Create User

Version 4.0.24.16

Create a user with the specified information.

Request

POST /users
Datatype
Description
Request
HTTP Request
body
HTTP Body
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body
User
Expand User definition...
can
object
Operations the current user is able to perform on this object
avatar_url
string
URL for the avatar image (may be generic)
avatar_url_without_sizing
string
URL for the avatar image (may be generic), does not specify size
credentials_api3
credentials_email
Email/Password login credentials
credentials_embed
credentials_google
Google auth credentials
credentials_ldap
LDAP credentials
credentials_looker_openid
LookerOpenID credentials. Used for login by Looker Analysts
credentials_oidc
OpenID Connect auth credentials
credentials_saml
Saml auth credentials
credentials_totp
Two-factor credentials
display_name
string
Full name for display (available only if both first_name and last_name are set)
email
string
EMail address
embed_group_space_id
string
(DEPRECATED) (Embed only) ID of user's group space based on the external_group_id optionally specified during embed user login
first_name
string
First name
group_ids
string[]
home_folder_id
string
ID string for user's home folder
id
string
Unique Id
is_disabled
boolean
Account has been disabled
last_name
string
Last name
locale
string
User's preferred locale. User locale takes precedence over Looker's system-wide default locale. Locale determines language of display strings and date and numeric formatting in API responses. Locale string must be a 2 letter language code or a combination of language code and region code: 'en' or 'en-US', for example.
looker_versions
string[]
models_dir_validated
boolean
User's dev workspace has been checked for presence of applicable production projects
personal_folder_id
string
ID of user's personal folder
presumed_looker_employee
boolean
(DEPRECATED) User is identified as an employee of Looker
role_ids
string[]
sessions
ui_state
object
Per user dictionary of undocumented state information owned by the Looker UI.
verified_looker_employee
boolean
User is identified as an employee of Looker who has been verified via Looker corporate authentication
roles_externally_managed
boolean
User's roles are managed by an external directory like SAML or LDAP and can not be changed directly.
allow_direct_roles
boolean
User can be directly assigned a role.
allow_normal_group_membership
boolean
User can be a direct member of a normal Looker group.
allow_roles_from_normal_groups
boolean
User can inherit roles from a normal Looker group.
embed_group_folder_id
string
(Embed only) ID of user's group folder based on the external_group_id optionally specified during embed user login
is_iam_admin
boolean
User is an IAM Admin - only available in Looker (Google Cloud core)
url
string
Link to get this item
query
HTTP Query
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fields
string
Requested fields.

