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# Create User

POST http://localhost:8080/api/v3/users
Content-Type: application/json

Reference: https://apidocs.sare.africa/sare-core-api/identity/create-user

## Request

### Headers

- `Authorization` (string, optional)
- `X-Device-Id` (string, optional) — Required on non-GET requests to non-public paths (DeviceSignatureFilter), skipped for GET/whitelisted/multipart requests and in the local profile.
- `X-Signature` (string, optional) — Base64 ECDSA signature over sha256(body) + timestamp + requestId, signed with the device's registered private key.
- `X-Timestamp` (string, optional) — Unix epoch seconds; must be within 5 minutes of server time.
- `X-Request-Id` (string, optional) — Unique per request - reused values are rejected as replays.

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects an object.

- `firstName` (string, optional)
- `lastName` (string, optional)
- `phone` (string, optional)
- `nationalId` (string, optional)
- `gender` (string, optional)
- `dob` (date, optional)
- `kraPinIndividual` (string, optional)
- `acceptedTerms` (boolean, optional)
- `acceptedPrivacyPolicy` (boolean, optional)
- `email` (string, optional)
- `roleIds` (list of string, optional)

## Response

### 201

201 Created

- `code` (integer, optional)
- `message` (string, optional)
- `data` (UsersPostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaData, optional)

## Errors

### 400 Bad Request Error

400 Bad Request - phone exists

- `status` (integer, optional)
- `message` (string, optional)
- `path` (string, optional)

## Types

### UsersPostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaData

- `id` (string, optional)
- `fullName` (string, optional)
- `firstName` (string, optional)
- `lastName` (string, optional)
- `email` (string, optional)
- `phone` (string, optional)
- `identificationNumber` (string, optional)
- `roles` (list of string, optional)
- `isShofcoMember` (boolean, optional)
- `shofcoId` (any, optional)

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "firstName": "Jane",
  "lastName": "Doe",
  "phone": "0712345678",
  "nationalId": "12345678",
  "gender": "FEMALE",
  "dob": "1990-01-01",
  "kraPinIndividual": "A123456789Z",
  "acceptedTerms": true,
  "acceptedPrivacyPolicy": true,
  "email": "jane.doe@sare.africa",
  "roleIds": [
    "e4c0c3d4-6b7a-4c8d-9e0f-1a2b3c4d5e6f"
  ]
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "code": 201,
  "message": "User created successfully",
  "data": {
    "id": "f5c1d4e5-2a3b-4c5d-8e9f-0a1b2c3d4e5f",
    "fullName": "Jane Doe",
    "firstName": "Jane",
    "lastName": "Doe",
    "email": "jane.doe@sare.africa",
    "phone": "254712345678",
    "identificationNumber": "12345678",
    "roles": [
      "SALES_AGENT"
    ],
    "isShofcoMember": false
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python Identity_createUser_example
import requests

url = "http://localhost:8080/api/v3/users"

