---
title: influxdb3 create token
description: The influxdb3 create token command creates an admin token or a scoped resource token for authenticating and authorizing actions in an InfluxDB 3 Cloud instance.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb3/cloud/reference/cli/influxdb3/create/token/
estimated_tokens: 525
product: InfluxDB 3 Cloud
version: cloud
publisher: InfluxData
canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb3/cloud/reference/cli/influxdb3/create/token/
date: '2026-07-16T09:11:27-05:00'
lastmod: '2026-07-16T09:11:27-05:00'
---

The `influxdb3 create token` command creates a new authentication token. This returns the raw token string. Use it to authenticate future CLI commands and API requests.

> [!Important]
> InfluxDB displays the raw token string only once. Be sure to copy and securely store it.

## Usage

```bash
influxdb3 create token <SUBCOMMAND>
```

## Commands

|                                 Command                                 |                              Description                               |   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|
|[`--admin`](/influxdb3/cloud/reference/cli/influxdb3/create/token/admin/)|Create an operator or named admin token for the InfluxDB 3 Cloud server.|   |

Additional InfluxDB 3 Cloud command:

|                                      Command                                      |                         Description                         |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|[`--permission`](/influxdb3/cloud/reference/cli/influxdb3/create/token/permission/)|Create a resource token with fine-grained access permissions.|

## Options

|Option|            |          Description          |
|------|------------|-------------------------------|
|      | `--admin`  |     Create an admin token     |
| `-h` |  `--help`  |    Print help information     |
|      |`--help-all`|Print detailed help information|
| Command | Description |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Command | Description |  |
| --admin | Create an operator or named admin token for the InfluxDB 3 Cloud server. |  |

| Command | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Command | Description |
| --permission | Create a resource token with fine-grained access permissions. |

| Option |  | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Option |  | Description |
|  | --admin | Create an admin token |
| -h | --help | Print help information |
|  | --help-all | Print detailed help information |