---
title: influxdb3 create token
description: The influxdb3 create token command creates a new authentication token.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb3/core/reference/cli/influxdb3/create/token/
estimated_tokens: 428
product: InfluxDB 3 Core
version: core
---

# influxdb3 create token

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.

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 | Create an operator or named admin token for the InfluxDB 3 Core server. |  |

## Options

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