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InfluxDB Cloud Serverless

Manage API tokens

InfluxDB API tokens ensure secure interaction between InfluxDB and external tools such as clients or applications. An API token belongs to a specific user and identifies InfluxDB permissions within an organization.

Learn how to create, view, update, or delete an API token.

API token types

All-Access API token

Grants full read and write access to all resources in an organization.

Custom API token

Grants read access, write access, or both to specific resources in an organization.

Create a token

Create an API token in InfluxDB using the InfluxDB UI, the influx CLI, or the InfluxDB API.

View tokens

View API tokens in InfluxDB using the InfluxDB UI, the influx CLI, or the InfluxDB API.

Update a token

Update API tokens’ descriptions in InfluxDB using the InfluxDB UI.

Delete a token

Delete an API token from InfluxDB using the InfluxDB UI or the influx CLI.

Use tokens

Use an API token in the InfluxDB UI, the influx CLI, or the InfluxDB API.

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InfluxDB Cloud Serverless

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