Create a user
This endpoint is only available to organization administrators.
Create a new user account via the API.
POST https://paperwm.zulipchat.com/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',
}
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://paperwm.zulipchat.com/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 required
Example: username@example.com
The email address of the new user.
password required
Example: abcd1234
The password of the new user.
full_name required
Example: New User
The full name of the new user.
Response
Return values
Example response
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:
{
"msg": "Email 'newbie@zulip.com' already in use",
"result": "error"
}