---
title: Create a token
seotitle: Create an API token in InfluxDB
description: Create an API token in InfluxDB using the InfluxDB UI, the `influx` CLI, or the InfluxDB API.
menu:
  influxdb_cloud:
    name: Create a token
    parent: Manage tokens
weight: 201
aliases:
  - /influxdb/cloud/security/tokens/create-token/
alt_links:
  cloud-serverless: /influxdb3/cloud-serverless/admin/tokens/create-token
  cloud-dedicated: /influxdb3/cloud-dedicated/admin/tokens/database/create
  clustered: /influxdb3/clustered/admin/tokens/database/create
source: /shared/influxdb-v2/admin/tokens/create-token.md
---

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