Request Syntax Request Parameters Response Syntax Response Elements Errors See Also

CreateUser

Creates a user who can be used in WorkMail by calling the RegisterToWorkMail operation.

Request Syntax


{
   "DisplayName": "string",
   "FirstName": "string",
   "HiddenFromGlobalAddressList": boolean,
   "LastName": "string",
   "Name": "string",
   "OrganizationId": "string",
   "Password": "string",
   "Role": "string"
}

Request Parameters

For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see Common Parameters.

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

DisplayName

The display name for the new user.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Maximum length of 256.

Required: Yes

FirstName

The first name of the new user.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Maximum length of 256.

Required: No

HiddenFromGlobalAddressList

If this parameter is enabled, the user will be hidden from the address book.

Type: Boolean

Required: No

LastName

The last name of the new user.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Maximum length of 256.

Required: No

Name

The name for the new user. WorkMail directory user names have a maximum length of 64. All others have a maximum length of 20.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 64.

Pattern: [\w\-.]+(@[a-zA-Z0-9.\-]+\.[a-zA-Z0-9-]{2,})?

Required: Yes

OrganizationId

The identifier of the organization for which the user is created.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Fixed length of 34.

Pattern: ^m-[0-9a-f]{32}$

Required: Yes

Password

The password for the new user.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Maximum length of 256.

Pattern: [\u0020-\u00FF]+

Required: No

Role

The role of the new user.

You cannot pass SYSTEM_USER or RESOURCE role in a single request. When a user role is not selected, the default role of USER is selected.

Type: String

Valid Values: USER | RESOURCE | SYSTEM_USER | REMOTE_USER

Required: No

Response Syntax


{
   "UserId": "string"
}

Response Elements

If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

UserId

The identifier for the new user.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 12. Maximum length of 256.

Errors

For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see Common Errors.

DirectoryServiceAuthenticationFailedException

The directory service doesn't recognize the credentials supplied by WorkMail.

HTTP Status Code: 400

DirectoryUnavailableException

The directory is unavailable. It might be located in another Region or deleted.

HTTP Status Code: 400

InvalidParameterException

One or more of the input parameters don't match the service's restrictions.

HTTP Status Code: 400

InvalidPasswordException

The supplied password doesn't match the minimum security constraints, such as length or use of special characters.

HTTP Status Code: 400

NameAvailabilityException

The user, group, or resource name isn't unique in WorkMail.

HTTP Status Code: 400

OrganizationNotFoundException

An operation received a valid organization identifier that either doesn't belong or exist in the system.

HTTP Status Code: 400

OrganizationStateException

The organization must have a valid state to perform certain operations on the organization or its members.

HTTP Status Code: 400

ReservedNameException

This user, group, or resource name is not allowed in WorkMail.

HTTP Status Code: 400

UnsupportedOperationException

You can't perform a write operation against a read-only directory.

HTTP Status Code: 400