Create a User
Adds a new user to your site. Only site administrators can create a new user.
POST https://mysite.files.com/api/v2/users
Replace mysite.files.com with your site address.
| Name | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| username | string | Required. This should follow standard username conventions - spaces are not allowed, etc. |
| nickname | string | The full name for the new user. |
| homeResource | string | Required. A path that the user will be given permission to. Users who will be site administrators should have a homeResource of "/" The path that is provided here will be used as the user_root for FTP. This can be specified as a file path (such as "/path/to/folder") or as an ID string (such as "id:1223"); if you are providing an ID string, it must start with "id:". |
| string | Required. Must be a valid email address. | |
| password | string | Required. The password for the new user. Passwords cannot be set to common words or passwords which have been published on the dark web. |
| role | string | Required. Send "admin" if the new user should be a site administrator, or "user" otherwise. Possible values: admin, user. |
| permissions | object | An object containing name/value pairs for each permission. Any permission that is not passed will be set to false by default. If an empty object is provided, it will create a user with no permissions. When creating an admin user, you should set all of the permissions to true. |
| timeZone | string | Required. Time zone, used for accurate time display within the application. Must be one of the allowed time zone identifiers. "UTC" is not a valid option. |
| expiration | date-time | Optional timestamp when the user should expire. Format is "YYYY-mm-dd HH:MM:SS". Must be in the future; you cannot retroactively expire a user account. |
| locked | boolean | If true, the user will account will be disabled. |
| welcomeEmail | boolean | Legacy setting which is no longer used. |
| onboarding | boolean | Legacy setting which is no longer used. |
The permission object included in the request schema has the following properties
| Name | Data Type |
|---|---|
| list | boolean |
| download | boolean |
| upload | boolean |
| modify | boolean |
| delete | boolean |
| changePassword | boolean |
| share | boolean |
| notification | boolean |
| viewFormData | boolean |
| deleteFormData | boolean |
| undelete | boolean |
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