zulip/templates/zerver/api/create-user.md

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# Create a user
Create a new user in a realm.
**Note**: The requesting user must be an administrator.
`POST {{ api_url }}/v1/users`
## Arguments
{generate_api_arguments_table|arguments.json|create-user.md}
## Usage examples
<div class="code-section" markdown="1">
<ul class="nav">
<li data-language="curl">curl</li>
<li data-language="python">Python</li>
</ul>
<div class="blocks">
<div data-language="curl" markdown="1">
```
curl {{ api_url }}/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"
```
</div>
<div data-language="python" markdown="1">
```python
#!/usr/bin/env python
import zulip
# You need a zuliprc-admin with administrator credentials
client = zulip.Client(config_file="~/zuliprc-admin")
# Create a user
print(client.create_user({
'email': 'newbie@zulip.com',
'password': 'temp',
'full_name': 'New User',
'short_name': 'newbie'
}))
```
</div>
</div>
</div>
## Response
#### Example response
A typical successful JSON response may look like:
```
{
'result':'success',
'msg':''
}
```
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'
}
```
{!invalid-api-key-json-response.md!}