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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://cloud.appwrite.io/v1

List Users

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

  • Request
    • queries array

      Array of query strings generated using the Query class provided by the SDK. Learn more about queries. Maximum of 100 queries are allowed, each 4096 characters long. You may filter on the following attributes: name, email, phone, status, passwordUpdate, registration, emailVerification, phoneVerification

    • search string

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

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

client = Client()

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

users = Users(client)

result = users.list()

Create User

Create a new user.

  • Request
    • userId string
      required

      User ID. Choose a custom ID or generate a random ID with ID.unique(). 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

      User email.

    • phone string

      Phone number. Format this number with a leading '+' and a country code, e.g., +16175551212.

    • password string

      Plain text 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://cloud.appwrite.io/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]')

Create User with Argon2 Password

Create a new user. Password provided must be hashed with the Argon2 algorithm. Use the POST /users endpoint to create users with a plain text password.

  • Request
    • userId string
      required

      User ID. Choose a custom ID or generate a random ID with ID.unique(). 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 hashed using Argon2.

    • name string

      User name. Max length: 128 chars.

  • Response
    • 201 application/json
Endpoint
POST /users/argon2
Python
from appwrite.client import Client
from appwrite.services.users import Users

client = Client()

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

users = Users(client)

result = users.create_argon2_user('[USER_ID]', 'email@example.com', 'password')

Create User with Bcrypt Password

Create a new user. Password provided must be hashed with the Bcrypt algorithm. Use the POST /users endpoint to create users with a plain text password.

  • Request
    • userId string
      required

      User ID. Choose a custom ID or generate a random ID with ID.unique(). 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 hashed using Bcrypt.

    • name string

      User name. Max length: 128 chars.

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

client = Client()

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

users = Users(client)

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

Create User with MD5 Password

Create a new user. Password provided must be hashed with the MD5 algorithm. Use the POST /users endpoint to create users with a plain text password.

  • Request
    • userId string
      required

      User ID. Choose a custom ID or generate a random ID with ID.unique(). 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 hashed using MD5.

    • name string

      User name. Max length: 128 chars.

  • Response
    • 201 application/json
Endpoint
POST /users/md5
Python
from appwrite.client import Client
from appwrite.services.users import Users

client = Client()

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

users = Users(client)

result = users.create_md5_user('[USER_ID]', 'email@example.com', 'password')

Create User with PHPass Password

Create a new user. Password provided must be hashed with the PHPass algorithm. Use the POST /users endpoint to create users with a plain text password.

  • Request
    • userId string
      required

      User ID. Choose a custom ID or pass the string ID.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 hashed using PHPass.

    • name string

      User name. Max length: 128 chars.

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

client = Client()

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

users = Users(client)

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

Create User with Scrypt Password

Create a new user. Password provided must be hashed with the Scrypt algorithm. Use the POST /users endpoint to create users with a plain text password.

  • Request
    • userId string
      required

      User ID. Choose a custom ID or generate a random ID with ID.unique(). 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 hashed using Scrypt.

    • passwordSalt string
      required

      Optional salt used to hash password.

    • passwordCpu integer
      required

      Optional CPU cost used to hash password.

    • passwordMemory integer
      required

      Optional memory cost used to hash password.

    • passwordParallel integer
      required

      Optional parallelization cost used to hash password.

    • passwordLength integer
      required

      Optional hash length used to hash password.

    • name string

      User name. Max length: 128 chars.

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

client = Client()

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

users = Users(client)

result = users.create_scrypt_user('[USER_ID]', 'email@example.com', 'password', '[PASSWORD_SALT]', None, None, None, None)

Create User with Scrypt Modified Password

Create a new user. Password provided must be hashed with the Scrypt Modified algorithm. Use the POST /users endpoint to create users with a plain text password.

  • Request
    • userId string
      required

      User ID. Choose a custom ID or generate a random ID with ID.unique(). 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 hashed using Scrypt Modified.

    • passwordSalt string
      required

      Salt used to hash password.

    • passwordSaltSeparator string
      required

      Salt separator used to hash password.

    • passwordSignerKey string
      required

      Signer key used to hash password.

    • name string

      User name. Max length: 128 chars.

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

client = Client()

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

users = Users(client)

result = users.create_scrypt_modified_user('[USER_ID]', 'email@example.com', 'password', '[PASSWORD_SALT]', '[PASSWORD_SALT_SEPARATOR]', '[PASSWORD_SIGNER_KEY]')

Create User with SHA Password

Create a new user. Password provided must be hashed with the SHA algorithm. Use the POST /users endpoint to create users with a plain text password.

  • Request
    • userId string
      required

      User ID. Choose a custom ID or generate a random ID with ID.unique(). 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 hashed using SHA.

    • passwordVersion string

      Optional SHA version used to hash password. Allowed values are: 'sha1', 'sha224', 'sha256', 'sha384', 'sha512/224', 'sha512/256', 'sha512', 'sha3-224', 'sha3-256', 'sha3-384', 'sha3-512'

    • name string

      User name. Max length: 128 chars.

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

client = Client()

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

users = Users(client)

result = users.create_sha_user('[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://cloud.appwrite.io/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]')

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 application/json
Endpoint
DELETE /users/{userId}
Python
from appwrite.client import Client
from appwrite.services.users import Users

client = Client()

(client
  .set_endpoint('https://cloud.appwrite.io/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]')

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://cloud.appwrite.io/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')

List User Logs

Get the user activity logs list by its unique ID.

  • Request
    • userId string
      required

      User ID.

    • queries array

      Array of query strings generated using the Query class provided by the SDK. Learn more about queries. Only supported methods are limit and offset

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

client = Client()

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

users = Users(client)

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

List 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://cloud.appwrite.io/v1') # Your API Endpoint
  .set_project('5df5acd0d48c2') # Your project ID
  .set_key('919c2d18fb5d4...a2ae413da83346ad2') # Your secret API key
)

users = Users(client)

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

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://cloud.appwrite.io/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://cloud.appwrite.io/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]', '')

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://cloud.appwrite.io/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]', '+12065550100')

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://cloud.appwrite.io/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]')

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://cloud.appwrite.io/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]', {})

List 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://cloud.appwrite.io/v1') # Your API Endpoint
  .set_project('5df5acd0d48c2') # Your project ID
  .set_key('919c2d18fb5d4...a2ae413da83346ad2') # Your secret API key
)

users = Users(client)

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

Delete User Sessions

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

  • Request
    • userId string
      required

      User ID.

  • Response
    • 204 application/json
Endpoint
DELETE /users/{userId}/sessions
Python
from appwrite.client import Client
from appwrite.services.users import Users

client = Client()

(client
  .set_endpoint('https://cloud.appwrite.io/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]')

Delete User Session

Delete a user sessions by its unique ID.

  • Request
    • userId string
      required

      User ID.

    • sessionId string
      required

      Session ID.

  • Response
    • 204 application/json
Endpoint
DELETE /users/{userId}/sessions/{sessionId}
Python
from appwrite.client import Client
from appwrite.services.users import Users

client = Client()

(client
  .set_endpoint('https://cloud.appwrite.io/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]')

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://cloud.appwrite.io/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)

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://cloud.appwrite.io/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 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://cloud.appwrite.io/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)
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