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The Users service allows you to manage your project users. Use this service to search, block, and view your users' info, current sessions, and latest activity logs. You can also use the Users service to edit your users' preferences and personal info.

Base URL
https://<REGION>.cloud.appwrite.io/v1

Create User

Create a new user.

  • Request
    • userId string
      required

      User ID. Choose your own unique ID or pass the string "unique()" to auto generate it. Valid chars are a-z, A-Z, 0-9, period, hyphen, and underscore. Can't start with a special char. Max length is 36 chars.

    • email string
      required

      User email.

    • password string
      required

      User password. Must be at least 8 chars.

    • name string

      User name. Max length: 128 chars.

  • Response
    • 201 application/json
Endpoint
POST /users
Python
from appwrite.client import Client
from appwrite.services.users import Users

client = Client()

(client
  .set_endpoint('https://[HOSTNAME_OR_IP]/v1') # Your API Endpoint
  .set_project('5df5acd0d48c2') # Your project ID
  .set_key('919c2d18fb5d4...a2ae413da83346ad2') # Your secret API key
)

users = Users(client)

result = users.create('[USER_ID]', 'email@example.com', 'password')

Get User

Get a user by its unique ID.

  • Request
    • userId string
      required

      User ID.

  • Response
    • 200 application/json
Endpoint
GET /users/{userId}
Python
from appwrite.client import Client
from appwrite.services.users import Users

client = Client()

(client
  .set_endpoint('https://[HOSTNAME_OR_IP]/v1') # Your API Endpoint
  .set_project('5df5acd0d48c2') # Your project ID
  .set_key('919c2d18fb5d4...a2ae413da83346ad2') # Your secret API key
)

users = Users(client)

result = users.get('[USER_ID]')

Get User Logs

Get the user activity logs list by its unique ID.

  • Request
    • userId string
      required

      User ID.

    • limit integer

      Maximum number of logs to return in response. By default will return maximum 25 results. Maximum of 100 results allowed per request.

  • Response
Endpoint
GET /users/{userId}/logs
Python
from appwrite.client import Client
from appwrite.services.users import Users

client = Client()

(client
  .set_endpoint('https://[HOSTNAME_OR_IP]/v1') # Your API Endpoint
  .set_project('5df5acd0d48c2') # Your project ID
  .set_key('919c2d18fb5d4...a2ae413da83346ad2') # Your secret API key
)

users = Users(client)

result = users.get_logs('[USER_ID]')

Get User Memberships

Get the user membership list by its unique ID.

  • Request
    • userId string
      required

      User ID.

  • Response
Endpoint
GET /users/{userId}/memberships
Python
from appwrite.client import Client
from appwrite.services.users import Users

client = Client()

(client
  .set_endpoint('https://[HOSTNAME_OR_IP]/v1') # Your API Endpoint
  .set_project('5df5acd0d48c2') # Your project ID
  .set_key('919c2d18fb5d4...a2ae413da83346ad2') # Your secret API key
)

users = Users(client)

result = users.get_memberships('[USER_ID]')

Get User Preferences

Get the user preferences by its unique ID.

  • Request
    • userId string
      required

      User ID.

  • Response
Endpoint
GET /users/{userId}/prefs
Python
from appwrite.client import Client
from appwrite.services.users import Users

client = Client()

(client
  .set_endpoint('https://[HOSTNAME_OR_IP]/v1') # Your API Endpoint
  .set_project('5df5acd0d48c2') # Your project ID
  .set_key('919c2d18fb5d4...a2ae413da83346ad2') # Your secret API key
)

users = Users(client)

result = users.get_prefs('[USER_ID]')

Get User Sessions

Get the user sessions list by its unique ID.

  • Request
    • userId string
      required

      User ID.

  • Response
Endpoint
GET /users/{userId}/sessions
Python
from appwrite.client import Client
from appwrite.services.users import Users

client = Client()

(client
  .set_endpoint('https://[HOSTNAME_OR_IP]/v1') # Your API Endpoint
  .set_project('5df5acd0d48c2') # Your project ID
  .set_key('919c2d18fb5d4...a2ae413da83346ad2') # Your secret API key
)

users = Users(client)

result = users.get_sessions('[USER_ID]')

List Users

Get a list of all the project's users. You can use the query params to filter your results.

