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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/users/create-user

## Request

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects an object.

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

## Response

### 201

Created

- `code` (integer, required)
- `data` (object, required)
  - `id` (string, required)
  - `email` (string, required)
  - `phone` (string, required)
  - `roles` (list of string, required)
  - `fullName` (string, required)
  - `lastName` (string, required)
  - `firstName` (string, required)
  - `isShofcoMember` (boolean, required)
  - `identificationNumber` (string, required)
  - `shofcoId` (any, optional)
- `message` (string, required)

## Errors

### 400 Bad Request Error

Bad Request

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

## Examples

**Request**

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

**Response**

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

**SDK Code**

```python Identity_Users_Create User_example
import requests

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

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

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

print(response.json())
```

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

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

```go Identity_Users_Create User_example
package main

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

func main() {

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

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

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

	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_Users_Create User_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["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"dob\": \"1990-01-01\",\n  \"email\": \"jane.doe@sare.africa\",\n  \"phone\": \"0712345678\",\n  \"gender\": \"FEMALE\",\n  \"roleIds\": [\n    \"e4c0c3d4-6b7a-4c8d-9e0f-1a2b3c4d5e6f\"\n  ],\n  \"lastName\": \"Doe\",\n  \"firstName\": \"Jane\",\n  \"nationalId\": \"12345678\",\n  \"acceptedTerms\": true,\n  \"kraPinIndividual\": \"A123456789Z\",\n  \"acceptedPrivacyPolicy\": true\n}"

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

```java Identity_Users_Create User_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("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"dob\": \"1990-01-01\",\n  \"email\": \"jane.doe@sare.africa\",\n  \"phone\": \"0712345678\",\n  \"gender\": \"FEMALE\",\n  \"roleIds\": [\n    \"e4c0c3d4-6b7a-4c8d-9e0f-1a2b3c4d5e6f\"\n  ],\n  \"lastName\": \"Doe\",\n  \"firstName\": \"Jane\",\n  \"nationalId\": \"12345678\",\n  \"acceptedTerms\": true,\n  \"kraPinIndividual\": \"A123456789Z\",\n  \"acceptedPrivacyPolicy\": true\n}")
  .asString();
```

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

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

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

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

```csharp Identity_Users_Create User_example
using RestSharp;

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

```swift Identity_Users_Create User_example
import Foundation

let headers = ["Content-Type": "application/json"]
let parameters = [
  "dob": "1990-01-01",
  "email": "jane.doe@sare.africa",
  "phone": "0712345678",
  "gender": "FEMALE",
  "roleIds": ["e4c0c3d4-6b7a-4c8d-9e0f-1a2b3c4d5e6f"],
  "lastName": "Doe",
  "firstName": "Jane",
  "nationalId": "12345678",
  "acceptedTerms": true,
  "kraPinIndividual": "A123456789Z",
  "acceptedPrivacyPolicy": true
] 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()
```