have a CLI configuration set up or the environment variables set, include these required credentials for each command with the following flags:

-   `--host`: [InfluxDB host](/influxdb/cloud/reference/urls/)
-   `-o, --org` or `--org-id`: InfluxDB organization name or ID
-   `-t, --token`: InfluxDB API token

##### Inactivate an API token

```sh
influx auth inactive --id 06c86c40a9f36000
```

#### Related

-   [influx CLI—Provide required authentication credentials](/influxdb/cloud/reference/cli/influx/#provide-required-authentication-credentials)
-   [influx CLI—Flag patterns and conventions](/influxdb/cloud/reference/cli/influx/#flag-patterns-and-conventions)