docs-v2/content/influxdb/v2.1/reference/cli/influx/user/create.md

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influx user create	The `influx user create` command creates a user in InfluxDB.	influxdb_2_1_ref name parent influx user create influx user	201	/{{< latest "influxdb" "v2" >}}/reference/cli/influx/user/create/

The influx user create command creates a user in InfluxDB.

Usage

influx user create [flags]

Flags

Flag		Description	Input type	{{< cli/mapped >}}
-c	--active-config	CLI configuration to use for command	string
	--configs-path	Path to influx CLI configurations (default ~/.influxdbv2/configs)	string	INFLUX_CONFIGS_PATH
-h	--help	Help for the create command
	--hide-headers	Hide table headers (default false)		INFLUX_HIDE_HEADERS
	--host	HTTP address of InfluxDB (default http://localhost:8086)	string	INFLUX_HOST
	--json	Output data as JSON (default false)		INFLUX_OUTPUT_JSON
-n	--name	({{< req >}}) Username	string	INFLUX_NAME
-o	--org	Organization name (mutually exclusive with --org-id)	string	INFLUX_ORG
	--org-id	Organization ID (mutually exclusive with --org)	string	INFLUX_ORG_ID
-p	--password	User password	string
	--skip-verify	Skip TLS certificate verification		INFLUX_SKIP_VERIFY
-t	--token	API token	string	INFLUX_TOKEN

Examples

{{< cli/influx-creds-note >}}

Create a user

influx user create \
  --name example-username \
  --password ExAmPl3PA55W0rD