---
title: "Import Unix user"
method: POST
path: "/auth/users/import"
tags: ["Users"]
---

# Import Unix user

`POST /auth/users/import`

Adopt an existing Unix account as a managed PAM-backed Sylve user without changing its Unix password or group membership

## Request body

- InternalHandlersAuthImportUserRequest
  - `admin` boolean, required
  - `password` string
  - `username` string, required

## Response `201`

User Imported

- GithubComAlchemillahqSylveInternalAPIResponseInternalHandlersAuthUserMutationResult
  - `data` InternalHandlersAuthUserMutationResult
    - `id` integer
    - `username` string
  - `error` string
  - `message` string
  - `status` string

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — Forbidden
- `404` — Not Found
- `409` — Conflict
- `413` — Request Entity Too Large
- `500` — Internal Server Error
- `503` — Service Unavailable

## Changes

- **2026-08-12** `9a5026bf9057` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/alchemillahq/apis/sylve-api/changes/auth/users/import/post.md)

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