Delete a token
This page documents an earlier version of InfluxDB. InfluxDB v2.7 is the latest stable version. View this page in the v2.7 documentation.
Delete API tokens from the InfluxDB user interface (UI) or the influx command line interface (CLI).
Once deleted, all users and external integrations using the API token will no longer
have access to your InfluxDB instance.
- Delete tokens in the InfluxDB UI
- Delete a token using the influx CLI
- Delete a token using the InfluxDB API
Delete tokens in the InfluxDB UI
In the navigation menu on the left, select Data (Load Data) > Tokens.
<div class="nav-items-v3"> <div class="nav-item-v3"> <div class="nav-icon-v3"> <span class="v3 cf-icon ingest-new"></span> </div> </div> <div class="nav-item-v3"> <div class="nav-icon-v3"> <span class="v3 cf-icon ingest-new"></span> </div> <p class="nav-label-v3">Load Data</p> </div> </div>Hover over the token you want to delete.
Click the icon located far right of the token description.
Click Delete to delete the token.
Delete a token using the influx CLI
Use the influx auth delete command
to delete a token.
This command requires an auth ID, which is available in the output of influx auth find.
# Syntax
influx auth delete -i <auth-id>
# Example
influx auth delete -i 03a2bee5a9c9a000
Delete a token using the InfluxDB API
Use the /authorizations endpoint of the InfluxDB API to delete a token.
DELETE http://localhost:8086/api/v2/authorizations/AUTH_ID
Include the following in your request:
| Requirement | Include by |
|---|---|
API token with the write: authorizations permission | Use the Authorization: Token YOUR_API_TOKEN header. |
| Authorization ID | URL path parameter. |
# Delete the first authorization listed for the user.
curl --request GET \
"http://localhost:8086/api/v2/authorizations?user=user2" \
--header "Authorization: Token ${INFLUX_OP_TOKEN}" \
--header 'Content-type: application/json' \
| jq .authorizations[0].id \
| xargs -I authid curl --request DELETE \
http://localhost:8086/api/v2/authorizations/authid \
--header "Authorization: Token ${INFLUX_OP_TOKEN}" \
--header 'Content-type: application/json'
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