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title: influx user create
description: The `influx user create` command creates a user in InfluxDB OSS.
menu:
  influxdb_cloud:
    name: influx user create
    parent: influx user
weight: 201
canonical: /influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/user/create/
prepend: |
  > [!NOTE]
  > #### Works with InfluxDB OSS 2.x  
  > The `influx user create` command creates users in **InfluxDB OSS 2.x**,  
  > but does not create users in **InfluxDB Cloud**.  
  > For information about inviting users into your InfluxDB Cloud organization, see  
  > [Manage users](/influxdb/cloud/admin/organizations/users/).
source: /shared/influxdb-v2/reference/cli/influx/user/create.md
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