# Creating user via API

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-user-via-api/36133>\
**Category:** Development\
**Tags:** rest-api\
**Created:** [Novembre 29, 2015, 8:18 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-user-via-api/36133 "2015-11-29T20:18:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![blake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/blake/32/157322_2.png) [@blake](https://meta.discourse.org/u/blake)\
**Post date:** [Décembre 22, 2016, 1:08 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-user-via-api/36133/5 "2016-12-22T13:08:37Z")

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try using the `<user_id>` of the user instead of the username?

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