Creating a User

Function

This API is used to create a user under a domain.

URI

POST /v3/users

Request Parameters

• Parameters in the request header

  Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
  Content-Type	Yes	String	Fill application/json;charset=utf8 in this field.
  X-Auth-Token	Yes	String	Authenticated token with the Security Administrator permission.

• Parameters in the request body

  Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
  name	Yes	String	A username with 5 to 32 characters. The username can contain special characters, but only hyphens (-), underscores (_), and spaces are allowed. It cannot start with a digit.
  domain_id	No	String	ID of the domain where a user is located.
  enabled	No	Boolean	Whether a user is enabled. The value can be true or false. true indicates the user is enabled and false indicates the user is not enabled. The default value is true.
  password	No	String	Password of the user. The password must meet the following requirements: Must contain at least two of the following character types: uppercase letters, lowercase letters, digits, and special characters. Cannot be the username or the username spelled backwards. Cannot contain the user's mobile phone number or email address. Must comply with the password policies under Account Settings.
  default_project_id	No	String	Default project ID of a user.
  description	No	String	Description of the user.

• Example request

  1. Create the temporary file ${filename}.json based on the following template. ${filename} indicates the temporary file name, which is user-defined.
  {
      "user": {
          "default_project_id": "acf2ffabba974fae8f30378ffde2cfa6",
          "domain_id": "88b16b6440684467b8825d7d96e154d8",
          "enabled": true,
          "name": "jamesdoe",
          "password": "********"
      }
  }
  2. Run the following command under the directory storing the ${filename}.json file.
  curl -i -k -H 'Accept:application/json' -H 'Content-Type:application/json;charset=utf8' -H "X-Auth-Token:$token" -X POST -d @${filename}.json https://sample.domain.com/v3/users
  3. Run the following command under the directory of the ${filename}.json file to delete the ${filename}.json file.
  rm ${filename}.json

Response Parameters

• Parameters in the response body

  Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
  user	Yes	JSON object	User object.

• Description for the user format

  Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
  enabled	Yes	Boolean	Whether a user is enabled. The value can be true or false. true indicates the user is enabled and false indicates the user is not enabled. The default value is true.
  id	Yes	String	User ID.
  domain_id	Yes	String	ID of the domain where a user is located.
  name	Yes	String	Username.
  links	Yes	JSON object	User resource link.
  default_project_id	No	String	Default project ID of a user.
  password_expires_at	Yes	String	UTC when the password will expire. null indicates that the password will not expire.

• Example response

  {
      "user": {
          "name": "jamesdoe",
          "links": {
              "self": "https://sample.domain.com/v3/users/614d1d2fb86940faab8f350bf1b9dbac"
          },
          "domain_id": "88b16b6440684467b8825d7d96e154d8",
          "enabled": true,
          "id": "614d1d2fb86940faab8f350bf1b9dbac",
          "default_project_id": "acf2ffabba974fae8f30378ffde2cfa6",
          "password_expires_at": null
      }
  }

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