Manage users

Users are those with access to InfluxDB. To grant a user permission to access data, add them as a member of an organization and provide them with an API token.

The following articles walk through managing users.

InfluxDB 2.x/1.x compatibility

If you upgraded from 1.x to 2.1, use the influx v1 auth commands to manage authorizations for the InfluxDB 1.x compatibility API.

Create a user

Create a user in InfluxDB using the InfluxDB UI or the influx CLI.

View users

Review a list of users in InfluxDB using the InfluxDB UI or the influx CLI.

Delete a user

Delete a user from InfluxDB using the InfluxDB UI or the influx CLI.

Update a user

Update a user in InfluxDB using the InfluxDB UI or the influx CLI.

Change your password

Change your password in InfluxDB using the influx CLI.

users authentication