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title: Manage API tokens
description: Manage API tokens in InfluxDB using the InfluxDB UI or the influx CLI.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb3/cloud-serverless/admin/tokens/
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publisher: InfluxData
canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb3/cloud-serverless/admin/tokens/
date: '2025-01-13T07:21:11-07:00'
lastmod: '2025-01-13T07:21:11-07:00'
---

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](#all-access-api-token)
* [Custom API token](#custom-api-token)

### 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](/influxdb3/cloud-serverless/admin/tokens/create-token/)

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

## [View tokens](/influxdb3/cloud-serverless/admin/tokens/view-tokens/)

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

## [Update a token](/influxdb3/cloud-serverless/admin/tokens/update-tokens/)

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

## [Delete a token](/influxdb3/cloud-serverless/admin/tokens/delete-token/)

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

## [Use tokens](/influxdb3/cloud-serverless/admin/tokens/use-tokens/)

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