Create User

Creates a new managed user in an enterprise. This endpoint is only available to users and applications with the right admin permissions.

Basic Parameters

Parameter	Description
Address	The user’s address.
Email	The email address the user uses to log in.
Job Title	The user’s job title.
Name	The name of the user.
Phone	The user’s phone number.
Role	The user’s enterprise role.
Status	The user's account status.
Timezone	The user's timezone.

Advanced Parameters

Parameter	Description
Can See Managed Users	Whether the user can see other enterprise users in their contact list.
Exempt From Device Limits	Whether to exempt the user from enterprise device limits.
Exempt From Login Verification	Whether the user is exempt from login verification.
External Collab Restricted	Whether the user is allowed to collaborate with users outside their enterprise.
Language	The language of the user.
Platform Access Only	Specifies that the user is an app user.
Space Amount	The user’s total available space in bytes. Set this to -1 to indicate unlimited storage.
Sync Enabled	Whether the user can use Box Sync.
Tracking Codes	Tracking codes allow an admin to generate reports from the admin console and assign an attribute to a specific group of users. This setting must be enabled for an enterprise before it can be used.

Example Output

{
    "address": "900 Jefferson Ave, Redwood City, CA 94063",
    "avatar_url": "https://www.box.com/api/avatar/large/181216415",
    "created_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
    "id": "11446498",
    "job_title": "CEO",
    "language": "en",
    "login": "ceo@example.com",
    "max_upload_size": 2147483648,
    "modified_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
    "name": "Aaron Levie",
    "notification_email": {
        "email": "notifications@example.com",
        "is_confirmed": true
    },
    "phone": "6509241374",
    "space_amount": 11345156112,
    "space_used": 1237009912,
    "status": "active",
    "timezone": "Africa/Bujumbura",
    "type": "user"
}

Workflow Library Example

Create User with Box and Send Results Via Email

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