influx auth create
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The influx auth create command creates an API token in InfluxDB.
Usage
influx auth create [flags]
Flags
| Flag | Description | Input type | Maps to ? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
-c | --active-config | CLI configuration to use for command | string | |
--all-access | Grants all permissions in a single organization | |||
--configs-path | Path to influx CLI configurations (default ~/.influxdbv2/configs) | string | INFLUX_CONFIGS_PATH | |
-d | --description | API token description | string | |
-h | --help | Help for the create command | ||
--hide-headers | Hide table headers (default false) | INFLUX_HIDE_HEADERS | ||
--host | HTTP address of InfluxDB (default http://localhost:8086) | string | INFLUX_HOST | |
--http-debug | Inspect communication with InfluxDB servers | string | ||
--json | Output data as JSON (default false) | INFLUX_OUTPUT_JSON | ||
--operator | (InfluxDB OSS only) Grants all permissions in all organizations | string | ||
-o | --org | Organization name (mutually exclusive with --org-id) | string | INFLUX_ORG |
--org-id | Organization ID (mutually exclusive with --org) | string | INFLUX_ORG_ID | |
--read-bucket | Grant permission to read a specified bucket ID | stringArray | ||
--read-buckets | Grant permission to read all organization buckets | |||
--read-checks | Grant permission to read checks | |||
--read-dashboards | Grant permission to read dashboards | |||
--read-dbrps | Grant permission to read database retention policy mappings | |||
--read-notificationEndpoints | Grant permission to read notificationEndpoints | |||
--read-notificationRules | Grant permission to read notificationRules | |||
--read-orgs | Grant permission to read organizations | |||
--read-tasks | Grant permission to read tasks | |||
--read-telegrafs | Grant permission to read Telegraf configurations | |||
--read-users | Grant permission to read organization users | |||
--skip-verify | Skip TLS certificate verification | INFLUX_SKIP_VERIFY | ||
-t | --token | API token | string | INFLUX_TOKEN |
-u | --user | Username | string | |
--write-bucket | Grant permission to write to specified a bucket ID | stringArray | ||
--write-buckets | Grant permission to create and update all organization buckets | |||
--write-checks | Grant permission to create checks | |||
--write-dashboards | Grant permission to create and update dashboards | |||
--write-dbrps | Grant permission to create database retention policy mappings | |||
--write-notificationEndpoints | Grant permission to create notificationEndpoints | |||
--write-notificationRules | Grant permission to create notificationRules | |||
--write-orgs | Grant permission to create and update organizations | |||
--write-tasks | Grant permission to create and update tasks | |||
--write-telegrafs | Grant permission to create and update Telegraf configurations | |||
--write-users | Grant permission to create and update organization users |
Examples
Authentication credentials
The examples below assume your InfluxDB host, organization, and token are
provided by either the active influx CLI configuration 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-o, --orgor--org-id: InfluxDB organization name or ID-t, --token: InfluxDB API token
- Create an All-Access API token or Create an Operator API token
- Create an API token with specified read and write permissions
- Create a token with read and write access to specific buckets
- Create a read-only API token
Create an All-Access API token
Create an All-Access token to grant permissions to all resources in an organization.
influx auth create \
--all-access
Create an Operator API token
Create an Operator token to grant permissions to all resources in all organizations.
influx auth create \
--operator
Create an API token with specified read and write permissions
influx auth create \
--read-buckets \
--read-checks \
--read-dashboards \
--read-dbrps \
--read-notificationEndpoints \
--read-notificationRules \
--read-orgs \
--read-tasks \
--read-telegrafs \
--read-users \
--write-buckets \
--write-checks \
--write-dashboards \
--write-dbrps \
--write-notificationEndpoints \
--write-notificationRules \
--write-orgs \
--write-tasks \
--write-telegrafs \
--write-users
Create an API token with read and write access to specific buckets
influx auth create \
--read-bucket 0000000000000001 \
--read-bucket 0000000000000002 \
--write-bucket 0000000000000001 \
--write-bucket 0000000000000002
Create a read-only API token
influx auth create \
--read-buckets \
--read-checks \
--read-dashboards \
--read-dbrps \
--read-notificationEndpoints \
--read-notificationRules \
--read-orgs \
--read-tasks \
--read-telegrafs \
--read-users
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