  • Request
    • search string

      Search term to filter your list results. Max length: 256 chars.

    • limit integer

      Maximum number of users to return in response. By default will return maximum 25 results. Maximum of 100 results allowed per request.

    • cursor string

      ID of the user used as the starting point for the query, excluding the user itself. Should be used for efficient pagination when working with large sets of data. learn more about pagination

    • cursorDirection string

      Direction of the cursor, can be either 'before' or 'after'.

    • orderType string

      Order result by ASC or DESC order.

  • Response
Endpoint
GET /users
Python
from appwrite.client import Client
from appwrite.services.users import Users

client = Client()

(client
  .set_endpoint('https://[HOSTNAME_OR_IP]/v1') # Your API Endpoint
  .set_project('5df5acd0d48c2') # Your project ID
  .set_key('919c2d18fb5d4...a2ae413da83346ad2') # Your secret API key
)

users = Users(client)

result = users.list()

Update Email

Update the user email by its unique ID.

  • Request
    • userId string
      required

      User ID.

    • email string
      required

      User email.

  • Response
    • 200 application/json
Endpoint
PATCH /users/{userId}/email
Python
from appwrite.client import Client
from appwrite.services.users import Users

client = Client()

(client
  .set_endpoint('https://[HOSTNAME_OR_IP]/v1') # Your API Endpoint
  .set_project('5df5acd0d48c2') # Your project ID
  .set_key('919c2d18fb5d4...a2ae413da83346ad2') # Your secret API key
)

users = Users(client)

result = users.update_email('[USER_ID]', 'email@example.com')

Update Email Verification

Update the user email verification status by its unique ID.

  • Request
    • userId string
      required

      User ID.

    • emailVerification boolean
      required

      User email verification status.

  • Response
    • 200 application/json
Endpoint
PATCH /users/{userId}/verification
Python
from appwrite.client import Client
from appwrite.services.users import Users

client = Client()

(client
  .set_endpoint('https://[HOSTNAME_OR_IP]/v1') # Your API Endpoint
  .set_project('5df5acd0d48c2') # Your project ID
  .set_key('919c2d18fb5d4...a2ae413da83346ad2') # Your secret API key
)

users = Users(client)

result = users.update_email_verification('[USER_ID]', False)

Update Name

Update the user name by its unique ID.

  • Request
    • userId string
      required

      User ID.

    • name string
      required

      User name. Max length: 128 chars.

  • Response
    • 200 application/json
Endpoint
PATCH /users/{userId}/name
Python
from appwrite.client import Client
from appwrite.services.users import Users

client = Client()

(client
  .set_endpoint('https://[HOSTNAME_OR_IP]/v1') # Your API Endpoint
  .set_project('5df5acd0d48c2') # Your project ID
  .set_key('919c2d18fb5d4...a2ae413da83346ad2') # Your secret API key
)

users = Users(client)

result = users.update_name('[USER_ID]', '[NAME]')

Update Password

Update the user password by its unique ID.

  • Request
    • userId string
      required

      User ID.

    • password string
      required

      New user password. Must be at least 8 chars.

  • Response
    • 200 application/json
Endpoint
PATCH /users/{userId}/password
Python
from appwrite.client import Client
from appwrite.services.users import Users

client = Client()

(client
  .set_endpoint('https://[HOSTNAME_OR_IP]/v1') # Your API Endpoint
  .set_project('5df5acd0d48c2') # Your project ID
  .set_key('919c2d18fb5d4...a2ae413da83346ad2') # Your secret API key
)

users = Users(client)

result = users.update_password('[USER_ID]', 'password')

Update Phone

Update the user phone by its unique ID.

  • Request
    • userId string
      required

      User ID.

    • number string
      required

      User phone number.

  • Response
    • 200 application/json
Endpoint
PATCH /users/{userId}/phone
Python
from appwrite.client import Client
from appwrite.services.users import Users

client = Client()

(client
  .set_endpoint('https://[HOSTNAME_OR_IP]/v1') # Your API Endpoint
  .set_project('5df5acd0d48c2') # Your project ID
  .set_key('919c2d18fb5d4...a2ae413da83346ad2') # Your secret API key
)

users = Users(client)

result = users.update_phone('[USER_ID]', '')

Update Phone Verification

Update the user phone verification status by its unique ID.

