Rest Api create user and assign it to a group

houssam97

Hi everyone ,

Is it possible to create an user and assign it to a group in alfresco 5.2?

thanks  

abhinavmishra14

You can use below rest api for creating user and allocate an already available group to the user (Note that these APIs will work only for admin roles):

POST /alfresco/service/api/people

 

userName

mandatory - the user name for the new user

firstName

mandatory - the given Name

lastName

mandatory - the family name

email

mandatory - the email address

password

optional - the new user's password. If not specified then a value of "password" is used which should be changed as soon as possible.

disableAccount

optional - If present and set to "true" the user is created but their account will be disabled.

quota

optional - Sets the quota size for the new user, in bytes.

groups

optional - Array of group names to assign the new user to.

title

optional - the title for the new user.

organisation

optional - the organisation the new user belongs to.

jobtitle

optional - the job title of the new user.

The web script description document specifies the following options:

Value	Description
json	The default response format
admin	The authentication access
required	The transaction level
argument	The format style

 

Additionally, you can add user to a group using below given rest api:

 

POST /alfresco/service/api/groups/{shortName}/children/{fullAuthorityName}

 

Note that, you should have admin access to the repository in order to execute these rest apis.

 

Alternatively, you can use these V1 rest apis:

 

https://docs.alfresco.com/content-services/6.2/develop/rest-api-guide/people-groups/#createperson

 

https://docs.alfresco.com/content-services/6.2/develop/rest-api-guide/people-groups/#creategroup

 

https://docs.alfresco.com/content-services/6.2/develop/rest-api-guide/people-groups/#updateperson

 

https://docs.alfresco.com/content-services/6.2/develop/rest-api-guide/people-groups/#updategroup

 

 

If you have something very specific requirement, you can develop your own webscript to add/updated user/group.

Check this post: https://hub.alfresco.com/t5/alfresco-content-services-forum/create-new-users-without-admin-rights/m-p/294747/highlight/true#M17123