# Add a new user to the organization

Creates a new user account in the cloud organization with the specified role, username, and email. The user receives an invitation email immediately upon creation.

## Endpoint

`POST /dcapi/users-cloud`

## Request URL

`https://`[*{serverurl}*](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/oauth-authentication-endpoint-domain.html)`/dcapi/users-cloud`

## Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.Admin.CREATE`

## Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

- **content-type** — `string` — **Mandatory**
  - Value: `application/userAddition.v1+json`
  - Specifies the request payload format. Set to `application/userAddition.v1+json` to submit the user data in JSON format.

### Request Body

`application/json`

- **mailID** — `string` — **Mandatory**
  - Email address of the user. This will be used for user communication and login.
- **userName** — `string` — **Mandatory**
  - Unique username for the user. This will be used for login credentials.
- **roleID** — `string` — **Mandatory**
  - Role identifier to assign to the user. To get available role IDs, use this API. [Get Role ID](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/users-public-create-user.html?Roles_getRoles)

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request POST \
  --url https://appdomains/dcapi/users-cloud \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'content-type: application/userAddition.v1+json' \
  --data '{"roleID":"9502000000014452","mailID":"john.smith@example.com","userName":"john.smith"}'
```

### Sample Request Body

Create a new cloud user with email, username, and assigned role.

```json
{
  "roleID": "9502000000014452",
  "mailID": "john.smith@example.com",
  "userName": "john.smith"
}
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

- **loginID** — `string`
  - Unique login identifier assigned to the newly created user.
- **statusMsg** — `string`
  - confirmation message for the create-user operation.
- **newUser** — `boolean`
  - Indicates whether the created user is a newly invited user (`true`) or an existing user (`false`).

### Sample Response: HTTP 200

Successful create user response with assigned login ID and confirmation.

```json
{
  "loginID": "9502000000122681",
  "statusMsg": "User john.smith has been invited successfully",
  "newUser": true
}
```

### HTTP Code 400

Response Body — `application/json`

- **errorCode** — `string`
  - Application-specific error code indicating the reason for the request failure.
- **errorMsg** — `string`
  - Error message describing the cause of the error.

### Sample Response: HTTP 400

Error response when attempting to create a user with an email address that already exists.

```json
{
  "errorCode": "1107",
  "errorMsg": "User johny@zohocorp.com already exists"
}
```

Error response when the user name is null or empty.

```json
{
  "errorCode": "1103",
  "errorMsg": "UserName Should not be null or empty"
}
```

## Rate Limit

![](https://www.zohowebstatic.com/sites/zweb/images/people/ico-help.png)

**Duration:** 1 minute | **Threshold:** 30 | **Lock period:** 5 minutes

Duration - Time window for the threshold.  
Threshold - Number of API calls allowed within the specified duration.  
Lock Period - Wait time before consecutive API requests.