Create a user
This endpoint is only available to organization administrators.
Create a new user account via the API.
POST https://cupid-zulip.lngs.infn.it/api/v1/users
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',
'short_name': 'newbie'
}
result = client.create_user(request)
print(result)
More examples and documentation can be found here.
const zulip = require('zulip-js');
// The user for this zuliprc file must be an organization administrator.
const config = {
zuliprc: 'zuliprc-admin',
};
zulip(config).then((client) => {
// Create a user
const params = {
email: 'newbie@zulip.com',
password: 'temp',
full_name: 'New User',
short_name: 'newbie'
};
client.users.create(params).then(console.log);
});
curl -sSX POST https://cupid-zulip.lngs.infn.it/api/v1/users \
-u BOT_EMAIL_ADDRESS:BOT_API_KEY \
-d 'email=username@example.com' \
-d 'password=abcd1234' \
-d 'full_name=New User' \
-d 'short_name=newuser'
Arguments
| Argument |
Example |
Required |
Description |
email |
"username@example.com" |
Yes |
The email address of the new user. |
password |
"abcd1234" |
Yes |
The password of the new user. |
full_name |
"New User" |
Yes |
The full name of the new user. |
short_name |
"newuser" |
Yes |
The short name of the new user. Not user-visible. |
Response
Example response
A typical successful JSON response may look like:
{
"msg": "",
"result": "success"
}
A typical JSON response for when another user with the same
email address already exists in the realm:
{
"msg": "Email 'newbie@zulip.com' already in use",
"result": "error"
}