---
title: influx auth
description: The influx auth command and its subcommands manage API tokens in InfluxDB.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb3/cloud-serverless/reference/cli/influx/auth/
estimated_tokens: 424
publisher: InfluxData
canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb3/cloud-serverless/reference/cli/influx/auth/
date: '2025-04-02T15:54:32-06:00'
lastmod: '2025-04-02T15:54:32-06:00'
---

* influx CLI 2.0.0+

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](/influxdb3/cloud-serverless/reference/cli/influx/auth/active)  | Activate API token |
|  [create](/influxdb3/cloud-serverless/reference/cli/influx/auth/create)  |  Create API token  |
|  [delete](/influxdb3/cloud-serverless/reference/cli/influx/auth/delete)  |  Delete API token  |
|    [list](/influxdb3/cloud-serverless/reference/cli/influx/auth/list)    |  List API tokens   |
|[inactive](/influxdb3/cloud-serverless/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](/influxdb3/cloud-serverless/reference/cli/influx/#provide-required-authentication-credentials)
* [influx CLI—Flag patterns and conventions](/influxdb3/cloud-serverless/reference/cli/influx/#flag-patterns-and-conventions)
| 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 |