---
title: "POST /{stack}/adminconfig/v2/users"
method: POST
path: "/{stack}/adminconfig/v2/users"
tags: ["Users"]
---

# POST /{stack}/adminconfig/v2/users

`POST /{stack}/adminconfig/v2/users`

create a new user

## Path parameters

- `stack` string, required

## Headers

- `Federated-Search-Manage-Ack` string

## Request body

- CreateUserRequest — Create user request body
  - `createRole` boolean
  - `defaultApp` string
  - `email` string
  - `forceChangePass` boolean
  - `fullName` string
  - `name` string, required
  - `password` string, required
  - `roles` string[]

## Response `200`

successfully created a new user

- UsersResponse — Splunk user
  - `capabilities` string[], required
  - `defaultApp` string, required
  - `defaultAppSource` string, required
  - `email` string, required
  - `fullName` string, required
  - `lastSuccessfulLogin` string
  - `lockedOut` boolean, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `roles` string[], required

## Other responses

- `default` — unexpected error

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/splunk/apis/splunk-cloud-admin-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/splunk/apis/splunk-cloud-admin-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-production.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/splunk/splunk-cloud-admin-api/revisions/65903649d1c2/schema)