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User Create

URL Requires Auth HTTP Method
/api/v1/users.create yes POST

Note

  • To save customFields you must first define the customFields in admin panel (Accounts -> Registration -> Custom fields)

Payload

Argument Example Required Description
email example@example.com Required The email address for the user.
name Example User Required The display name of the user.
password pass@w0rd Required The password for the user.
username example Required The username for the user.
active false Optional
Default: true
Whether the user is active, which determines if they can login or not.
roles ['bot'] Optional
Default: ['user']
The roles the user has assigned to them on creation.
joinDefaultChannels false Optional
Default: true
Whether the user should join the default channels when created.
requirePasswordChange true Optional
Default: false
Should the user be required to change their password when they login?
sendWelcomeEmail true Optional
Default: false
Should the user get a welcome email?
verified true Optional
Default: false
Should the user’s email address be verified when created?
customFields { twitter: '@example' } Optional
Default: undefined
Any custom fields the user should have on their account.

Example Call

curl -H "X-Auth-Token: 9HqLlyZOugoStsXCUfD_0YdwnNnunAJF8V47U3QHXSq" \
     -H "X-User-Id: aobEdbYhXfu5hkeqG" \
     -H "Content-type:application/json" \
     http://localhost:3000/api/v1/users.create \
     -d '{"name": "name", "email": "email@user.tld", "password": "anypassyouwant", "username": "uniqueusername", "customFields": { "twitter": "@userstwitter" } }'

Example Result

{
   "user": {
      "_id": "BsNr28znDkG8aeo7W",
      "createdAt": "2016-09-13T14:57:56.037Z",
      "services": {
         "password": {
            "bcrypt": "$2a$10$5I5nUzqNEs8jKhi7BFS55uFYRf5TE4ErSUH8HymMNAbpMAvsOcl2C"
         }
      },
      "username": "uniqueusername",
      "emails": [
         {
            "address": "email@user.tld",
            "verified": false
         }
      ],
      "type": "user",
      "status": "offline",
      "active": true,
      "roles": [
         "user"
      ],
      "_updatedAt": "2016-09-13T14:57:56.175Z",
      "name": "name",
      "customFields": {
         "twitter": "@userstwitter"
      }
   },
   "success": true
}

Change Log

Version Description
0.48.0 role property is now roles which is an array of strings for the roles to create the user with.
0.45.0 Users created via this now join the default channels.
0.40.0 Added