diff --git a/content/shared/influxdb3-admin/tokens/_index.md b/content/shared/influxdb3-admin/tokens/_index.md
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--- a/content/shared/influxdb3-admin/tokens/_index.md
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@@ -5,41 +5,64 @@ Manage tokens to authenticate and authorize access to resources and data in your
 Before running CLI commands or making HTTP API requests, you must provide a valid token to authenticate.
 The mechanism for providing your token depends on the client you use to interact with {{% product-name %}}--for example:
 
-{{< code-tabs-wrapper >}}
+{{< tabs-wrapper >}}
 
-{{% code-tabs %}}
-[CLI](#cli-auth)
-[HTTP API](#http-api-auth)
-{{% /code-tabs %}}
+{{% tabs %}}
+[influxdb3 CLI](#influxdb3-cli-auth)
+[cURL](#curl-auth)
+{{% /tabs %}}
 
-{{% code-tab-content %}}
+{{% tab-content %}}
 
-{{% code-placeholders "your-token" %}}
+When using the `influxdb3` CLI, you can use the `--token` option to provide your authorization token.
+
+{{% code-placeholders "YOUR_TOKEN" %}}
 ```bash
-# Export your token as an environment variable
-export INFLUXDB3_AUTH_TOKEN=your-token
+# Include the --token option in your influxdb3 command
+influxdb3 query \
+  --token YOUR_TOKEN \
+  --database example-db \
+  "SELECT * FROM 'example-table' WHERE time > now() - INTERVAL '10 minutes'"
 ```
 {{% /code-placeholders %}}
 
-Replace `your-token` with your actual InfluxDB 3 token.
+You can also set the `INFLUXDB3_AUTH_TOKEN` environment variable to automatically provide your
+authorization token to all `influxdb3` commands.
 
-{{% /code-tab-content %}}
+{{% code-placeholders "YOUR_TOKEN" %}}
+```bash
+# Export your token as an environment variable
+export INFLUXDB3_AUTH_TOKEN=YOUR_TOKEN
 
-{{% code-tab-content %}}
+# Run an influxdb3 command without the --token option
+influxdb3 query \
+  --database example-db \
+  "SELECT * FROM 'example-table' WHERE time > now() - INTERVAL '10 minutes'"
+```
+{{% /code-placeholders %}}
 
-{{% code-placeholders "your-token" %}}
+Replace `YOUR_TOKEN` with your authorization token.
+
+{{% /tab-content %}}
+
+{{% tab-content %}}
+
+{{% code-placeholders "AUTH_TOKEN" %}}
 
 ```bash
 # Add your token to the HTTP Authorization header
---header "Authorization: Bearer your-token"
+curl "http://localhost:8181/api/v3/query_sql" \
+  --header "Authorization: Bearer AUTH_TOKEN" \
+  --data-urlencode "db=example-db" \
+  --data-urlencode "q=SELECT * FROM 'example-table' WHERE time > now() - INTERVAL '10 minutes'"
 ```
 
 {{% /code-placeholders %}}
 
 Replace `your-token` with your actual InfluxDB 3 token.
 
-{{% /code-tab-content %}}
+{{% /tab-content %}}
 
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+{{< /tabs-wrapper >}}
 
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