Create a user
This endpoint is only available to organization administrators.
POST https://ms-e1143.zulip.cs.aalto.fi/api/v1/users
Create a new user account via the API.
Note: This endpoint is limited to organization administrators
who additionally have the can_create_users permission for the Zulip
organization. Zulip Cloud users can request the can_create_users
permission for a bot by contacting Zulip Cloud support
with an explanation for why it is needed. Self-hosted installations
can toggle can_create_users on an account using the manage.py
change_user_role management command.
Changes: Before Zulip 4.0 (feature level 36), this endpoint was
available to all organization administrators.
Usage examples
#!/usr/bin/env python
import zulip
# The user for this zuliprc file must be an organization administrator
client = zulip.Client(config_file="~/zuliprc-admin")
# Create a user
request = {
"email": "newbie@zulip.com",
"password": "temp",
"full_name": "New User",
}
result = client.create_user(request)
print(result)
More examples and documentation can be found here.
const zulipInit = require("zulip-js");
// The user for this zuliprc file must be an organization administrator.
const config = { zuliprc: "zuliprc-admin" };
(async () => {
const client = await zulipInit(config);
const params = {
email: "notnewbie@zulip.com",
password: "temp",
full_name: "New User",
};
console.log(await client.users.create(params));
})();
curl -sSX POST https://ms-e1143.zulip.cs.aalto.fi/api/v1/users \
-u BOT_EMAIL_ADDRESS:BOT_API_KEY \
--data-urlencode email=username@example.com \
--data-urlencode password=abcd1234 \
--data-urlencode 'full_name=New User'
Parameters
email string required
Example: "username@example.com"
The email address of the new user.
password string required
Example: "abcd1234"
The password of the new user.
full_name string required
Example: "New User"
The full name of the new user.
Response
Return values
Example response(s)
Changes: As of Zulip 7.0 (feature level 167), if any
parameters sent in the request are not supported by this
endpoint, a successful JSON response will include an
ignored_parameters_unsupported array.
A typical successful JSON response may look like:
{
"msg": "",
"result": "success",
"user_id": 25
}
A typical JSON response for when another user with the same
email address already exists in the realm:
{
"code": "BAD_REQUEST",
"msg": "Email 'newbie@zulip.com' already in use",
"result": "error"
}