Create User

Create a new user. Requires create-user permission.
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
[email protected]
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.
bio
Enginer|GitHub Star
Optional
The bio of the user
nickname
lola
Optional
The nickname of the user
statusText
On a vacation
Optional
The status text of the user.
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?
setRandomPassword
true
Optional
Set random password for the user and send by email. If setRandomPassword is set to true, the password field can be left empty.
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 Payload
{
    "name": "name", 
    "email": "[email protected]", 
    "password": "anypassyouwant", 
    "username": "uniqueusername", 
    "roles":["bot"]
}
​
Example payload with setRandomPassword
​
{
  "name": "testuser01", 
  "email": "[email protected]",
  "username": "testuser01",
  "setRandomPassword": "true",
  "password": "",
  "roles": ["bot"]
}
​
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 protected]", "password": "anypassyouwant", "username": "uniqueusername", "roles":["bot","user"]}'
Example Result
{
   "user": {
      "_id": "BsNr28znDkG8aeo7W",
      "createdAt": "2016-09-13T14:57:56.037Z",
      "services": {
         "password": {
            "bcrypt": "$2a$10$5I5nUzqNEs8jKhi7BFS55uFYRf5TE4ErSUH8HymMNAbpMAvsOcl2C"
         }
      },
      "username": "uniqueusername",
      "emails": [
         {
            "address": "[email protected]",
            "verified": false
         }
      ],
      "type": "user",
      "status": "offline",
      "active": true,
      "roles": [
         "user"
      ],
      "_updatedAt": "2016-09-13T14:57:56.175Z",
      "name": "name",
      "settings": {}
   },
   "success": true
}
Note
The customFields will not be returned if it does not exist on the server.
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

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

Argument	Example	Required	Description
`email`	`[email protected]`	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.
`bio`	`Enginer\|GitHub Star`	Optional	The bio of the user
`nickname`	`lola`	Optional	The nickname of the user
`statusText`	`On a vacation`	Optional	The status text of the user.
`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?
`setRandomPassword`	`true`	Optional	Set random password for the user and send by email. If `setRandomPassword` is set to `true`, the password field can be left empty.
`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.

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

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