# Create a new user

POST https://app.unleash-instance.example.com/api/admin/user-admin
Content-Type: application/json

Creates a new user with the given root role.

Reference: https://docs.getunleash.io/api/create-user

## OpenAPI Specification

```yaml
openapi: 3.1.1
info:
  title: Create a new user
  version: endpoint_users.createUser
paths:
  /api/admin/user-admin:
    post:
      operationId: create-user
      summary: Create a new user
      description: Creates a new user with the given root role.
      tags:
        - - subpackage_users
      parameters:
        - name: Authorization
          in: header
          description: Header authentication of the form `undefined <token>`
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '201':
          description: The resource was successfully created.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/createUserResponseSchema'
        '400':
          description: The request data does not match what we expect.
          content: {}
        '401':
          description: >-
            Authorization information is missing or invalid. Provide a valid API
            token as the `authorization` header, e.g.
            `authorization:*.*.my-admin-token`.
          content: {}
        '403':
          description: >-
            The provided user credentials are valid, but the user does not have
            the necessary permissions to perform this operation
          content: {}
      requestBody:
        description: createUserSchema
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/createUserSchema'
components:
  schemas:
    CreateUserSchemaRootRole1:
      type: string
      enum:
        - value: Admin
        - value: Editor
        - value: Viewer
        - value: Owner
        - value: Member
        - value: Reader
    CreateUserSchemaRootRole:
      oneOf:
        - type: integer
        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateUserSchemaRootRole1'
    createUserSchema:
      type: object
      properties:
        username:
          type: string
          description: The user's username. Must be provided if email is not provided.
        email:
          type: string
          description: >-
            The user's email address. Must be provided if username is not
            provided.
        name:
          type: string
          description: The user's name (not the user's username).
        password:
          type: string
          description: Password for the user
        rootRole:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateUserSchemaRootRole'
          description: >-
            The role to assign to the user. Can be either the role's ID or its
            unique name.
        sendEmail:
          type: boolean
          description: >-
            Whether to send a welcome email with a login link to the user or
            not. Defaults to `true`.
      required:
        - rootRole
    CreateUserResponseSchemaRootRole1:
      type: string
      enum:
        - value: Admin
        - value: Editor
        - value: Viewer
        - value: Owner
        - value: Member
        - value: Reader
    CreateUserResponseSchemaRootRole:
      oneOf:
        - type: integer
        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateUserResponseSchemaRootRole1'
    CreateUserResponseSchemaAccountType:
      type: string
      enum:
        - value: User
        - value: Service Account
    createUserResponseSchema:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          description: The user id
        name:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: Name of the user
        email:
          type: string
          description: Email of the user
        username:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: A unique username for the user
        imageUrl:
          type: string
          description: URL used for the user profile image
        inviteLink:
          type: string
          description: >-
            If the user is actively inviting other users, this is the link that
            can be shared with other users
        loginAttempts:
          type: integer
          description: How many unsuccessful attempts at logging in has the user made
        emailSent:
          type: boolean
          description: Is the welcome email sent to the user or not
        rootRole:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateUserResponseSchemaRootRole'
          description: >-
            Which [root
            role](https://docs.getunleash.io/concepts/rbac#predefined-roles)
            this user is assigned. Usually a numeric role ID, but can be a
            string when returning newly created user with an explicit string
            role.
        seenAt:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          format: date-time
          description: The last time this user logged in
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: The user was created at this time
        accountType:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateUserResponseSchemaAccountType'
          description: A user is either an actual User or a Service Account
        permissions:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: Deprecated
        scimId:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: The SCIM ID of the user, only present if managed by SCIM
        seatType:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: The seat type of this user
        companyRole:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: The role of the user within the company.
        productUpdatesEmailConsent:
          type:
            - boolean
            - 'null'
          description: Whether the user has consented to receive product update emails.
        activeSessions:
          type:
            - integer
            - 'null'
          description: Count of active browser sessions for this user
        deletedSessions:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: >-
            Experimental. The number of deleted browser sessions after last
            login
      required:
        - id

```

## SDK Code Examples

```python
import requests

url = "https://app.unleash-instance.example.com/api/admin/user-admin"

payload = { "rootRole": "Admin" }
headers = {
    "Authorization": "<apiKey>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://app.unleash-instance.example.com/api/admin/user-admin';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: '<apiKey>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"rootRole":"Admin"}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://app.unleash-instance.example.com/api/admin/user-admin"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"rootRole\": \"Admin\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "<apiKey>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://app.unleash-instance.example.com/api/admin/user-admin")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = '<apiKey>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"rootRole\": \"Admin\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://app.unleash-instance.example.com/api/admin/user-admin")
  .header("Authorization", "<apiKey>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"rootRole\": \"Admin\"\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://app.unleash-instance.example.com/api/admin/user-admin', [
  'body' => '{
  "rootRole": "Admin"
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => '<apiKey>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://app.unleash-instance.example.com/api/admin/user-admin");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "<apiKey>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"rootRole\": \"Admin\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "<apiKey>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = ["rootRole": "Admin"] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://app.unleash-instance.example.com/api/admin/user-admin")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```