---
title: influx auth
description: The influx auth command and its subcommands manage API tokens in InfluxDB.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/cloud/reference/cli/influx/auth/
estimated_tokens: 557
product: InfluxDB Cloud (TSM)
version: cloud
---

# influx auth

-   influx CLI 2.0.0+

The `influx auth` command and its subcommands manage API tokens in InfluxDB.

## Usage

```
influx auth [flags]
influx auth [command]
```

#### Command aliases

`auth`, `authorization`

## Subcommands

| Subcommand | Description |
| --- | --- |
| active | Activate API token |
| create | Create API token |
| delete | Delete API token |
| list | List API tokens |
| inactive | Inactivate API token |

## Flags

| Flag |  | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| -h | --help | Help for the auth command |

#### 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)

[authentication](/influxdb/cloud/tags/authentication/)