---
title: influx v1 auth
description: The influx v1 auth subcommands provide authorization management for the InfluxDB 1.x compatibility API.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/cloud/reference/cli/influx/v1/auth/
estimated_tokens: 703
product: InfluxDB Cloud (TSM)
version: cloud
publisher: InfluxData
canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/cloud/reference/cli/influx/v1/auth/
date: '2025-04-02T15:54:32-06:00'
lastmod: '2025-04-02T15:54:32-06:00'
---

* influx CLI 2.0.0+

#### Not supported in InfluxDB Cloud

**InfluxDB Cloud** does not support InfluxDB 1.x compatible authorizations.
To authenticate with InfluxDB Cloud, use [InfluxDB token authentication](/influxdb/cloud/admin/tokens/).

The `influx v1 auth` subcommands provide authorization management for the[InfluxDB 1.x compatibility API](/influxdb/cloud/reference/api/influxdb-1x/).

InfluxDB Cloud uses [API tokens](/influxdb/cloud/admin/tokens/) to authorize API requests.
The [1.x compatibility API](/influxdb/cloud/reference/api/influxdb-1x/) lets clients authenticate with InfluxDB Cloud using the InfluxDB 1.x convention of username and password.

> [!Note]
> v1-compatible authorizations are separate from the credentials used to log
> into the InfluxDB user interface.

## Usage

```
influx v1 auth [flags]
influx v1 auth [command]
```

#### Command aliases

`auth`, `authorization`

## Commands

|                                 Command                                  |                Description                 |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|      [create](/influxdb/cloud/reference/cli/influx/v1/auth/create/)      |            Create authorization            |
|      [delete](/influxdb/cloud/reference/cli/influx/v1/auth/delete/)      |            Delete authorization            |
|        [list](/influxdb/cloud/reference/cli/influx/v1/auth/list/)        |            List authorizations             |
|  [set-active](/influxdb/cloud/reference/cli/influx/v1/auth/set-active/)  |         Activate an authorization          |
|[set-inactive](/influxdb/cloud/reference/cli/influx/v1/auth/set-inactive/)|        Deactivate an authorization         |
|[set-password](/influxdb/cloud/reference/cli/influx/v1/auth/set-password/)|Set a password for an existing authorization|

## Flags

|Flag|        |         Description          |
|----|--------|------------------------------|
|`-h`|`--help`|Help for the `v1 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)

[authorization](/influxdb/cloud/tags/authorization/)
| Command | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Command | Description |
| create | Create authorization |
| delete | Delete authorization |
| list | List authorizations |
| set-active | Activate an authorization |
| set-inactive | Deactivate an authorization |
| set-password | Set a password for an existing authorization |

| Flag |  | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Flag |  | Description |
| -h | --help | Help for the  v1 auth  command |