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Create a user

Create a new user in a realm.

Note: The requesting user must be an administrator.

POST https://omegaletter.chat/api/v1/users

Usage examples

  • Python
  • JavaScript
  • curl

curl https://omegaletter.chat/api/v1/users \
    -u BOT_EMAIL_ADDRESS:BOT_API_KEY \
    -d "email=newbie@zulip.com" \
    -d "full_name=New User" \
    -d "short_name=newbie" \
    -d "password=temp"

#!/usr/bin/env python

import zulip

# You need a zuliprc-admin with administrator credentials
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');

// You need a zuliprc-admin with administrator credentials
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);
});

Arguments

Argument Example Required Description
email newbie@zulip.com Required

The email address of the new user.
password abdec@7982 Required

The password of the new user.
full_name John Smith Required

The full name of the new user.
short_name jsmith Required

The short name of the new user.

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"
}