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v0alpha1

Create an Identity

This endpoint creates an identity. It is NOT possible to set an identity's credentials (password, ...) using this method! A way to achieve that will be introduced in the future.

Learn how identities work in Ory Kratos' User And Identity Model Documentation.

post/identities

Request body

schema_idstring required

SchemaID is the ID of the JSON Schema to be used for validating the identity's traits.

traitsobject required

Traits represent an identity's traits. The identity is able to create, modify, and delete traits in a self-service manner. The input will always be validated against the JSON Schema defined in schema_url.

Response

identity

created_atstring date-time

CreatedAt is a helper struct field for gobuffalo.pop.

credentialsobject

Credentials represents all credentials that can be used for authenticating this identity.

idstring uuid4 required
schema_idstring required

SchemaID is the ID of the JSON Schema to be used for validating the identity's traits.

schema_urlstring required

SchemaURL is the URL of the endpoint where the identity's traits schema can be fetched from.

format: url

state'active' | 'inactive'

The state can either be active or inactive.

state_changed_atstring date-time
{"stackTrail":"components:schemas:identity:properties:traits","oasType":"schema","type":"unknown","description":"Traits represent an identity's traits. The identity is able to create, modify, and delete traits\nin a self-service manner. The input will always be validated against the JSON Schema defined\nin `schema_url`."}
updated_atstring date-time

UpdatedAt is a helper struct field for gobuffalo.pop.

Example response

{
  "recovery_addresses": [
    {
      "updated_at": "2000-01-23T04:56:07.000+00:00",
      "created_at": "2000-01-23T04:56:07.000+00:00",
      "id": "id",
      "value": "value",
      "via": "via"
    },
    {
      "updated_at": "2000-01-23T04:56:07.000+00:00",
      "created_at": "2000-01-23T04:56:07.000+00:00",
      "id": "id",
      "value": "value",
      "via": "via"
    }
  ],
  "traits": "",
  "updated_at": "2000-01-23T04:56:07.000+00:00",
  "credentials": {
    "key": {
      "updated_at": "2000-01-23T04:56:07.000+00:00",
      "identifiers": [
        "identifiers",
        "identifiers"
      ],
      "created_at": "2000-01-23T04:56:07.000+00:00",
      "type": "type",
      "config": "{}"
    }
  },
  "verifiable_addresses": [
    {
      "updated_at": "2014-01-01T23:28:56.782Z",
      "verified_at": "2000-01-23T04:56:07.000+00:00",
      "verified": true,
      "created_at": "2014-01-01T23:28:56.782Z",
      "id": "id",
      "value": "value",
      "status": "status",
      "via": "via"
    },
    {
      "updated_at": "2014-01-01T23:28:56.782Z",
      "verified_at": "2000-01-23T04:56:07.000+00:00",
      "verified": true,
      "created_at": "2014-01-01T23:28:56.782Z",
      "id": "id",
      "value": "value",
      "status": "status",
      "via": "via"
    }
  ],
  "schema_id": "schema_id",
  "state_changed_at": "2000-01-23T04:56:07.000+00:00",
  "created_at": "2000-01-23T04:56:07.000+00:00",
  "schema_url": "schema_url",
  "id": "id"
}

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