---
title: "Create user or service account"
method: POST
path: "/users"
tags: ["Users"]
---

# Create user or service account

`POST /users`

Create a user account (type=user, email required; returns user + password for login) or a service account (type=service_account, roles required) for API/automation access.

## Request body

- CreateUserRequest
  - `email` string — Required when type is "user"
  - `roles` string[] — Required when type is "service_account"
  - `type` 'user' | 'service_account', required

## Response `201`

Created

- CreateUserResponse
  - `email` string — Empty for service accounts
  - `id` string
  - `password` string
  - `roles` string[]
  - `tenant` TenantResponse
    - `billing_details` TenantBillingDetails
      - `address` Address
        - `address_city` string
        - `address_country` string
        - `address_line1` string
        - `address_line2` string
        - `address_postal_code` string
        - `address_state` string
      - `email` string
      - `help_email` string
      - `phone` string
    - `created_at` string, date-time
    - `id` string
    - `metadata` TypesMetadata
    - `name` string
    - `status` string
    - `updated_at` string, date-time
  - `type` 'user' | 'service_account'

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid request
- `500` — Server error

## Changes

- **2026-04-06** `95af41a12111` — 4 warning, 8 info
  - removed the optional property `error` from the response with the `400` status
  - removed the optional property `error` from the response with the `500` status
  - removed the optional property `success` from the response with the `400` status
  - removed the optional property `success` from the response with the `500` status
  - …8 more
- **2026-03-20** `d563556cdaf1` — 3 info
  - added the new optional request property `email`
  - the request property `roles` became optional
  - added the optional property `password` to the response with the `201` status

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

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