---
title: "Create a user"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/user"
tags: ["Users"]
---

# Create a user

`POST /api/v1/user`

Create a user for your organization.

**Note**: Users can only be created with the admin access role
if application keys belong to administrators.

## Request body

- User — Create, edit, and disable users.
  - `access_role` 'st' | 'adm' | 'ro' | 'ERROR', nullable — The access role of the user. Options are **st** (standard user), **adm** (admin user), or **ro** (read-only user).
  - `disabled` boolean — The new disabled status of the user.
  - `email` string — The new email of the user.
  - `handle` string — The user handle, must be a valid email.
  - `icon` string — Gravatar icon associated to the user.
  - `name` string — The name of the user.
  - `verified` boolean — Whether or not the user logged in Datadog at least once.

## Response `200`

User created

- UserResponse — A Datadog User.
  - `user` User — Create, edit, and disable users.
    - `access_role` 'st' | 'adm' | 'ro' | 'ERROR', nullable — The access role of the user. Options are **st** (standard user), **adm** (admin user), or **ro** (read-only user).
    - `disabled` boolean — The new disabled status of the user.
    - `email` string — The new email of the user.
    - `handle` string — The user handle, must be a valid email.
    - `icon` string — Gravatar icon associated to the user.
    - `name` string — The name of the user.
    - `verified` boolean — Whether or not the user logged in Datadog at least once.

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `403` — Authentication error
- `409` — Conflict
- `429` — Too many requests

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