# Creating a staged user with an API call

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-a-staged-user-with-an-api-call/84667
**Category:** Development
**Tags:** rest-api
**Created:** [April 5, 2018, 7:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-a-staged-user-with-an-api-call/84667 "2018-04-05T19:19:10Z")
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### Author: ![tknospdr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tknospdr/32/529762_2.png) [@tknospdr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tknospdr)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2025, 7:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-a-staged-user-with-an-api-call/84667/31 "2025-09-16T19:14:31Z")

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The easiest answer is always the best:

> [@Can an admin create a staged user?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-an-admin-create-a-staged-user/382844/4):
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> You can also create a staged user by simply sending them a PM, and pasting in the email address as the recipient. If they are not a member already then they will have a staged user account. If they log in later using the same email address, their account will transform magically and they will see their PMs on the site.

So we’ll be using that for our occasional needs.  
Thanks for the help.

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