---
title: influxdb3 create
description: The influxdb3 create command creates a resource such as a database or authentication token.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb3/core/reference/cli/influxdb3/create/
estimated_tokens: 541
product: InfluxDB 3 Core
version: core
publisher: InfluxData
canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb3/core/reference/cli/influxdb3/create/
date: '2025-01-13T07:21:11-07:00'
lastmod: '2025-01-13T07:21:11-07:00'
---

The `influxdb3 create` command creates a resource such as a database or
authentication token.

## Usage

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

## Subcommands

|                                   Subcommand                                    |                 Description                  |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|      [database](/influxdb3/core/reference/cli/influxdb3/create/database/)       |            Create a new database             |
|    [last\_cache](/influxdb3/core/reference/cli/influxdb3/create/last_cache/)    |        Create a new last value cache         |
|[distinct\_cache](/influxdb3/core/reference/cli/influxdb3/create/distinct_cache/)|      Create a new distinct value cache       |
|         [table](/influxdb3/core/reference/cli/influxdb3/create/table/)          |       Create a new table in a database       |
|         [token](/influxdb3/core/reference/cli/influxdb3/create/token/)          |      Create a new authentication token       |
|       [trigger](/influxdb3/core/reference/cli/influxdb3/create/trigger/)        |Create a new trigger for the processing engine|
|                                      help                                       |Print command help or the help of a subcommand|

## Options

|Option|            |          Description          |
|------|------------|-------------------------------|
| `-h` |  `--help`  |    Print help information     |
|      |`--help-all`|Print detailed help information|
| Subcommand | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Subcommand | Description |
| database | Create a new database |
| last_cache | Create a new last value cache |
| distinct_cache | Create a new distinct value cache |
| table | Create a new table in a database |
| token | Create a new authentication token |
| trigger | Create a new trigger for the processing engine |
| help | Print command help or the help of a subcommand |

| Option |  | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Option |  | Description |
| -h | --help | Print help information |
|  | --help-all | Print detailed help information |