---
title: "Create new user"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1alpha/users/{username}/create"
tags: ["User Management"]
---

# Create new user

`POST /api/v1alpha/users/{username}/create`

## Path parameters

- `username` string, required

## Request body

- CreateUserRequest
  - `login_id` string, required — Login identifier for the new user
  - `system_roles` string[], required — List of system roles to assign to the new user
  - `is_service_account` boolean, required — Whether this is a service account
  - `hail_identity` string, nullable — Optional Hail identity
  - `hail_credentials_secret_name` string, nullable — Optional credentials secret name

## Response `200`

User created successfully

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid request
- `409` — User already exists

## Changes

- **2026-07-23** `ec7e68cd907c` — 1 info
  - the endpoint scheme security `developerAuth` was removed from the API
- **2026-05-07** `dec799c0b6cd` — 1 breaking, 1 warning
  - added the new required request property `system_roles`
  - removed the request property `is_developer`
- **2025-04-16** `187d5f64b759` — 1 breaking, 1 warning
  - added the new required request property `is_developer`
  - removed the request property `system_roles`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/hail-is/apis/hail-auth-service/changes/api/v1alpha/users/:username/create/post.md)

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