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Create a new user.
External DocumentationTo learn more, visit the Atlassian Crowd documentation.

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Basic Parameters

ParameterDescription
ActiveSet whether the entity is active.
Directory IDThe ID of the directory the entity belongs to.
Directory NameThe name of the directory the entity belongs to.
Display NameThe user’s display name.
EmailThe user’s email address.
ExpandSet if the response should include expanded information.
First NameThe user’s first name.
KeyThe user’s unique key.
Last NameThe user’s last name.
PasswordThe user’s password.
UsernameThe username of the user.

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Advanced Parameters

ParameterDescription
AttributesAdditional attributes of the entity.

For example:
{
  “attributes”: [
    {
      “name”: “string”,
      “values”: [“string”]
    }
  ]
}
For more information about the Attributes parameter, visit Atlassian Crowd API documentation.
Encrypted PasswordThe user’s encrypted password.
Link HrefThe URL that points to the related entity.
Link RelThe relationship type of the linked entity (e.g., self, next, previous).

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Example Output

{
	"link": {
		"href": "https://crowdserver/crowd/rest/usermanagement/1/user?username=sampleuser",
		"rel": "self"
	},
	"name": "sampleuser",
	"password": {
		"link": {
			"href": "https://crowdserver/crowd/rest/usermanagement/1/user/password?username=sampleuser",
			"rel": "edit"
		}
	},
	"key": "557057:927441f1-cc92-4030-b633-8a2bbdf7136e",
	"active": true,
	"attributes": {
		"link": {
			"href": "https://crowdserver/crowd/rest/usermanagement/1/user/attributes?username=sampleuser&attributename=invalidPasswordAttempts&attributename=requiresPasswordChange",
			"rel": "self"
		},
		"attribute": [
			{
				"link": {
					"href": "https://crowdserver/crowd/rest/usermanagement/1/user/attributes?username=sampleuser&attributename=invalidPasswordAttempts",
					"rel": "self"
				},
				"name": "invalidPasswordAttempts",
				"values": [
					"0"
				]
			},
			{
				"link": {
					"href": "https://crowdserver/crowd/rest/usermanagement/1/user/attributes?username=sampleuser&attributename=invalidPasswordAttempts&attributename=requiresPasswordChange",
					"rel": "self"
				},
				"name": "requiresPasswordChange",
				"values": [
					"false"
				]
			}
		]
	},
	"first-name": "Sample",
	"last-name": "User",
	"display-name": "Sample User",
	"email": "sample@user.cool"
}

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