Response

200: Created User

Datatype
Description
(object)
can
object
Operations the current user is able to perform on this object
avatar_url
string
URL for the avatar image (may be generic)
avatar_url_without_sizing
string
URL for the avatar image (may be generic), does not specify size
credentials_api3
Expand CredentialsApi3 definition...
can
object
Operations the current user is able to perform on this object
id
string
Unique Id
client_id
string
API key client_id
created_at
string
Timestamp for the creation of this credential
is_disabled
boolean
Has this credential been disabled?
type
string
Short name for the type of this kind of credential
url
string
Link to get this item
credentials_email
Email/Password login credentials
Expand CredentialsEmail definition...
can
object
Operations the current user is able to perform on this object
created_at
string
Timestamp for the creation of this credential
email
string
EMail address used for user login
forced_password_reset_at_next_login
boolean
Force the user to change their password upon their next login
user_id
string
Unique Id of the user
is_disabled
boolean
Has this credential been disabled?
logged_in_at
string
Timestamp for most recent login using credential
password_reset_url
string
Url with one-time use secret token that the user can use to reset password
account_setup_url
string
Url with one-time use secret token that the user can use to setup account
password_reset_url_expired
boolean
Is password_reset_url expired or not present?
account_setup_url_expired
boolean
Is account_setup_url expired or not present?
type
string
Short name for the type of this kind of credential
url
string
Link to get this item
user_url
string
Link to get this user
credentials_embed
Expand CredentialsEmbed definition...
can
object
Operations the current user is able to perform on this object
created_at
string
Timestamp for the creation of this credential
external_group_id
string
Embedder's id for a group to which this user was added during the most recent login
external_user_id
string
Embedder's unique id for the user
id
string
Unique Id
is_disabled
boolean
Has this credential been disabled?
logged_in_at
string
Timestamp for most recent login using credential
type
string
Short name for the type of this kind of credential
url
string
Link to get this item
credentials_google
Google auth credentials
Expand CredentialsGoogle definition...
can
object
Operations the current user is able to perform on this object
created_at
string
Timestamp for the creation of this credential
domain
string
Google domain
email
string
EMail address
google_user_id
string
Google's Unique ID for this user
is_disabled
boolean
Has this credential been disabled?
logged_in_at
string
Timestamp for most recent login using credential
type
string
Short name for the type of this kind of credential
url
string
Link to get this item
credentials_ldap
LDAP credentials
Expand CredentialsLDAP definition...
can
object
Operations the current user is able to perform on this object
created_at
string
Timestamp for the creation of this credential
email
string
EMail address
is_disabled
boolean
Has this credential been disabled?
ldap_dn
string
LDAP Distinguished name for this user (as-of the last login)
ldap_id
string
LDAP Unique ID for this user
logged_in_at
string
Timestamp for most recent login using credential
type
string
Short name for the type of this kind of credential
url
string
Link to get this item
credentials_looker_openid
LookerOpenID credentials. Used for login by Looker Analysts
Expand CredentialsLookerOpenid definition...
can
object
Operations the current user is able to perform on this object
created_at
string
Timestamp for the creation of this credential
email
string
EMail address used for user login
is_disabled
boolean
Has this credential been disabled?
logged_in_at
string
Timestamp for most recent login using credential
logged_in_ip
string
IP address of client for most recent login using credential
type
string
Short name for the type of this kind of credential
url
string
Link to get this item
user_url
string
Link to get this user
credentials_oidc
OpenID Connect auth credentials
Expand CredentialsOIDC definition...
can
object
Operations the current user is able to perform on this object
created_at
string
Timestamp for the creation of this credential
email
string
EMail address
is_disabled
boolean
Has this credential been disabled?
logged_in_at
string
Timestamp for most recent login using credential
oidc_user_id
string
OIDC OP's Unique ID for this user
type
string
Short name for the type of this kind of credential
url
string
Link to get this item
credentials_saml
Saml auth credentials
Expand CredentialsSaml definition...
can
object
Operations the current user is able to perform on this object
created_at
string
Timestamp for the creation of this credential
email
string
EMail address
is_disabled
boolean
Has this credential been disabled?
logged_in_at
string
Timestamp for most recent login using credential
saml_user_id
string
Saml IdP's Unique ID for this user
type
string
Short name for the type of this kind of credential
url
string
Link to get this item
credentials_totp
Two-factor credentials
Expand CredentialsTotp definition...
can
object
Operations the current user is able to perform on this object
created_at
string
Timestamp for the creation of this credential
is_disabled
boolean
Has this credential been disabled?
type
string
Short name for the type of this kind of credential
verified
boolean
User has verified
url
string
Link to get this item
display_name
string
Full name for display (available only if both first_name and last_name are set)
email
string
EMail address
embed_group_space_id
string
(DEPRECATED) (Embed only) ID of user's group space based on the external_group_id optionally specified during embed user login
first_name
string
First name
group_ids
string[]
home_folder_id
string
ID string for user's home folder
id
string
Unique Id
is_disabled
boolean
Account has been disabled
last_name
string
Last name
locale
string
User's preferred locale. User locale takes precedence over Looker's system-wide default locale. Locale determines language of display strings and date and numeric formatting in API responses. Locale string must be a 2 letter language code or a combination of language code and region code: 'en' or 'en-US', for example.
looker_versions
string[]
models_dir_validated
boolean
User's dev workspace has been checked for presence of applicable production projects
personal_folder_id
string
ID of user's personal folder
presumed_looker_employee
boolean
(DEPRECATED) User is identified as an employee of Looker
role_ids
string[]
sessions
Expand Session definition...
can
object
Operations the current user is able to perform on this object
id
string
Unique Id
ip_address
string
IP address of user when this session was initiated
browser
string
User's browser type
operating_system
string
User's Operating System
city
string
City component of user location (derived from IP address)
state
string
State component of user location (derived from IP address)
country
string
Country component of user location (derived from IP address)
credentials_type
string
Type of credentials used for logging in this session
extended_at
string
Time when this session was last extended by the user
extended_count
integer
Number of times this session was extended
sudo_user_id
string
Actual user in the case when this session represents one user sudo'ing as another
created_at
string
Time when this session was initiated
expires_at
string
Time when this session will expire
url
string
Link to get this item
ui_state
object
Per user dictionary of undocumented state information owned by the Looker UI.
verified_looker_employee
boolean
User is identified as an employee of Looker who has been verified via Looker corporate authentication
roles_externally_managed
boolean
User's roles are managed by an external directory like SAML or LDAP and can not be changed directly.
allow_direct_roles
boolean
User can be directly assigned a role.
allow_normal_group_membership
boolean
User can be a direct member of a normal Looker group.
allow_roles_from_normal_groups
boolean
User can inherit roles from a normal Looker group.
embed_group_folder_id
string
(Embed only) ID of user's group folder based on the external_group_id optionally specified during embed user login
is_iam_admin
boolean
User is an IAM Admin - only available in Looker (Google Cloud core)
url
string
Link to get this item

400: Bad Request

Datatype
Description
(object)
message
string
Error details
documentation_url
string
Documentation link

404: Not Found

Datatype
Description
(object)
message
string
Error details
documentation_url
string
Documentation link

409: Resource Already Exists

Datatype
Description
(object)
message
string
Error details
documentation_url
string
Documentation link

422: Validation Error

Datatype
Description
(object)
message
string
Error details
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field
string
Field with error
code
string
Error code
message
string
Error info message
documentation_url
string
Documentation link
documentation_url
string
Documentation link

429: Too Many Requests

Datatype
Description
(object)
message
string
Error details
documentation_url
string
Documentation link

Examples

Python

https://github.com/looker-open-source/sdk-codegen/blob/main/examples/python/cloud-function-user-provision/main.py
https://github.com/looker-open-source/sdk-codegen/blob/main/python/tests/integration/test_methods.py
https://github.com/looker-open-source/sdk-codegen/blob/main/python/tests/integration/test_methods.py
https://github.com/looker-open-source/sdk-codegen/blob/main/python/tests/integration/test_methods.py

Kotlin

https://github.com/looker-open-source/sdk-codegen/blob/main/kotlin/src/test/TestSmoke.kt

TypeScript

https://github.com/looker-open-source/sdk-codegen/blob/main/packages/sdk-node/test/methods.spec.ts
https://github.com/looker-open-source/sdk-codegen/blob/main/packages/sdk-node/test/methods.spec.ts
https://github.com/looker-open-source/sdk-codegen/blob/main/packages/sdk-node/test/sdk.test.ts
https://github.com/looker-open-source/sdk-codegen/blob/main/packages/sdk-node/test/sdk.test.ts

Swift

https://github.com/looker-open-source/sdk-codegen/blob/main/swift/looker/Tests/lookerTests/smokeTests.swift