payload = {
    "firstName": "Jane",
    "lastName": "Doe",
    "phone": "0712345678",
    "nationalId": "12345678",
    "gender": "FEMALE",
    "dob": "1990-01-01",
    "kraPinIndividual": "A123456789Z",
    "acceptedTerms": True,
    "acceptedPrivacyPolicy": True,
    "email": "jane.doe@sare.africa",
    "roleIds": ["e4c0c3d4-6b7a-4c8d-9e0f-1a2b3c4d5e6f"]
}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer {{accessToken}}",
    "X-Device-Id": "{{deviceId}}",
    "X-Request-Id": "{{requestId}}",
    "X-Signature": "{{signature}}",
    "X-Timestamp": "{{timestamp}}",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript Identity_createUser_example
const url = 'http://localhost:8080/api/v3/users';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    Authorization: 'Bearer {{accessToken}}',
    'X-Device-Id': '{{deviceId}}',
    'X-Request-Id': '{{requestId}}',
    'X-Signature': '{{signature}}',
    'X-Timestamp': '{{timestamp}}',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  },
  body: '{"firstName":"Jane","lastName":"Doe","phone":"0712345678","nationalId":"12345678","gender":"FEMALE","dob":"1990-01-01","kraPinIndividual":"A123456789Z","acceptedTerms":true,"acceptedPrivacyPolicy":true,"email":"jane.doe@sare.africa","roleIds":["e4c0c3d4-6b7a-4c8d-9e0f-1a2b3c4d5e6f"]}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go Identity_createUser_example
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "http://localhost:8080/api/v3/users"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"firstName\": \"Jane\",\n  \"lastName\": \"Doe\",\n  \"phone\": \"0712345678\",\n  \"nationalId\": \"12345678\",\n  \"gender\": \"FEMALE\",\n  \"dob\": \"1990-01-01\",\n  \"kraPinIndividual\": \"A123456789Z\",\n  \"acceptedTerms\": true,\n  \"acceptedPrivacyPolicy\": true,\n  \"email\": \"jane.doe@sare.africa\",\n  \"roleIds\": [\n    \"e4c0c3d4-6b7a-4c8d-9e0f-1a2b3c4d5e6f\"\n  ]\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer {{accessToken}}")
	req.Header.Add("X-Device-Id", "{{deviceId}}")
	req.Header.Add("X-Request-Id", "{{requestId}}")
	req.Header.Add("X-Signature", "{{signature}}")
	req.Header.Add("X-Timestamp", "{{timestamp}}")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby Identity_createUser_example
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("http://localhost:8080/api/v3/users")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer {{accessToken}}'
request["X-Device-Id"] = '{{deviceId}}'
request["X-Request-Id"] = '{{requestId}}'
request["X-Signature"] = '{{signature}}'
request["X-Timestamp"] = '{{timestamp}}'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"firstName\": \"Jane\",\n  \"lastName\": \"Doe\",\n  \"phone\": \"0712345678\",\n  \"nationalId\": \"12345678\",\n  \"gender\": \"FEMALE\",\n  \"dob\": \"1990-01-01\",\n  \"kraPinIndividual\": \"A123456789Z\",\n  \"acceptedTerms\": true,\n  \"acceptedPrivacyPolicy\": true,\n  \"email\": \"jane.doe@sare.africa\",\n  \"roleIds\": [\n    \"e4c0c3d4-6b7a-4c8d-9e0f-1a2b3c4d5e6f\"\n  ]\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java Identity_createUser_example
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("http://localhost:8080/api/v3/users")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer {{accessToken}}")
  .header("X-Device-Id", "{{deviceId}}")
  .header("X-Request-Id", "{{requestId}}")
  .header("X-Signature", "{{signature}}")
  .header("X-Timestamp", "{{timestamp}}")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"firstName\": \"Jane\",\n  \"lastName\": \"Doe\",\n  \"phone\": \"0712345678\",\n  \"nationalId\": \"12345678\",\n  \"gender\": \"FEMALE\",\n  \"dob\": \"1990-01-01\",\n  \"kraPinIndividual\": \"A123456789Z\",\n  \"acceptedTerms\": true,\n  \"acceptedPrivacyPolicy\": true,\n  \"email\": \"jane.doe@sare.africa\",\n  \"roleIds\": [\n    \"e4c0c3d4-6b7a-4c8d-9e0f-1a2b3c4d5e6f\"\n  ]\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php Identity_createUser_example
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'http://localhost:8080/api/v3/users', [
  'body' => '{
  "firstName": "Jane",
  "lastName": "Doe",
  "phone": "0712345678",
  "nationalId": "12345678",
  "gender": "FEMALE",
  "dob": "1990-01-01",
  "kraPinIndividual": "A123456789Z",
  "acceptedTerms": true,
  "acceptedPrivacyPolicy": true,
  "email": "jane.doe@sare.africa",
  "roleIds": [
    "e4c0c3d4-6b7a-4c8d-9e0f-1a2b3c4d5e6f"
  ]
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer {{accessToken}}',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
    'X-Device-Id' => '{{deviceId}}',
    'X-Request-Id' => '{{requestId}}',
    'X-Signature' => '{{signature}}',
    'X-Timestamp' => '{{timestamp}}',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp Identity_createUser_example
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("http://localhost:8080/api/v3/users");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer {{accessToken}}");
request.AddHeader("X-Device-Id", "{{deviceId}}");
request.AddHeader("X-Request-Id", "{{requestId}}");
request.AddHeader("X-Signature", "{{signature}}");
request.AddHeader("X-Timestamp", "{{timestamp}}");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"firstName\": \"Jane\",\n  \"lastName\": \"Doe\",\n  \"phone\": \"0712345678\",\n  \"nationalId\": \"12345678\",\n  \"gender\": \"FEMALE\",\n  \"dob\": \"1990-01-01\",\n  \"kraPinIndividual\": \"A123456789Z\",\n  \"acceptedTerms\": true,\n  \"acceptedPrivacyPolicy\": true,\n  \"email\": \"jane.doe@sare.africa\",\n  \"roleIds\": [\n    \"e4c0c3d4-6b7a-4c8d-9e0f-1a2b3c4d5e6f\"\n  ]\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift Identity_createUser_example
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Bearer {{accessToken}}",
  "X-Device-Id": "{{deviceId}}",
  "X-Request-Id": "{{requestId}}",
  "X-Signature": "{{signature}}",
  "X-Timestamp": "{{timestamp}}",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [
  "firstName": "Jane",
  "lastName": "Doe",
  "phone": "0712345678",
  "nationalId": "12345678",
  "gender": "FEMALE",
  "dob": "1990-01-01",
  "kraPinIndividual": "A123456789Z",
  "acceptedTerms": true,
  "acceptedPrivacyPolicy": true,
  "email": "jane.doe@sare.africa",
  "roleIds": ["e4c0c3d4-6b7a-4c8d-9e0f-1a2b3c4d5e6f"]
] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "http://localhost:8080/api/v3/users")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```