---
title: influx auth
description: The influx auth command and its subcommands manage API tokens in InfluxDB.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/auth/
estimated_tokens: 552
product: InfluxDB OSS v2
version: v2
publisher: InfluxData
canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/auth/
date: '2025-11-20T16:27:40-05:00'
lastmod: '2025-11-20T16:27:40-05:00'
---

* influx CLI 2.0.0+
* InfluxDB 2.0.0+

This page documents an earlier version of InfluxDB OSS.[InfluxDB 3 Core](/influxdb3/core/) is the latest stable version.

#### API token hashing is enabled by default in InfluxDB OSS 2.9.0

Stronger token security: tokens are stored as hashes on disk, so a
copy of the database file doesn’t expose usable tokens. Existing
tokens are hashed on first startup and the original strings can’t
be recovered afterward — **capture any plaintext tokens you still
need before you upgrade**.

For more information, see [Token hashing](/influxdb/v2/admin/tokens/#token-hashing).

The `influx auth` command and its subcommands manage API tokens in InfluxDB.

## Usage

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

#### Command aliases

`auth`, `authorization`

## Subcommands

|                        Subcommand                         |    Description     |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
|  [active](/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/auth/active)  | Activate API token |
|  [create](/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/auth/create)  |  Create API token  |
|  [delete](/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/auth/delete)  |  Delete API token  |
|    [list](/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/auth/list)    |  List API tokens   |
|[inactive](/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/auth/inactive)|Inactivate API token|

## Flags

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

#### Related

* [influx CLI—Provide required authentication credentials](/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/#provide-required-authentication-credentials)
* [influx CLI—Flag patterns and conventions](/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/#flag-patterns-and-conventions)

[authentication](/influxdb/v2/tags/authentication/)
| Subcommand | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Subcommand | Description |
| active | Activate API token |
| create | Create API token |
| delete | Delete API token |
| list | List API tokens |
| inactive | Inactivate API token |

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