---
title: "Create local user"
method: POST
path: "/auth/users"
tags: ["Users"]
---

# Create local user

`POST /auth/users`

Create a new local Sylve user

## Request body

- InternalHandlersAuthCreateUserRequest
  - `admin` boolean, required
  - `auxGroupIds` integer[]
  - `disablePassword` boolean
  - `doasEnabled` boolean
  - `email` string
  - `fullName` string
  - `homeDirPerms` integer
  - `homeDirectory` string
  - `locked` boolean
  - `newPrimaryGroup` boolean
  - `password` string
  - `primaryGroupId` integer
  - `shell` string
  - `sshPublicKey` string
  - `uid` integer
  - `username` string, required

## Response `201`

User Created

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

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — Forbidden
- `409` — Conflict
- `413` — Request Entity Too Large
- `500` — Internal Server Error

## Changes

- **2026-08-12** `9a5026bf9057` — 4 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `401`
  - added the non-success response with the status `403`
  - added the non-success response with the status `409`
  - added the non-success response with the status `413`
- **2025-08-14** `0e0247c98990` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2025-03-11** `2b736ca1b025` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

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

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