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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_v2:
    name: Create a token
    parent: Manage tokens
weight: 201
aliases:
  - /influxdb/v2/users/tokens/create-token/
  - /influxdb/v2/security/tokens/create-token/
source: /shared/influxdb-v2/admin/tokens/create-token.md
---

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