---
title: influx v1 auth set-password
description: The influx v1 auth set-password command sets a password for an existing authorization in the InfluxDB 1.x compatibility API.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/cloud/reference/cli/influx/v1/auth/set-password/
estimated_tokens: 1381
product: InfluxDB Cloud (TSM)
version: cloud
---

# influx v1 auth set-password

-   influx CLI 2.0.0+
-   Updated in CLI v2.0.3

#### Not supported in InfluxDB Cloud

**InfluxDB Cloud** does not support InfluxDB 1.x compatible authorizations. Using the `influx v1 auth set-password` 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-password` command sets a password for an existing authorization in the [InfluxDB 1.x compatibility API](/influxdb/cloud/reference/api/influxdb-1x/).

## Usage

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

## Flags

| 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-password command |  |  |
|  | --host | HTTP address of InfluxDB | string | INFLUX_HOST |
| -i | --id | Authorization ID | string |  |
|  | --password | Password to set on the authorization | string |  |
|  | --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

##### Set a password for a v1 authorization

```sh
influx v1 auth set-password \
  --id 00xX00o0X001 \
  --password ExAmPl3PA55W0rD
```

#### 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/)