---
title: Manage tokens
description: Manage database tokens in your InfluxDB cluster. Database tokens grant read and write permissions to one or more databases and allow for actions like writing and querying data.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb3/clustered/admin/tokens/
estimated_tokens: 519
product: InfluxDB Clustered
version: clustered
---

# Manage tokens

InfluxDB uses token authentication to authorize access to data in your InfluxDB cluster. With InfluxDB Clustered, there are two types of tokens:

-   [Database tokens](#database-tokens)
-   [Management tokens](#management-tokens)

#### Database tokens

Database tokens grant read and write permissions to one or more databases and allows for actions like writing and querying data.

All read and write actions performed against time series data in your InfluxDB cluster must be authorized using a token.

#### Management tokens

Management tokens grant permission to perform administrative actions such as managing users, databases, and database tokens. Management tokens allow clients, such as the [`influxctl` CLI](/influxdb3/clustered/reference/cli/influxctl/), to perform administrative actions.

#### Store secure tokens in a secret store

Token strings are returned *only* on token creation. We recommend storing database tokens in a **secure secret store**. For example, see how to [authenticate Telegraf using tokens in your OS secret store](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/tree/master/plugins/secretstores/os).

## [Manage database tokens](/influxdb3/clustered/admin/tokens/database/)

Manage database tokens in your InfluxDB cluster. Database tokens grant read and write permissions to one or more databases and allow for actions like writing and querying data.

## [Manage management tokens](/influxdb3/clustered/admin/tokens/management/)

Manage management tokens in your InfluxDB cluster. Management tokens grant permission to perform administrative actions such as managing users, databases, and database tokens.