  • Request
    • userId string
      required

      User ID.

    • phoneVerification boolean
      required

      User phone verification status.

  • Response
    • 200 application/json
Endpoint
PATCH /users/{userId}/verification/phone
Python
from appwrite.client import Client
from appwrite.services.users import Users

client = Client()

(client
  .set_endpoint('https://[HOSTNAME_OR_IP]/v1') # Your API Endpoint
  .set_project('5df5acd0d48c2') # Your project ID
  .set_key('919c2d18fb5d4...a2ae413da83346ad2') # Your secret API key
)

users = Users(client)

result = users.update_phone_verification('[USER_ID]', False)

Update User Preferences

Update the user preferences by its unique ID. The object you pass is stored as is, and replaces any previous value. The maximum allowed prefs size is 64kB and throws error if exceeded.

  • Request
    • userId string
      required

      User ID.

    • prefs object
      required

      Prefs key-value JSON object.

  • Response
Endpoint
PATCH /users/{userId}/prefs
Python
from appwrite.client import Client
from appwrite.services.users import Users

client = Client()

(client
  .set_endpoint('https://[HOSTNAME_OR_IP]/v1') # Your API Endpoint
  .set_project('5df5acd0d48c2') # Your project ID
  .set_key('919c2d18fb5d4...a2ae413da83346ad2') # Your secret API key
)

users = Users(client)

result = users.update_prefs('[USER_ID]', {})

Update User Status

Update the user status by its unique ID. Use this endpoint as an alternative to deleting a user if you want to keep user's ID reserved.

  • Request
    • userId string
      required

      User ID.

    • status boolean
      required

      User Status. To activate the user pass true and to block the user pass false.

  • Response
    • 200 application/json
Endpoint
PATCH /users/{userId}/status
Python
from appwrite.client import Client
from appwrite.services.users import Users

client = Client()

(client
  .set_endpoint('https://[HOSTNAME_OR_IP]/v1') # Your API Endpoint
  .set_project('5df5acd0d48c2') # Your project ID
  .set_key('919c2d18fb5d4...a2ae413da83346ad2') # Your secret API key
)

users = Users(client)

result = users.update_status('[USER_ID]', False)

Delete User

Delete a user by its unique ID, thereby releasing it's ID. Since ID is released and can be reused, all user-related resources like documents or storage files should be deleted before user deletion. If you want to keep ID reserved, use the updateStatus endpoint instead.

  • Request
    • userId string
      required

      User ID.

  • Response
    • 204 no content
Endpoint
DELETE /users/{userId}
Python
from appwrite.client import Client
from appwrite.services.users import Users

client = Client()

(client
  .set_endpoint('https://[HOSTNAME_OR_IP]/v1') # Your API Endpoint
  .set_project('5df5acd0d48c2') # Your project ID
  .set_key('919c2d18fb5d4...a2ae413da83346ad2') # Your secret API key
)

users = Users(client)

result = users.delete('[USER_ID]')

Delete User Session

Delete a user sessions by its unique ID.

  • Request
    • userId string
      required

      User ID.

    • sessionId string
      required

      Session ID.

  • Response
    • 204 no content
Endpoint
DELETE /users/{userId}/sessions/{sessionId}
Python
from appwrite.client import Client
from appwrite.services.users import Users

client = Client()

(client
  .set_endpoint('https://[HOSTNAME_OR_IP]/v1') # Your API Endpoint
  .set_project('5df5acd0d48c2') # Your project ID
  .set_key('919c2d18fb5d4...a2ae413da83346ad2') # Your secret API key
)

users = Users(client)

result = users.delete_session('[USER_ID]', '[SESSION_ID]')

Delete User Sessions

Delete all user's sessions by using the user's unique ID.

  • Request
    • userId string
      required

      User ID.

  • Response
    • 204 no content
Endpoint
DELETE /users/{userId}/sessions
Python
from appwrite.client import Client
from appwrite.services.users import Users

client = Client()

(client
  .set_endpoint('https://[HOSTNAME_OR_IP]/v1') # Your API Endpoint
  .set_project('5df5acd0d48c2') # Your project ID
  .set_key('919c2d18fb5d4...a2ae413da83346ad2') # Your secret API key
)

users = Users(client)

result = users.delete_sessions('[USER_ID]')
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