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---
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title: Use tokens
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seotitle: Use an API token in InfluxDB
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description: Use an API token in the InfluxDB UI, the `influx` CLI, or the InfluxDB API.
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menu:
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influxdb_v2:
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name: Use tokens
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parent: Manage tokens
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weight: 204
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aliases:
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- /influxdb/v2/users/tokens/use-tokens
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- /influxdb/v2/security/tokens/use-tokens/
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---
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Use tokens to authenticate requests to InfluxDB, including requests to write, query, and manage data and resources.
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Authenticate requests using the [`influx` CLI](/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/), API requests made with client libraries, and tools like `curl`.
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### Add a token to a CLI request
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```sh
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influx write -t <token> -b BUCKET -o org-name <LINE PROTOCOL>
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```
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```
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export INFLUX_TOKEN=my-token
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influx write -t $INFLUX_TOKEN -b my-bucket -o my-org "measurement field=1"
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```
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{{% note %}}
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See [here](/influxdb/v2/write-data/no-code/use-telegraf/auto-config/#configure-your-token-as-an-environment-variable)
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to configure environment variables on Windows.
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(Click on the **Windows** tab.)
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{{% /note %}}
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### Use CLI configurations
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Automatically manage and use tokens from the CLI using [`influx config`](/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/config/).
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### Use a token in an API request
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Use tokens in [API requests](/influxdb/v2/api-guide/api_intro/#authentication).
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### Use a token in Postman
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Make authenticated requests with tokens [using Postman](/influxdb/v2/tools/postman/).
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