---
title: "Creates a user"
method: POST
path: "/users.json"
tags: ["Users"]
---

# Creates a user

`POST /users.json`

## Headers

- `Api-Key` string, required
- `Api-Username` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `name` string, required
  - `email` string, required
  - `password` string, required
  - `username` string, required
  - `active` boolean — This param requires an admin api key in the request header or it will be ignored
  - `approved` boolean
  - `user_fields` object
    - `1` boolean
  - `external_ids` object

## Response `200`

user created

- object
  - `success` boolean, required
  - `active` boolean, required
  - `message` string, required
  - `user_id` integer

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/discourse/apis/discourse-api-documentation.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/discourse/apis/discourse-api-documentation/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-production.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/discourse/discourse-api-documentation/revisions/2fd8fd2d6fd0/schema)