---
title: "POST /v1/{+name}"
method: POST
path: "/v1/{+name}"
tags: ["users"]
---

# POST /v1/{+name}

`POST /v1/{+name}`

Adds a POSIX account and returns the profile information. Default POSIX account information is set when no username and UID exist as part of the login profile.

## Path parameters

- `name` string, required

## Request body

- ProvisionPosixAccountRequest — A request message for creating a POSIX account entry.
  - `regions` string[] — Optional. The regions to wait for a POSIX account to be written to before returning a response. If unspecified, defaults to all regions. Regions are listed at https://cloud.google.com/about/locations#region.

## Response `200`

Successful response

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