SCIM API for User Creation
Use the SCIM API for creating a user in the Unified Directory.
Authentication
Authorization: Bearer <Client Secret>
Use the copied Client Secret key as the Authorization key value.
Request Requirements
| Method | Request URL | Response Content Type | Response Body | Response Codes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POST | <Base URI>/Users | application/scim+json | User details | 201, 400, 401, 409, 500 |
Example Request Data
POST <Base URI>/Users
Authorization: Bearer 29da0602f6db1ed033aa91d644ce4d70bdf3ab58
Content-Type: application/scim+json
Example Request Body
The following examples display a user creation request.
User Creation - Minimal User Representation
{
"userName": "User One",
"emails": [{
"type": "work",
"value": "user.one@example.com"
}
]
}User Creation - Full User Representation
{
"userName": "clouduser5",
"displayName": "clouduser5-dn",
"nickName": "clouduser5-nn",
"password": "SamplePassword@123",
"title": "clouduser5-title",
"active": true,
"emails": [{
"type": "work",
"value": "clouduser5@example.com",
"primary": true
}, {
"type": "home",
"value": "clouduser5home@example.com",
"primary": false
}, {
"type": "other",
"value": "clouduser5other@example.com",
"primary": false
}
],
"schemas": [
"urn:ietf:params:scim:schemas:core:2.0:User",
"urn:ietf:params:scim:schemas:extension:enterprise:2.0:User"
],
"name": {
"givenName": "clouduser5-givenName",
"familyName": "clouduser5-familyName",
"formatted": "clouduser5-formatted",
},
"phoneNumbers": [{
"type": "work",
"value": "+31 65 7777777",
"primary": true
}, {
"type": "mobile",
"value": "+31 65 8888888",
"primary": false
}, {
"type": "home",
"value": "+31 65 9999999",
"primary": false
}, {
"type": "pager",
"value": "+31 65 999999",
"primary": false
}, {
"type": "fax",
"value": "+31 65 999999",
"primary": false
}, {
"type": "other",
"value": "+31 65 999999",
"primary": false
}
],
"addresses": [{
"type": "work",
"formatted": "changedformatted",
"streetAddress": "changedworkStreetAddress",
"locality": "changedlocality",
"region": "changedregion",
"postalCode": "changedpostalCode",
"country": "changedcountry",
"primary": true
}, {
"type": "home",
"formatted": "changedformatted",
"streetAddress": "changedworkStreetAddress",
"locality": "changedlocality",
"region": "changedregion",
"postalCode": "changedpostalCode",
"country": "changedcountry",
"primary": false
}, {
"type": "other",
"formatted": "formatted",
"streetAddress": "changedWorkStreetAddress",
"locality": "locality",
"region": "region",
"postalCode": "postalCode",
"country": "country",
"primary": false
}
],
"locale": "EN_US",
"preferredLanguage": "English",
"userType": "Employee",
}
Request Body Parameters
See the SCIM Attributes section for the request parameters.
Response
The API returns the user details.
Example Response
User Creation - Minimal User Representation
{
"schemas": [
"urn:ietf:params:scim:schemas:core:2.0:User"
],
"id": "400e299e-3b99-4cb7-9f17-c315290ffeb9",
"meta": {
"resourceType": "User",
"created": "2022-12-17T09:03:39-05:00",
"lastModified": "2022-12-17T09:03:39-05:00",
"location": "<Base URI>/Users/400e299e-3b99-4cb7-9f17-c315290ffeb9"
},
"userName": "User One",
"active": true,
"emails": [{
"type": "work",
"value": "user.one@example.com"
}
]
}
User Creation - User Representation
{
"schemas": [
"urn:ietf:params:scim:schemas:core:2.0:User"
],
"id": "15b2c192-052f-913c-7bcb-d84cb8101fba",
"meta": {
"resourceType": "User",
"created": "2023-01-20T06:13:46.663Z",
"lastModified": "2023-01-20T06:13:46.663Z",
"location": "<Base URI>/Users/d4dd1651-fd28-b8b3-b485-8912862b0033"
},
"userName": "clouduser5",
"name": {
"formatted": "clouduser5-formatted",
"familyName": "clouduser5-familyName",
"givenName": "clouduser5-givenName"
},
"displayName": "clouduser5-dn",
"nickName": "clouduser5-nn",
"title": "clouduser5-title",
"userType": "Employee",
"preferredLanguage": "English",
"locale": "clouduser5-locale",
"active": true,
"emails": [{
"value": "clouduser5@example.com",
"type": "work",
"primary": true
}, {
"value": "clouduser5home@example.com",
"type": "home",
"primary": false
}, {
"value": "clouduser5other@example.com",
"type": "other",
"primary": false
}
],
"phoneNumbers": [{
"value": "+31 65 7777777",
"type": "mobile",
"primary": false
}, {
"value": "+31 65 8888888",
"type": "work",
"primary": true
}, {
"value": "+31 65 9999999",
"type": "home",
"primary": false
}, {
"value": "+31 65 9999999",
"type": "fax",
"primary": false
}, {
"value": "+31 65 9999999",
"type": "pager",
"primary": false
}, {
"value": "+31 65 9999999",
"type": "other",
"primary": false
}
],
"addresses": [{
"formatted": "changedformatted",
"streetAddress": "changedworkStreetAddress",
"locality": "changedlocality",
"region": "changedregion",
"postalCode": "changedpostalCode",
"country": "changedcountry",
"type": "home",
"primary": false
}, {
"formatted": "changedformatted",
"streetAddress": "changedworkStreetAddress",
"locality": "changedlocality",
"region": "changedregion",
"postalCode": "changedpostalCode",
"country": "changedcountry",
"type": "work",
"primary": true
}, {
"formatted": "formatted",
"streetAddress": "changedWorkStreetAddress",
"locality": "locality",
"region": "region",
"postalCode": "postalCode",
"country": "country",
"type": "other",
"primary": false
}
]
}
Response Property Descriptions
See SCIM Attributes.
Response Codes
The following table shows response codes for this API.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 201 | Created |
| 400 | Bad Request Error message examples:
{ Value for attribute schemas must contain schema URI urn:ietf:params:scim:schemas:core:2.0:User because it is the core schema for this resource type, Schema URI urn:ietf:params:scim:schemas:core:2.0:Userss is not a valid value for attribute schemas[0] because it is undefined as a core or schema extension for this resource type. }
{ Schema URI urn:ietf:params:scim:schemas:extension:enterpriser:2.0:User is not a valid value for attribute schemas[1] because it is undefined as a core or schema extension for this resource type. }
{ Value test is not valid for attribute emails[0].type because it is not one of the canonical types: other, work, home. }
{ Value help is not valid for attribute phoneNumbers[0].type because it is not one of the canonical types: other, pager, work, mobile, fax, home. }
{ Extended attributes namespace urn:ietf:params:scim:schemas:extension:enterprise:2.0:User must be included in the schemas attribute. } |
| 409 |
|
| 500 | Unable to set password for user. |
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