# user.create

### Description

`object user.create(object/array users)`

This method allows to create new users.

### Parameters

`(object/array)` Users to create.

Additionally to the [standard user properties](object#user), the method
accepts the following parameters.

|Parameter|[Type](/manual/api/reference_commentary#data_types)|Description|
|---------|---------------------------------------------------|-----------|
|**passwd**<br>*(required)*|string|User's password.|
|**usrgrps**<br>(required)|array|User groups to add the user to.<br><br>The user groups must have the `usrgrpid` property defined.|
|user\_medias|array|Media to create for the user.<br><br>The media `userid` property must not be defined.|

### Return values

`(object)` Returns an object containing the IDs of the created users
under the `userids` property. The order of the returned IDs matches the
order of the passed users.

### Examples

#### Creating a user

Create a new user, add him to a user group and create a new media for
him.

Request:

``` {.java}
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "user.create",
    "params": {
        "alias": "John",
        "passwd": "Doe123",
        "usrgrps": [
            {
                "usrgrpid": "7"
            }
        ],
        "user_medias": [
            {
                "mediatypeid": "1",
                "sendto": "support@company.com",
                "active": 0,
                "severity": 63,
                "period": "1-7,00:00-24:00"
            }
        ]
    },
    "auth": "038e1d7b1735c6a5436ee9eae095879e",
    "id": 1
}
```

Response:

``` {.java}
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "result": {
        "userids": [
            "12"
        ]
    },
    "id": 1
}
```

### See also

-   [Media](/manual/api/reference/usermedia/object#media)
-   [User group](/manual/api/reference/usergroup/object#user_group)

### Source

CUser::create() in
*frontends/php/include/classes/api/services/CUser.php*.