Create Multiple Users

Use the Create Multiple Users API to create multiple local and LDAP users in a single request.

This API accepts an array of user definitions and creates each user using the specified role and authentication type.

Before invoking this API, authenticate with the Pulse server. For more information, see Authenticate with Pulse APIs.

Endpoint

Property	Value
Method	POST
Endpoint	/user
API Type	REST

Request

Run the following command to create multiple users.

curl -X POST 'https://<pulse_url>/user' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-b cookies.txt \
-d '[
{
"username":"john.doe",
"password":"<base64_encoded_password>",
"role":"DataEngineer",
"ldapUser":false
},
{
"username":"jane.smith",
"role":"Viewer",
"ldapUser":true
}
]'

Request Body

The request body contains an array of user objects.

Field	Required	Description
username	Yes	Specifies the unique user name.
password	Yes*	Specifies the Base64-encoded password. Required only for local users. *When ldapUser is set to true, omit the password field because authentication is managed by the LDAP server.
role	Yes	Specifies an existing Pulse role to assign to the user.
ldapUser	No	Specifies whether the user is an LDAP user. The default value is false.
catalogRole	No	Specifies an optional catalog-level role.

Example Request

[
{
"username": "john.doe",
"password": "<base64_encoded_password>",
"role": "DataEngineer",
"ldapUser": false
},
{
"username": "jane.smith",
"role": "Viewer",
"ldapUser": true
}
]

Example Response

If the request is successful, Pulse creates all users specified in the request body.

{
"success": true,
"message": "Users created successfully."
}