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# Create Partner User

POST https://app.polytomic.com/api/organizations/{org_id}/users
Content-Type: application/json

Creates a new user in the specified organization and assigns the requested permissions roles.

> 🚧 Requires partner key
>
> User endpoints are only accessible using [partner keys](../../../../guides/obtaining-api-keys#partner-keys).

The new user receives an invitation email prompting them to set up their
account. Role assignments take effect as soon as the invitation is accepted.

Reference: https://apidocs.polytomic.com/api-reference/users/create

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Bearer partner API key

## Request

### Path parameters

- `org_id` (string, required) — Unique identifier of the organization the user belongs to.

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects a CreateUserRequestSchema.

- `email` (string, required) — Email address used to sign the user in and receive notifications.
- `role_ids` (list of string, optional) — Identifiers of the permissions roles to assign to the user. Must contain at least one entry when provided.
- `role` (string, optional, deprecated) — Deprecated legacy role name. Use role_ids instead; setting both role and role_ids in the same request is rejected.

## Response

### 200

OK

- `data` (User, optional)

## Errors

### 403 Forbidden Error

Forbidden

- `key` (string, optional)
- `message` (string, optional)
- `metadata` (map from string to any, optional)
- `status` (integer, optional)

### 422 Unprocessable Entity Error

Unprocessable Entity

- `key` (string, optional)
- `message` (string, optional)
- `metadata` (map from string to any, optional)
- `status` (integer, optional)

### 500 Internal Server Error

Internal Server Error

- `key` (string, optional)
- `message` (string, optional)
- `metadata` (map from string to any, optional)
- `status` (integer, optional)

## Types

### User

- `email` (string, optional) — Email address used to sign in and receive notifications.
- `id` (string, optional) — Unique identifier of the user.
- `organization_id` (string, optional) — Unique identifier of the organization the user belongs to.
- `role_ids` (list of string, optional, nullable) — Identifiers of the permissions roles assigned to the user.
- `role` (string, optional, deprecated) — Deprecated legacy role name. Use role_ids instead.

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "email": "mail@example.com"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "data": {
    "email": "mail@example.com",
    "id": "string",
    "organization_id": "string",
    "role_ids": [
      "248df4b7-aa70-47b8-a036-33ac447e668d"
    ],
    "role": "admin"
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://app.polytomic.com/api/organizations/248df4b7-aa70-47b8-a036-33ac447e668d/users"

payload = { "email": "mail@example.com" }
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://app.polytomic.com/api/organizations/248df4b7-aa70-47b8-a036-33ac447e668d/users';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"email":"mail@example.com"}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://app.polytomic.com/api/organizations/248df4b7-aa70-47b8-a036-33ac447e668d/users"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"email\": \"mail@example.com\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://app.polytomic.com/api/organizations/248df4b7-aa70-47b8-a036-33ac447e668d/users")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"email\": \"mail@example.com\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://app.polytomic.com/api/organizations/248df4b7-aa70-47b8-a036-33ac447e668d/users")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"email\": \"mail@example.com\"\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://app.polytomic.com/api/organizations/248df4b7-aa70-47b8-a036-33ac447e668d/users', [
  'body' => '{
  "email": "mail@example.com"
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://app.polytomic.com/api/organizations/248df4b7-aa70-47b8-a036-33ac447e668d/users");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"email\": \"mail@example.com\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = ["email": "mail@example.com"] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://app.polytomic.com/api/organizations/248df4b7-aa70-47b8-a036-33ac447e668d/users")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```