Create New Users using JIRA REST API

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I am trying to create new users using JIRA REST API. However the post method syntax description is empty when I am checking the REST documentation. Does anyone know the JSON syntax and the REST handle for creating new users?

LukeSolar · Accepted Answer · 2014-10-28 18:03:32Z

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The JSON Object to use is:

{ 
"name":"username",
"password":"****",
"emailAddress":"username@local",
"displayName":"user name",
"notification":"false" 
}

answered Oct 28, 2014 at 18:03

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Arun Thundyill Saseendran Over a year ago

This one works perfectly. The REST handle is /rest/api/2/user. Thanks for the help. Do you know any way of deactivating the added user via REST. I tried a PUT to change the "active":true to "active":false. But it doesn't seem to work.

Arun Thundyill Saseendran · Accepted Answer · 2014-10-29 07:53:03Z

The user creation via REST for JIRA installed version or on-demand version is available using the rest handle

/rest/api/2/user

A POST call should be made with the the following values in the header

Content-Type:application/json

Authentication:Simple username:password

Note: The Username:Password in the authentication header should be encoded in base64 format

The JSON to post is as follows

{
    "name": "<Username>",
    "password": "<Password>",
    "emailAddress": "<Email Address>",
    "displayName": "<Display Name>"
}

The users will be created in jira-users group and the will be active. The active status cannot be changed while creation or after creation using a PUT call. This is a major constraint.

Boris Pavlović · Accepted Answer · 2014-10-28 13:37:50Z

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I would try calling a GET service for the user resource and use the same jSon object structure to POST creation of a new user.

answered Oct 28, 2014 at 13:37

Boris Pavlović

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Arun Thundyill Saseendran Over a year ago

Answer by LukeSolar works fine. Thanks for the response

Boris Pavlović Over a year ago

I've tried to give a general answer on how to get the definition of a jSon resource that may be helpful in other cases, not only in this specific case.

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