---
title: influx v1 auth create
description: >
  The `influx v1 auth create` command creates an authorization in the InfluxDB 1.x compatibility API.
menu:
  influxdb_cloud:
    name: influx v1 auth create
    parent: influx v1 auth
weight: 101
influxdb/cloud/tags: [authorization]
updated_in: CLI v2.0.3
prepend: |
  > [!Important]
  > #### Not supported in InfluxDB Cloud Serverless
  >
  > **{{< product-name >}}** does not support InfluxDB 1.x compatible authorizations.
  > Using the `influx v1 auth create` command with InfluxDB Cloud will result in an error.
  > To authenticate with InfluxDB Cloud, use
  > [InfluxDB token authentication](/influxdb3/cloud-serverless/admin/tokens/).
source: /shared/influxdb-v2/reference/cli/influx/v1/auth/create.md
---

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