---
title: "Initialize administrator account"
method: POST
path: "/users/admin/init"
tags: ["users"]
---

# Initialize administrator account

`POST /users/admin/init`

Initialize the 'admin' user account.
**Access policy**: public (requires the X-Setup-Token header on an uninitialized instance unless --no-setup-token is set)

## Headers

- `X-Setup-Token` string

## Request body

- UsersAdminInitPayload
  - `Password` string, required — Password for the admin user
  - `Username` string, required — Username for the admin user

## Response `200`

Success

- PortainerUser
  - `Id` integer, required — User Identifier
  - `Role` 0 | 1 | 2, required
  - `ThemeSettings` PortainerUserThemeSettings
    - `color` 'dark' | 'light' | 'highcontrast' | 'auto' | '' — Color represents the color theme of the UI
  - `TokenIssueAt` integer
  - `UseCache` boolean
  - `Username` string, required

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid request
- `403` — Access denied - invalid or missing setup token
- `409` — Admin user already initialized
- `500` — Server error

---

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