---
title: influx user
description: The influx user command and its subcommands manage user information in InfluxDB OSS.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/cloud/reference/cli/influx/user/
estimated_tokens: 466
product: InfluxDB Cloud (TSM)
version: cloud
publisher: InfluxData
canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/cloud/reference/cli/influx/user/
date: '2025-04-02T15:54:32-06:00'
lastmod: '2025-04-02T15:54:32-06:00'
---

* influx CLI 2.0.0+
* InfluxDB OSS only

#### Works with InfluxDB OSS 2.x

The `influx user` command and its subcommands manage **InfluxDB OSS 2.x** users,  
but do not manage users in **InfluxDB Cloud**.  
Use the InfluxDB Cloud user interface to manage account information.

The `influx user` command and its subcommands manage user information in InfluxDB.

## Usage

```
influx user [flags]
influx user [command]
```

## Subcommands

|                          Subcommand                          |      Description       |
|--------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|  [create](/influxdb/cloud/reference/cli/influx/user/create)  |     Create a user      |
|  [delete](/influxdb/cloud/reference/cli/influx/user/delete)  |     Delete a user      |
|    [list](/influxdb/cloud/reference/cli/influx/user/list)    |       List users       |
|[password](/influxdb/cloud/reference/cli/influx/user/password)|Update a user’s password|
|  [update](/influxdb/cloud/reference/cli/influx/user/update)  |     Update a user      |

## Flags

|Flag|        |        Description        |
|----|--------|---------------------------|
|`-h`|`--help`|Help for the `user` 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)

[users](/influxdb/cloud/tags/users/)
| Subcommand | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Subcommand | Description |
| create | Create a user |
| delete | Delete a user |
| list | List users |
| password | Update a user’s password |
| update | Update a user |

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