docs-v2/content/influxdb/v2/admin/users/create-user.md

title	seotitle	description	menu	weight	aliases
Create a user	Create a user in InfluxDB	Create a user in InfluxDB using the InfluxDB UI or the influx CLI.	influxdb_v2 name parent Create a user Manage users	101	/influxdb/v2/users/create-user

Use the influx command line interface (CLI) to create a user.

{{% note %}} Additional users cannot be created in the InfluxDB UI. {{% /note %}}

To create a new user, you must have an operator token. For more information, see how to create an operator token. Use the influx user create command and provide the following:

• An operator token using your influx CLI connection configuration, INFLUX_TOKEN environment variable, or the --token, -t flag.
• The organization name or ID to add the new user to.
• A username for the new user with the --name, -n flag.
• Optional: the --password, -p flag and a password for the user. If you don't provide a password, the new user will be prompted to provide one.

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

{{% code-placeholders "(USER|ORG)_(NAME|PASSWORD)" %}}

influx user create \
  --org ORG_NAME \
  --name USER_NAME \
  --password USER_PASSWORD

{{% /code-placeholders %}}

Replace the following:

• {{% code-placeholder-key %}}ORG_NAME{{% /code-placeholder-key %}}: The name of the organization to add the new user to
• {{% code-placeholder-key %}}USER_NAME{{% /code-placeholder-key %}}: The username of the new user
• {{% code-placeholder-key %}}USER_PASSWORD{{% /code-placeholder-key %}}: The password for the new user