---
title: "Admin Create User"
method: POST
path: "/users/create_user"
tags: ["Users"]
---

# Admin Create User

`POST /users/create_user`

Create a new user manually from an admin account, no bittensor stuff necessary.

## Headers

- `X-Chutes-Hotkey` string, nullable
- `X-Chutes-Signature` string, nullable
- `X-Chutes-Nonce` string, nullable
- `Authorization` string, nullable

## Request body

- AdminUserRequest
  - `username` string, required
  - `coldkey` string, nullable
  - `hotkey` string, nullable
  - `logo_id` string, nullable

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- RegistrationResponse
  - `username` string, required
  - `user_id` string, required
  - `logo_id` string, nullable
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required
  - `hotkey` string, required
  - `coldkey` string, required
  - `payment_address` string, required
  - `fingerprint` string, required
  - `api_key` APIKeyCreationResponse — Representation of an API key when it's initially created.
    - `api_key_id` string, required
    - `user_id` string, required
    - `admin` boolean, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `created_at` string, date-time, required
    - `last_used_at` string, date-time, nullable, required
    - `scopes` APIKeyScopeResponse[], nullable, required
      - `scope_id` string, required
      - `object_type` string, nullable
      - `object_id` string, nullable
      - `method` string, nullable
    - `secret_key` string, nullable
  - `logo` string, nullable, required

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error

## Changes

- **2026-08-26** `8d909638091e` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2026-08-22** `05d9af05d87e` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/chutes/apis/fastapi/changes/users/create_user/post.md)

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