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## Create a User



Creates a new service user or sends an invite to a regular user

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User invite information

</div></div><ul style={{"marginLeft":"1rem"}}><SchemaItem collapsible={false} name={"email"} required={false} schemaName={"string"} qualifierMessage={undefined} schema={{"description":"User's Email to send invite to","type":"string"}}></SchemaItem><SchemaItem collapsible={false} name={"name"} required={false} schemaName={"string"} qualifierMessage={undefined} schema={{"description":"User's full name","type":"string"}}></SchemaItem><SchemaItem collapsible={false} name={"role"} required={true} schemaName={"string"} qualifierMessage={undefined} schema={{"description":"User's NetBird account role","type":"string"}}></SchemaItem><SchemaItem collapsible={false} name={"auto_groups"} required={true} schemaName={"string[]"} qualifierMessage={undefined} schema={{"description":"Groups to auto-assign to peers registered by this user","type":"array","items":{"type":"string"}}}></SchemaItem><SchemaItem collapsible={false} name={"is_service_user"} required={true} schemaName={"boolean"} qualifierMessage={undefined} schema={{"description":"Is true if this user is a service user","type":"boolean"}}></SchemaItem></ul></details></TabItem></MimeTabs><div><ApiTabs><TabItem label={"200"} value={"200"}><div>

A User object

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Bad Request

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Requires authentication

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Forbidden

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Internal Server Error

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