---
title: influx user password
description: The influx user password command updates the password for a user in InfluxDB.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/user/password/
estimated_tokens: 1154
product: InfluxDB OSS v2
version: v2
publisher: InfluxData
canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/user/password/
date: '2025-04-02T15:54:32-06:00'
lastmod: '2025-04-02T15:54:32-06:00'
---

* 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 user password` command updates the password for a user in InfluxDB.

## Usage

```
influx user password [flags]
```

## Flags

|Flag|                 |                             Description                             |Input type|Maps to [?](/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/#view-mapped-environment-variables)|
|----|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|`-c`|`--active-config`|                CLI configuration to use for command                 |  string  |                                                                                 |
|    |`--configs-path` |Path to `influx` CLI configurations (default `~/.influxdbv2/configs`)|  string  |                              `INFLUX_CONFIGS_PATH`                              |
|`-h`|    `--help`     |                   Help for the `password` command                   |          |                                                                                 |
|    |    `--host`     |     HTTP address of InfluxDB (default `http://localhost:8086`)      |  string  |                                  `INFLUX_HOST`                                  |
|`-i`|     `--id`      |                               User ID                               |  string  |                                                                                 |
|`-n`|    `--name`     |                              Username                               |  string  |                                                                                 |
|    |  `--password`   |  Use `password` flag to send your password instead of typing it in  |  string  |                                                                                 |
|    | `--skip-verify` |                  Skip TLS certificate verification                  |          |                              `INFLUX_SKIP_VERIFY`                               |
|`-t`|    `--token`    |                              API token                              |  string  |                                 `INFLUX_TOKEN`                                  |

## Examples

#### Authentication credentials

The examples below assume your InfluxDB **host**, **organization**, and **token** are
provided by either the [active `influx` CLI configuration](/influxdb/v2/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/v2/reference/urls/)
* `-o, --org` or `--org-id`: InfluxDB organization name or ID
* `-t, --token`: InfluxDB API token

##### Update a user password using a username

```sh
influx user password --name example-username
# Prompts for password
```

##### Update a user password using a user ID

```sh
influx user password --id 0Xx0oox00XXoxxoo1
# Prompts for password
```

#### Related

* [Change your password](/influxdb/v2/admin/users/change-password/)
| Flag |  | Description | Input type | Maps to  ? |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Flag |  | Description | Input type | Maps to  ? |
| -c | --active-config | CLI configuration to use for command | string |  |
|  | --configs-path | Path to  influx  CLI configurations (default  ~/.influxdbv2/configs ) | string | INFLUX_CONFIGS_PATH |
| -h | --help | Help for the  password  command |  |  |
|  | --host | HTTP address of InfluxDB (default  http://localhost:8086 ) | string | INFLUX_HOST |
| -i | --id | User ID | string |  |
| -n | --name | Username | string |  |
|  | --password | Use  password  flag to send your password instead of typing it in | string |  |
|  | --skip-verify | Skip TLS certificate verification |  | INFLUX_SKIP_VERIFY |
| -t | --token | API token | string | INFLUX_TOKEN |