---
title: "Create user"
method: POST
path: "/user/v3/account/emvioUser"
tags: ["User Management"]
---

# Create user

`POST /user/v3/account/emvioUser`

Creates a new user.

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## Request parameters
- email
- role
-merchantIds

## Response parameters
- message

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## Request body

- object
  - `email` string, required — The new user's email address.
  - `role` 'R' | 'W' | 'A', required — The new user's role. Determines their level of access. Possible values include the following: * R - View-Only, has the ability to view data * W - Standard, can perform actions on data such as void, refund process, etc. * A - Admin, has all the permissions of a standard user and can also create and edit other users
  - `merchantIds` string[] — The merchant IDs the new user will be able to access.

## Response `200`

Success

- object
  - `userName` string — The username for the account.
  - `firstName` FirstName — unresolved $ref
  - `lastName` LastName — unresolved $ref
  - `phone` Phone — unresolved $ref
  - `enabled` boolean — Set to `true` if the user is enabled.
  - `accessRights` object — The user's access rights.
    - `merchantIds` object — A list of all the merchant IDs the new user will have access to.<br/> The merchant ID is the key; the role is the value.
      - `[merchant ID]` string — The Nexio ID for a specific merchant.
    - `role` 'A' — The user's level of access for a specific merchant.
  - `role` string — The user's custom role.
  - `cognitoSub` string — The AWS Cognito user sub for this user.
  - `isEnabledForVTerm` boolean — For Nexio use only.
  - `dateCreated` string — The date and time at which the user was created, formatted as an [ISO-8601](https://www.iso.org/iso-8601-date-and-time-format.html) date expressed in UTC.
  - `dateLastModified` string — The date and time at which the user was last modified, formatted as an [ISO-8601](https://www.iso.org/iso-8601-date-and-time-format.html) date expressed in UTC.

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthorized. For help with this error and other error codes, see [Common errors](https://docs.nexiopay.com/docs/common-errors) in the Guides area.

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