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InfluxDB OSS v2

Create a user

This page documents an earlier version of InfluxDB OSS. InfluxDB 3 Core is the latest stable version.

Use the influx command line interface (CLI) to create a user.

Additional users cannot be created in the InfluxDB UI.

To create a new user, you must have an operator token. For more information, see how to create an operator token. Use the influx user create command and provide the following:

  • An operator token using your influx CLI connection configuration, INFLUX_TOKEN environment variable, or the --token, -t flag.
  • The organization name or ID to add the new user to.
  • A username for the new user with the --name, -n flag.
  • Optional: the --password, -p flag and a password for the user. If you don’t provide a password, the new user will be prompted to provide one.

Authentication credentials

The examples below assume your InfluxDB host, organization, and token are provided by either the active influx CLI configuration or by environment variables (INFLUX_HOST, INFLUX_ORG, and INFLUX_TOKEN). If you do not have a CLI configuration set up or the environment variables set, include these required credentials for each command with the following flags:

  • --host: InfluxDB host
  • -o, --org or --org-id: InfluxDB organization name or ID
  • -t, --token: InfluxDB API token
influx user create \
  --org 
ORG_NAME
 \
  --name 
USER_NAME
 \
  --password 
USER_PASSWORD

Replace the following:

  • ORG_NAME: The name of the organization to add the new user to
  • USER_NAME: The username of the new user
  • USER_PASSWORD: The password for the new user

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