---
title: influx v1 auth set-active
description: The influx v1 auth set-active command activates an authorization in the InfluxDB 1.x compatibility API.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/cloud/reference/cli/influx/v1/auth/set-active/
estimated_tokens: 1234
product: InfluxDB Cloud (TSM)
version: cloud
publisher: InfluxData
canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/cloud/reference/cli/influx/v1/auth/set-active/
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.
Using the `influx v1 auth set-active` command with InfluxDB Cloud will result in an error.
To authenticate with InfluxDB Cloud, use [InfluxDB token authentication](/influxdb/cloud/admin/tokens/).

The `influx v1 auth set-active` command activates an authorization in the[InfluxDB 1.x compatibility API](/influxdb/cloud/reference/api/influxdb-1x/).
Only active authorizations grant access to InfluxDB.

## Usage

```
influx v1 auth set-active [flags]
```

## Flags

|Flag|                 |                              Description                               |Input type|Maps to [?](/influxdb/cloud/reference/cli/influx/#view-mapped-environment-variables)|
|----|-----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|`-c`|`--active-config`|                     Config name to use for command                     |  string  |                              `$INFLUX_ACTIVE_CONFIG`                               |
|    |`--configs-path` |Path to the influx CLI configurations (default: `~/.influxdbv2/configs`)|  string  |                               `$INFLUX_CONFIGS_PATH`                               |
|`-h`|    `--help`     |                   Help for the `set-active` command                    |          |                                                                                    |
|    |`--hide-headers` |               Hide the table headers (default: `false`)                |          |                               `$INFLUX_HIDE_HEADERS`                               |
|    |    `--host`     |                  (Required) HTTP address of InfluxDB                   |  string  |                                   `$INFLUX_HOST`                                   |
|`-i`|     `--id`      |                            Authorization 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`                                   |
|    |  `--username`   |                         Authorization username                         |  string  |                                 `$INFLUX_USERNAME`                                 |

## 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

##### Activate a v1 authorization

```sh
influx v1 auth set-active --id 00xX00o0X001
```

#### 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/)
| Flag |  | Description | Input type | Maps to  ? |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Flag |  | Description | Input type | Maps to  ? |
| -c | --active-config | Config name to use for command | string | $INFLUX_ACTIVE_CONFIG |
|  | --configs-path | Path to the influx CLI configurations (default:  ~/.influxdbv2/configs ) | string | $INFLUX_CONFIGS_PATH |
| -h | --help | Help for the  set-active  command |  |  |
|  | --hide-headers | Hide the table headers (default:  false ) |  | $INFLUX_HIDE_HEADERS |
|  | --host | ( Required ) HTTP address of InfluxDB | string | $INFLUX_HOST |
| -i | --id | Authorization 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 |
|  | --username | Authorization username | string | $INFLUX_USERNAME |