---
title: Update a database token
description: >
  Use the [`influxctl token update` command](/influxdb3/clustered/reference/cli/influxctl/token/update/)
  to update a database token's permissions in your InfluxDB cluster.
menu:
  influxdb3_clustered:
    parent: Database tokens
weight: 201
list_code_example: |
  ```sh
  influxctl token update \
    --read-database <DATABASE1_NAME> \
    --read-database <DATABASE2_NAME> \
    --write-database <DATABASE2_NAME> \
    <TOKEN_ID>
  ```
aliases:
  - /influxdb3/clustered/admin/tokens/update/
alt_links:
  cloud-serverless: /influxdb3/cloud-serverless/admin/tokens/update-tokens/
---

Use the [`influxctl token update` command](/influxdb3/clustered/reference/cli/influxctl/token/update/)
to update a database token's permissions in your {{< product-name omit=" Clustered" >}} cluster.

1.  If you haven't already, [download and install the `influxctl` CLI](/influxdb3/clustered/reference/cli/influxctl/#download-and-install-influxctl).
2.  Run the `influxctl token create` command and provide the following:

    - Token permissions (read and write)
      - `--read-database`: Grants read permissions to the specified database. Repeatable.
      - `--write-database`: Grants write permissions to the specified database. Repeatable.

      Both of these flags support the `*` wildcard which grants read or write
      permissions to all databases. Enclose wildcards in single or double
      quotes--for example: `'*'` or `"*"`.

    - Token ID

{{% code-placeholders "DATABASE_NAME|TOKEN_ID" %}}
```sh
influxctl token create \
  --read-database DATABASE_NAME \
  --write-database DATABASE_NAME \
  TOKEN_ID
```
{{% /code-placeholders %}}

Replace the following:

- {{% code-placeholder-key %}}`DATABASE_NAME`{{% /code-placeholder-key %}}: your {{< product-name >}} database
- {{% code-placeholder-key %}}`TOKEN ID`{{% /code-placeholder-key %}}: ID of the token to update

> [!Note]
> #### Existing permissions are replaced on update
> 
> When updating token permissions, the existing permissions are replaced by the
> new permissions specified in the update command.
> To retain existing permissions, include them in the update command.

### Examples

- [Update a token with read and write access to a database](#update-a-token-with-read-and-write-access-to-a-database)
- [Update a token with read and write access to all databases](#update-a-token-with-read-and-write-access-to-all-databases)
- [Update a token with read-only access to a database](#update-a-token-with-read-only-access-to-a-database)
- [Update a token with read-only access to multiple databases](#update-a-token-with-read-only-access-to-multiple-databases)
- [Update a token with mixed permissions to multiple databases](#update-a-token-with-mixed-permissions-to-multiple-databases)

In the examples below, Replace the following:

- {{% code-placeholder-key %}}`DATABASE_NAME`{{% /code-placeholder-key %}}: your {{< product-name >}} database
- {{% code-placeholder-key %}}`DATABASE2_NAME`{{% /code-placeholder-key %}}: your {{< product-name >}} database
- {{% code-placeholder-key %}}`TOKEN ID`{{% /code-placeholder-key %}}: ID of the token to update

#### Update a token with read and write access to a database

{{% code-placeholders "DATABASE_NAME|TOKEN_ID" %}}
```sh
influxctl token update \
  --read-database DATABASE_NAME \
  --write-database DATABASE_NAME \
  TOKEN_ID
```
{{% /code-placeholders %}}

#### Update a token with read and write access to all databases

{{% code-placeholders "TOKEN_ID" %}}
```sh
influxctl token update \
  --read-database "*" \
  --write-database "*" \
  TOKEN_ID
```
{{% /code-placeholders %}}

#### Update a token with read-only access to a database

{{% code-placeholders "DATABASE_NAME|TOKEN_ID" %}}
```sh
influxctl token update \
  --read-database DATABASE_NAME \
  TOKEN_ID
```
{{% /code-placeholders %}}

#### Update a token with read-only access to multiple databases

{{% code-placeholders "DATABASE_NAME|DATABASE2_NAME|TOKEN_ID" %}}
```sh
influxctl token update \
  --read-database DATABASE_NAME \
  --read-database DATABASE2_NAME \
  TOKEN_ID
```
{{% /code-placeholders %}}

#### Update a token with mixed permissions to multiple databases

{{% code-placeholders "DATABASE_NAME|DATABASE2_NAME|TOKEN_ID" %}}
```sh
influxctl token update \
  --read-database DATABASE_NAME \
  --read-database DATABASE2_NAME \
  --write-database DATABASE2_NAME \
  TOKEN_ID
```
{{% /code-placeholders %}}