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Namespace: microsoft.graph
Important: APIs under the /beta version in Microsoft Graph are subject to change. Use of these APIs in production applications is not supported.
Note: The Microsoft Graph API for Intune requires an active Intune license for the tenant.
Create a new user object.
## Permissions
One of the following permissions is required to call this API. To learn more, including how to choose permissions, see Permissions. The specific permission required depends on the context.
| Permission type | Permissions (from most to least privileged) |
|---|---|
| Delegated (work or school account) | |
| Device management | DeviceManagementManagedDevices.ReadWrite.All |
| MAM | DeviceManagementApps.ReadWrite.All |
| Onboarding | DeviceManagementServiceConfig.ReadWrite.All |
| Troubleshooting | DeviceManagementManagedDevices.ReadWrite.All |
| Delegated (personal Microsoft account) | Not supported. |
| Application | |
| Device management | DeviceManagementManagedDevices.ReadWrite.All |
| MAM | DeviceManagementApps.ReadWrite.All |
| Onboarding | DeviceManagementServiceConfig.ReadWrite.All |
| Troubleshooting | DeviceManagementManagedDevices.ReadWrite.All |
This API is available in the following national cloud deployments.
| Global service | US Government L4 | US Government L5 (DOD) | China operated by 21Vianet |
|---|---|---|---|
| ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
HTTP Request
POST /users
Request headers
| Header | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorization | Bearer {token}. Required. Learn more about authentication and authorization. |
| Accept | application/json |
Request body
In the request body, supply a JSON representation for the user object.
The following table shows the properties that are required when you create the user.
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| id | String | Unique identifier of the user. |
| On-boarding | ||
| deviceEnrollmentLimit | Int32 | The limit on the maximum number of devices that the user is permitted to enroll. Allowed values are 5 or 1000. |
Request body property support varies according to context.
Response
If successful, this method returns a 201 Created response code and a user object in the response body.
Example
Request
Here is an example of the request.
POST https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/users
Content-type: application/json
Content-length: 46
{
"@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.user"
}
Response
Here is an example of the response. Note: The response object shown here may be truncated for brevity. Properties returned from an actual call vary according to context.
HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 95
{
"@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.user",
"id": "d36894ae-94ae-d368-ae94-68d3ae9468d3"
}